Section 93-9-013 - Catastrophic Illness DonationThe provisions of this Section are non-grievable. Employees may contribute accrued vacation leave to benefit another employee in the Department who is personally experiencing a catastrophic illness. The recipient must initiate a request by completing and signing a donation request form provided by the Department. Leave will be donated in no less than four (4) hour increments. The contributing employee must complete and sign a donation authorization form provided by the Department and identify the number of hours of vacation leave being donated and the recipient. Vacation leave donated to, and used by, another employee pursuant to this provision cannot be returned to the credit of the donor's vacation leave account. Catastrophic Leave will be available only to employees who have exhausted their own paid leave through bona fide serious illness or accident.
013.01Recipient Eligibility. In order to receive a leave donation employees must: 013.01A Be experiencing a serious illness or injury that requires a prolonged absence of at least thirty (30) consecutive calendar days during the past six (6) months;013.01B Produce satisfactory medical verification of the requirements of Section 013.01A of this Chapter;013.01C Have one (1) year of service to the Department;013.01D Have exhausted all earned paid leave time including compensatory time, sick leave, and vacation leave through bona fide serious illness or accident; and013.01E Not have offered anything of value in exchange for the donation.013.02Donor Eligibility. In order to make a leave donation, employees must: 013.02A Not have solicited nor accepted anything of value in exchange for the donation; or013.02B Have remaining to his/her credit at least forty (40) hours of accrued vacation leave after the donation has been made.013.03Donation Value Conversion. Leave donated will be converted to a dollar value and then converted to hours based on the recipient's hourly rate. No more than 800 converted hours of donated leave may be received by an employee during a twelve (12) month period.013.04Donation Period. Donations cannot be retroactively applied to the thirty (30) consecutive calendar day qualifying period required in Section 013.01A of this Chapter.93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 013
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