Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department of Human Resource Management intends to consider amending the following regulations: 1VAC55-20, Commonwealth of Virginia Health Benefits Program. Currently only employees whose spouses are recognized as legal in Virginia and incapacitated children who are incapable of self support and have reached the limiting age are the only adults covered by the plan. The intent of this amendment is to assist employees in providing health coverage to other adult individuals who reside in their home but are not eligible for the Health Benefits Plan for State Employees.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 2.2-2818 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 23, 2009.

Agency Contact: Charles Reed, Associate Director, Department of Human Resource Management, 101 North 14th Street, 13th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-3124, FAX (804) 371-0231, or email charles.reed@dhrm.virginia.gov.