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2009 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 9.1-403 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 9.1-403. Claim for payment; costs.
A. Every beneficiary, disabled person or his spouse, or dependent of a deceased or disabled person shall present his claim to the chief officer, or his designee, of the appropriate division or department that last employed the deceased or disabled person on forms to be provided by the State Comptroller's office.
B. In the case of a police department or a sheriff's office that is part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, the chief officer, or his designee, of such department or office shall investigate and report upon the circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person and report his findings to the Comptroller within 10 business days after completion of the investigation. The Comptroller, the Attorney General, or any such chief officer, in his discretion, may submit a request to the Superintendent of the Department of State Police to perform the investigation pursuant to subsection C.
C. The In all other cases, upon receipt of
the claim the chief officer, or his designee, of the appropriate
division or department shall submit a request to the Superintendent of the
Department of the State Police, who shall investigate and report upon the
circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person, calling upon the
additional information and services of any other appropriate agents or agencies
of the Commonwealth. The Superintendent, or his designee, shall report his
findings to the Comptroller within ten 10 business days after
completion of the investigation. The Department of State Police shall take
action to conduct the investigation as expeditiously as possible. The
Department shall be reimbursed for the cost of investigations conducted
pursuant to this section from the appropriate employer that last employed the
deceased or disabled employee.
B. D. Within 10 business days of being notified
by an employee, or an employee's representative, that such employee is
permanently and totally disabled due to a work-related injury suffered in the
line of duty, the agency or department employing the disabled person shall
provide him with information about the continued health insurance coverage
provided under this act and the process for initiating a claim. The employer
shall assist in filing a claim, unless such assistance is waived by the
employee or the employee's representative.