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SB 284 Line of Duty Act; funding of continued health insurance and death payment of benefits thereunder.

Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Line of Duty Act. Provides for funding of continued health insurance and death payment benefits under the Line of Duty Act from employer contributions to a Line of Duty Act Fund administered by the Virginia Retirement System. The Retirement System shall set the rate of annual employer contributions. All payments for continued health insurance and death benefit payments shall be made from the Fund.

Most persons will be allowed to make an election for continued health insurance coverage. The election shall be to receive (i) such coverage under the same plan of benefits in effect at the time of the law-enforcement officer's death or disability or (ii) coverage under the basic health insurance plan established and administered by the Department of Human Resource Management for state employees or a comparable plan. Persons electing to receive coverage under the health insurance plan in effect at the time of the law-enforcement officer's death or disability shall be reimbursed only up to the amount that would have been paid in the respective year to provide coverage for such persons under the basic health insurance plan established and administered for state employees or a comparable plan.

In general, persons disabled on or before July 1, 2000, and their spouses and dependents shall receive continued health insurance coverage beginning July 1, 2004, under the basic health insurance plan established and administered for state employees or a comparable plan.

The bill provides that a local government may elect not to participate in continued health insurance coverage under the Line of Duty Act if it notifies the Virginia Retirement System that it provides health insurance coverage comparable to that under the Line of Duty Act.


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