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2005 SESSION

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SB 878 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 | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Line of Duty Act. Provides for funding of continued health insurance and death benefit payments for eligible state employees 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 benefits payments for eligible state employees shall be made from the Fund. In general, health insurance coverage under the Line of Duty Act shall be the basic health insurance plan for state employees.  The continued health insurance coverage shall also apply to individuals disabled on or after April 8, 1972 but before July 1, 2000, and their surviving spouses and dependents.
            The bill also provides that payments for eligible local employees under the Line of Duty Act shall be made by the locality.  A locality has the option of contributing to the Fund, or may elect not to participate and be responsible for self-funding the continued health insurance coverage and death benefit of local eligible employees.  A locality shall have the option of providing continued health insurance coverage for persons disabled on or after April 8, 1972 but before July 1, 2000, and their surviving spouses and dependents.The bill moves the Line of Duty Act to Title 51.1, relating to pensions, benefits, and retirement.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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. In general, health insurance coverage under the Line of Duty Act shall be the basic health insurance plan for state employees.

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 under the basic health insurance plan for state employees.

In general, persons disabled on or before July 1, 2000, and their spouses and dependents shall receive continued health insurance coverage beginning in 2006 under the basic health insurance plan.

The bill authorizes local governments to provide health insurance coverage comparable to that provided under the Line of Duty Act if the health insurance is approved as comparable by the Board of the Virginia Retirement System.