51.1-1101 - Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies. - Virginia Statutes

§ 51.1-1101. Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies.

A. The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a sick leave,short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits program inaccordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized todelegate or assign to any person any of the duties required to be performedby the Board pursuant to this chapter. The Board is authorized to purchaselong-term disability insurance policies for participating employees. Thepolicies shall be purchased from and carried with a disability insurancecompany which is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth. Each policyshall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and risk chargesthat are determined by the Board to be on a basis consistent with the generallevel of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies oflong-term disability insurance issued to large employers. The Board mayrequire that the policies have reinsurance with a disability insurancecompany incorporated or organized under the laws of and authorized to dobusiness in the Commonwealth. This section is not intended to abrogate thefinal authority of the Director of the Department of Human ResourceManagement under subdivision 13 of § 2.2-1201 to establish and interpretpersonnel policy and procedures, such as the sick leave policy.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insurelong-term disability benefits in accordance with the standards set forth in §51.1-124.30.

(1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, cc. 66, 657.)