Code of Virginia - Title 51.1 Pensions, Benefits, And Retirement - Chapter 11 Sickness And Disability Program

51.1-1100 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Act" means the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act (§ 65.2-100 et seq.). "Company" means ...

51.1-1101 Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies
A. The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a sick leave, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits program in accordance with the provisions of this ...

51.1-1102 Additional powers of the Board
In addition to any other powers granted to the Board under this title, the Board shall have the powers to: 1. Establish policies and procedures ...

51.1-1103 Participation in the program
A. All prior elections to participate in the program shall be irrevocable. B. 1. Except for eligible employees who are employed by an institution of ...

51.1-1104 Sick leave benefit for participating employees
A. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating full-time employees shall receive an amount of ...

51.1-1105 Use of sick leave by participating employees
Participating employees shall be eligible to take sick leave to account for absences due to an incident, illness, or injury for periods when disability benefits ...

51.1-1106 Sick leave benefit for nonparticipating employees
Eligible employees subject to personnel policies of the Department of Human Resource Management who elect not to participate in the program shall receive sick leave ...

51.1-1107 Family and personal leave benefit
A. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating employees shall receive an amount of family ...

51.1-1108 Use of family and personal leave
A. Participating employees shall be eligible to take family and personal leave to account for absences due to a short-term incident, illness or death of ...

51.1-1109 Applicability of article
The provisions of this article shall apply only with respect to the disability programs providing disability benefits for disabilities not resulting from work-related injuries. (1998, ...

51.1-1110 Short-term disability benefit
A. Short-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of a seven-calendar-day waiting period. The waiting period shall commence the first day ...

51.1-1111 Successive periods of short-term disability
A. A participating employee's disability which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which short-term disability benefits ...

51.1-1112 Long-term disability benefit
A. Long-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee is eligible to receive ...

51.1-1113 Successive periods of long-term disability
A. A participating employee's disability which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which long-term disability benefits ...

51.1-1114 Adjustments to disability benefits
A. Disability benefit payments shall be offset by an amount equal to any sums payable to a participating employee from the following sources: 1. During ...

51.1-1115 Rehabilitation incentive
Disability benefits payable to a participating employee who fails to cooperate with a rehabilitation program prescribed for the employee shall be decreased by fifty percent ...

51.1-1116 Cessation of disability benefits
If not sooner terminated due to the end of the period of disability coverage as provided in subsection E of § 51.1-1110 or subsection E ...

51.1-1117 Service retirement of participating full-time employees receiving disability benefits
A. Upon the normal retirement date of a participating full-time employee receiving disability benefits who is a vested member of the retirement system, the employee ...

51.1-1118 Survivor benefits
If a participating full-time employee who is a member of the retirement system dies during periods he is receiving disability benefits, survivor benefits shall be ...

51.1-1119 Applicability of article
The provisions of this article shall apply only with respect to disability programs providing payment of disability benefits attributed to work-related injuries. (1998, c. 774.) ...

51.1-1120 Initial benefit period
During the first seven calendar days following the commencement of a disability, a participating employee may use sick leave, family and personal leave, and annual ...

51.1-1121 Supplemental short-term disability benefit
A. Payments of supplemental short-term disability benefits payable under this article shall be reduced by an amount equal to any benefits paid to the employee ...

51.1-1122 Successive periods of short-term disability
A. A participating employee's disability which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which supplemental short-term disability ...

51.1-1123 Supplemental long-term disability benefit
A. Supplemental long-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee is eligible to ...

51.1-1124 Successive periods of long-term disability
A. A participating employee's disability which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which supplemental long-term disability ...

51.1-1125 Adjustments in supplemental disability benefits
A. In addition to offsets equal to the amount of any benefits paid to a participating employee under the Act, supplemental disability benefit payments shall ...

51.1-1126 Rehabilitation incentive
Supplemental disability benefits payable to a participating employee who fails to cooperate with a rehabilitation program prescribed for the employee shall be decreased by fifty ...

51.1-1127 Cessation of supplemental disability benefits
Supplemental disability benefits shall cease to be paid to a participating employee upon the first to occur of the following: 1. The end of the ...

51.1-1128 Service retirement of participating full-time employees receiving supplemental disability benefit...
A. Upon the last to occur of (i) the normal retirement date of a participating full-time employee receiving disability benefits who is a vested member ...

51.1-1129 Survivor benefits
If a participating full-time employee who is a member of the retirement system dies during periods he is receiving supplemental disability benefits, survivor benefits shall ...

51.1-1130 Coordination of benefits
The Board and the Department of Human Resource Management, as administrator of the Commonwealth's self-insurance program for workers' compensation coverage, shall jointly develop guidelines and ...

51.1-1131 Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability
Disability benefits shall be increased to eighty percent of creditable compensation for any disabled participating employee who (i) is unable to perform at least two ...

51.1-1132 Health insurance coverage during disability absences
A. Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan established pursuant to § 2.2-2818 shall continue to be covered during periods of short-term disability and ...

51.1-1133 Life and accident insurance coverage during disability absences
A. Participating full-time employees participating in a group life and accident insurance program established pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 51.1-500 et seq.) of this title ...

51.1-1134 Optional insurance during disability absences
Participating full-time employees may continue coverage under the optional insurance for themselves and their spouses and minor dependents pursuant to §§ 51.1-512 and 51.1-513 at ...

51.1-1135 Exclusions and limitations
A. Disability benefits shall not be payable to any participating employee (i) whose disability results from the employee's commission of a felony or (ii) during ...

51.1-1135.1 Appeals
The Board may elect to develop an alternative to the process set forth in the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) to allow appeals ...

51.1-1135.2 Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits
A. For purposes of this section, "eligible employee" means the same as that term is defined in § 51.1-1100. B. The Board is authorized to ...

51.1-1136 Limitation on coverage
No person shall have more than one coverage under a disability benefit program. Any person employed in more than one position which provides coverage under ...

51.1-1137 Keeping records and furnishing information required by Board
Each employer whose employees are covered under the provisions of this chapter shall keep records and furnish information required by the Board. (1998, c. 774.) ...

51.1-1138 Benefits exempt from process
The benefits provided for in this chapter and all proceeds therefrom shall be exempt from levy, garnishment, attachment, and other legal process. (1998, c. 774.) ...

51.1-1139 Policies to provide for accounting to Board; advance premium deposit reserve
A. Each insurance product purchased by the Board or contract for administrative services related to a self-funded product shall provide for an accounting to the ...

51.1-1140 Funding of program; Disability Insurance Trust Fund established
A. The costs of providing sick leave, family and personal leave, and short-term disability benefits shall be paid by state agencies from funds as shall ...