{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1173","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-1173","heading":"Health insurance coverage during disability absences","body":"Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan shall (i) continue to be covered during periods of short-term disability and (ii) have the option of continuing to be covered by such plan during periods of absence covered by long-term disability benefits, but only to the extent such health insurance coverage is provided by the employers of such participating employees.2012, cc. 701, 823; 2013, c. 463.","path":["Title 51.1. PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT","Chapter 11.1. DISABILITY PROGRAM FOR HYBRID RETIREMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS","Article 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-1173/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"c1628b166115756e28e1a4b2e950701a23b16760c0085dda8f2440fdd64cd0ae","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1172","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}