“To provide a short-term disability insurance program for Federal employees for disabilities that are not work-related, and for other purposes.”
No CRS summary available for this bill.
This section establishes the purpose of the Act to offer voluntary insurance to Federal employees for protection against loss of pay resulting from short-term injury or disability, short-term leave to care for a family member, the birth of a child, or arrangements to adopt a child or become a foster parent.
This section establishes a non-work related short-term disability insurance program for federal employees by inserting new chapter 88 into title 5, United States Code. The program makes insurance available for injuries or disabilities not covered under chapter 81, as well as for leave to care for a family member (including the birth of a child) or to arrange for foster care or adoption of a child. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must contract with one or more qualified carriers to offer fully insured policies, with premiums that equitably reflect benefit costs, contract terms of three to seven years, and minimum benefit standards set by the Director. Benefits must offset other payments received for the same purpose, such as workers’ compensation or disability retirement income, and coverage terminates upon separation from federal service or nonpayment of premiums.