Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund; established.

Plain English Breakdown

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Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund

This bill establishes a fund in Virginia's state treasury to reimburse certain dental and health insurance premiums for eligible Virginia National Guard members.

What This Bill Does

• Creates the Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund in the state treasury.
• The Adjutant General decides which Virginia National Guard members can use the fund.
• Money from the fund is used to pay for federal TRICARE dental insurance plan premiums and TRICARE Reserve Select health insurance plan premiums for eligible members.

Who It Names or Affects

• Virginia National Guard members
• The Office of the Adjutant General
• Department of Military Affairs

Terms To Know

TRICARE

A health care program for military personnel and their families.

Adjutant General

The top military officer in charge of a state's National Guard.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear how much money will be available in the fund.
• The bill does not specify when it becomes effective.

Official Summary Text

Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund established.
Establishes the Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund for the purpose of reimbursing the costs of federal TRICARE dental insurance plan premiums and TRICARE Reserve Select health insurance plan premiums for Virginia National Guard members deemed eligible by the Adjutant General.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
44-13.5
, relating to Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund established.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
44-13.5
as follows:

§
44-13.5
.
Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund
established
.

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the
Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund
, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller
and shall be administered by the Office of the Adjutant General and the Department of Military Affairs
. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of
reimbursing
the costs of
TRICARE dental insurance plan premiums pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1076a and
TRICARE Reserve Select
health

insurance plan
premiums
pursua
nt to 10 U.S.C. § 107
6d

for
Virginia Nationa
l Guard members
deemed eligible by the Adjutant General
. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by
the Adjutant General
.