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2011 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2818.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2818.1. Supplemental health insurance coverage; state employees eligible for military health insurance coverage.
A. The Department of Human Resource Management may offer a voluntary supplemental health coverage program for state employees under this section.
B. Under the supplemental health coverage program, a state
employee who is eligible to participate in the health insurance program
pursuant to § 2.2-2818 and who is also eligible for benefits under the TRICARE
Military Health System as a military retiree may elect to receive primary
coverage under the a TRICARE Military Health System, and
receive supplemental health coverage plan offered as an option
under the state program state's cafeteria plan established under §
125 of the Internal Revenue Code. An individual participating in the
supplemental health coverage program does not receive primary coverage through
the group benefits program, but receives supplemental health coverage under
this section Dependents eligible to participate in the state health
insurance program who are also TRICARE eligible may also be covered under the
TRICARE supplemental health plan.
C. The cost of supplemental health coverage provided under
this section shall be paid in the same manner that the cost of basic
coverage is paid under § 2.2-2818 full by the member on a pre-tax basis
subject to the rules and regulations of § 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
D. The Department of Human Resource Management may not implement a supplemental health coverage program under this section if the Department finds that the program would not be cost-effective or would otherwise not be advantageous to the state or program participants.
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if
the Department of Human Resource Management establishes a supplemental health
coverage program, the amount of the contribution made for an individual who
elects to receive supplemental health coverage under the program may be
reduced, as provided in the general appropriations act, to reflect the reduced
cost of the supplemental health coverage.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.