| Glossary of Terms
Base Period
The first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you
became unemployed.
Base Rate of
Pay
Your per hour wage that you were receiving the day you became disabled.
Benefit Year
The 52 consecutive weeks for which you are eligible to receive unemployment
benefits. The benefit year begins on the day that you file for unemployment
benefits.
Benefits Administration
Services (BAS)
The office within the Department of Administrative Services, Human Resources
Division that administers benefits for state employees.
Bureau of Workers'
Compensation (BWC)
The state agency that administers workers' compensation benefits to all
employees in Ohio.
BWC PBM
The company contracted by Bureau of Workers' Compensation
to pay for any prescription medication used in your recovery from a workers'
compensation injury.
Childbirth/Adoption
Leave
The leave program provided to state employees who are either bearing or
adopting a child. Childbirth/Adoption Leave benefits are limited to the
length of a standard recovery period.
CompManagement
The company that acts as DAS's third party administrator.
Follow this link to visit the CompManagement
Web site.
Department of Administrative
Services (DAS)
The state agency that administers of the state's benefit programs to its
employees.
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP)
Provides support and referral services to state employees and their families.
These services are provided to anyone experiencing personal problems that
affect or may affect their job performance.
Industrial Commission
The state agency that hears the appeals of all parties in cases regarding
workers' compensation claims. There are three levels of hearing within
the Industrial Commission. They areDistrict Hearing Officer, Staff Hearing
Officer, and Industrial Commission.
Managed Care Organization
(MCO)
Provides services to medically manage your workers' compensation claims.
MCOs establish networks of health care providers that have been certified
by BWC to serve you if you are injured at work.
OCSEA Benefits Trust
Offers dental, life and vision benefits to union-represented employees
once they have completed one year of continuous state service. Click here
to visit the OCSEA Benefits Trust
home page.
Ohio Administrative
Code
A set of rules explaining the provisions of the Ohio Revised
Code.
Ohio Revised Code (ORC)
All the permanent and general laws of the state of Ohio, revised and consolidated
into general provisions, chapters and sections. ORC is revised by each
General Assembly (The House of Representatives and the Senate) throughout
its four year term.
Standard Recovery
Period
A length of time allowed for the recovery from a specific illness, injury,
medical procedure or condition. Standard recovery periods are set by the
Department of Administrative Services.
Temporary Total Compensation
A weekly benefit paid to you if you have a temporary disability which
prevents you from returning to work.
Third Party Administrator
(TPA)
A company that represents your agency through your workers' compensation
claim and its hearings. You may be contacted by the third party administrator
for more information on your disabling condition, or to obtain a medical
release.
Third Party Physician
An independent health care provider chosen to evaluate your condition
and recommend a course of action that is best for your recovery and return
to work.
Transitional Work
Program (TWP)
An interim step in your physical conditioning and recovery. It is a step
toward returning to your original job. TWPs encourage and support your
safe return to work as early in your recovery period as possible.
Union Contract
The written contract between the State of Ohio and the bargaining unit
(union) that spells out the conditions of employment for the union's members.
Weekly Benefit Amount
The amount of unemployment compensation that you may be eligible to receive
for a full week of total unemployment.
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