P3708 Disability Benefits
- 3700 Employee Benefits and Insurance Management
P3708 Disability Benefits
Benefitted employees may be eligible for paid medical leave paid through the self-funded disability reserve fund. An employee may not be out more than 180 consecutive calendar days for any reason. Thereafter, they may be placed on an unpaid health leave of absence, if eligible. Benefits are subject to approval of Employee Health and the criteria established in the short-term disability Plan. After 180 days, an employee is eligible to apply for long-term disability benefits prescribed by the Kansas Public Employment Retirement System.
Administrative Responsibility: Human Resources - Employee Benefits & Insurance
Management
Latest Revision Date: April 2019
Previous Revision Date: August 2012 P4080