Section 360. Choice of plans

A. During the annual open enrollment period, state employees and non-Medicare retirees eligible to participate in the health benefits program have a choice of enrolling in any plan offered by their employer, which may often include an alternative health benefits plan offered by the department. To be eligible for membership in the health benefits program, the employee or retiree must live or work within the service area of the particular plan.

B. Employees of participating local employers have a choice of enrolling in the plans offered by their respective employers. Local employers have the option of requiring that employees live within the service area of the plan the employee chooses to join or of allowing employees to join a plan if they live or work in the service area.

C. An enrollment action will not be accepted outside of open enrollment except for an employee who experiences a qualifying mid-year event.

D. The employer's contribution toward coverage, if any, shall be determined by the employer except with respect to the minimum contribution rate applicable to local employers.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR525-01-02 § 4.5, eff. November 21, 1990; amended, Volume 20, Issue 20, eff. July 16, 2004.

Statutory Authority

§§ 2.2-1204 and 2.2-2818 of the Code of Virginia.