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The language in this Article continues unchanged from the previous Agreement.
Eligibility shall be pursuant to current Ohio Law and the Administrative Rules of the Department of Administrative Services in effect as of July 1, 2000, including the following modifications and clarifications:
A. Part-time employees who have worked fifteen hundred (1500) or more hours within the twelve (12) calendar months preceding disability shall be entitled to disability benefits based upon the average regular weekly earnings for weeks worked over that twelve (12) month period.
B. Employees with less than eight (8) years of service shall be entitled to receive disability leave benefits for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months. Employees with eight (8) years of service but less than sixteen (16) years of service, shall be entitled to receive disability leave benefits, for up to twenty-four (24) months per disability not to exceed a total of thirty-six (36) months. Employees with sixteen (16) or more years of service shall entitled to receive disability leave benefits for up to twenty-four (24) months per disability not to exceed a total of forty-eight (48) months.
C. Employees will participate in transitional work programs mutually agreed to by the parties and as provided for in the applicable administrative rules. The Employer agrees that transitional work programs will not violate the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
D. Pursuant to OAC Rule 123:1-33-14, employees who have been denied Workers' Compensation lost time benefits for an initial claim, may file an application for disability leave benefits within twenty (20) days from the notification by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation of the denial of an initial claim.
15.02 Other Leave Usage to Supplement Disability
Employees may utilize sick leave, personal leave or vacation to supplement disability leave up to one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's rate of pay.
The Employer shares the concern of the Union and employees over the need to expeditiously and confidentially process disability leave claims.
The Employer and the Union shall review such concerns as time frames, paper flow, and possible refinement of procedural mechanisms for disability claim approval.
15.04 Insurance Providers and Third Party Administrators
In the event that the administration of the disability program is conducted by a private insurance carrier or a third party administrator the administration shall be conducted in accordance with insurance industry underwriting procedures and standards without reducing benefits or eligibility requirements as provided in this Agreement.