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2011 SESSION
11101961DPatrons-- Cox, M.K., Anderson, Athey, Cole, Lewis, Merricks, Miller, J.H., Robinson, Rust and Villanueva
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.