Title 51.1. Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement
Chapter 11. Sickness and Disability Program
§ 51.1-1135. Exclusions and limitations.
A. Disability benefits shall not be payable to any participating employee (i) whose disability results from the employee's commission of a felony or (ii) during any period when the employee is incarcerated.
B. Long-term disability benefits shall not be payable to any participating employee whose disability results from the abuse of alcohol, the misuse of any prescribed medication, or the misuse of any controlled substance, unless the employee is actively receiving treatment and, in the judgment of the case manager, is fully complying with the treatment plan and is making substantial progress toward rehabilitation.
C. Disability benefits shall not be payable if the participating employee is determined by the Board or its designee to be noncompliant with the program.
