CHAPTER 188
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2818 , 38.2-3445.02 , 38.2-3462 , 38.2-4214 , 38.2-4319 , and 38.2-5904 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-3419.2 ; and to repeal §§ 38.2-3419.1 , 38.2-3445.2 , and 38.2-5601 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health insurance; reporting requirements.
[S 626]
Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-2818 , 38.2-3445.02 , 38.2-3462 , 38.2-4214 , 38.2-4319 , and 38.2-5904 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-3419.2 as follows:
§ 2.2-2818 . Health and related insurance for state employees.
A. The Department of Human Resource Management shall establish a plan, subject to the approval of the Governor, for providing health insurance coverage, including chiropractic treatment, hospitalization, medical, surgical, and major medical coverage, for state employees and retired state employees with the Commonwealth paying the cost thereof to the extent of the coverage included in such plan. The same plan shall be offered to all part-time state employees, but the total cost shall be paid by such part-time employees. The Department of Human Resource Management shall administer this section. The plan chosen shall provide means whereby coverage for the families or dependents of state employees may be purchased. Except for part-time employees, the Commonwealth may pay all or a portion of the cost thereof, and for such portion as the Commonwealth does not pay, the employee, including a part-time employee, may purchase the coverage by paying the additional cost over the cost of coverage for an employee.
Such contribution shall be financed through appropriations provided by law.
B. The plan shall:
1. Include coverage for low-dose screening mammograms for determining the presence of occult breast cancer. Such coverage shall make available one screening mammogram to persons age 35 through 39, one such mammogram biennially to persons age 40 through 49, and one such mammogram annually to persons age 50 and over and may be limited to a benefit of $50 per mammogram subject to such dollar limits, deductibles, and coinsurance factors as are no less favorable than for physical illness generally.