8410. SHORT-TERM DISABILITY

8410 SHORT-TERM DISABILITY 8410.1 Policy: The PBC shall provide short-term disability benefits for non-job related illnesses or injuries as mandated by the law. Short-term disability policy begins after an employee has been disabled due to non-job related illness or injury and their regular paid time off has been exhausted. Employees may then supplement their short-term disability benefits with their supplemental paid time off bank. Employees may receive pay and/or benefits for a total of twenty-six (26) weeks. 8410.2 The following procedures are applicable: (a) The employee shall contact the Human Resources department and complete and submit a disability claim form within thirty (30) days of the first day of disability to avoid disallowance of the claim; (b) Employees shall be paid available paid time off for regularly scheduled work days during the disability until their accrued paid time runs out; (c) Once paid time off runs out, all employees shall use available time in the supplemental bank to make up the difference between their regular wages and the disability benefit; (d) Employees must be under a physician’s care to continue to be eligible for disability. Employees are responsible for providing continued proof of illness; and (e) An employee may collect up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks of benefits for each period of disability. 8410.3 The following additional practices are applicable: (a) The manager shall place the employee on a short-term disability leave of absence using the requisition form. Upon return from disability, the manager shall process a requisition form to return the employee to work status; and (b) Prior to returning to work after an absence for short-term disability, all employees shall be cleared by the Occupational Health Director or designee. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7353, 7382 (October 9, 1998).