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HB 2557 Health insurance; State to pay for law-enforcement officer receiving work-related disability.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Work-related short-term and long-term disability; state police officers.  Provides that the Commonwealth will continue to pay the employer's share of health insurance coverage for the state police officer and his family or dependents during periods of work-related long-term disability. Currently, the employee is responsible for the full cost of coverage during long-term disability.  In addition, the bill requires that a law-enforcement agency provide a totally and permanently disabled employee with information about benefits available under the Line of Duty Act and requires that the agency assist such employee with filing a Line of Duty Act claim.  The bill contains an emergency clause.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Work-related short-term and long-term disability; state police officers.  Provides that the Commonwealth will continue to pay the employer's share of health insurance coverage for the state police officer and his family or dependents during periods of work-related long-term disability. Currently, the employee is responsible for the full cost of coverage during long-term disability.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Work-related short-term and long-term disability; state police officers.  Amends provisions of the Virginia Sickness and Disability Plan as it relates to work-related disabilities for state police officers. State police officers would not have a waiting period before being eligible for short-term disability benefits, would be eligible for short-term disability for a period of one year, and would receive 100 percent compensation during periods of long-term and short-term disability. The Commonwealth would also continue to pay the employer's share of health insurance coverage for the state police officer and his family or dependents during long-term disability. Currently, the employee is responsible for the full cost of coverage during long-term disability.