Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 3—GENERAL POLICIESF) “Disability Benefits” means benefits provided under the Health Plan for the EligibleEmployee and the right to elect to cover his/her dependents if the Eligible Employeepays the premium for such coverage and such Eligible Employee has participated inthe Health Plan as required under Section VII.A.5 herein.G) “Eligible Employee” means any employee of the University who (i) is approved towork on a .50 full-time equivalency basis or more as determined under theUniversity’s standard personnel policies, (ii) is designated by the University to beBenefits Eligible as determined under the University standard personnel policies, and(iii) is eligible to participate in the Defined Contribution Plan and/or TRS. Theforegoing (i), (ii) and (iii) are the eligibility requirements to be covered by the Policy(“Eligibility Requirements”). However, the term Eligible Employee does not includea person whose employment is incidental to his or her educational program or whoseemployment is not continuous for a period of at least six months or more. Provided,the following employees shall also be included as Eligible Employees under thePolicy if they satisfy the Eligibility Requirements:1) Employees hired by the University and classified in accordance with theUniversity standard personnel policies as “temporary employees” and who areregularly employed on a .50 full-time equivalency basis for a period of sixmonths or more without a break in service of 90 consecutive days or more duringsuch six-month period will be Eligible Employees and will enter the Policy as ofthe first day of the month coinciding with or next following the expiration ofsuch six-month period;2) Employees hired by the University and classified as “post doctoral fellows” andlocated on the University’s Norman Campus; provided, post doctoral fellowshired by the University on or after January 1, 2002, shall not be eligible toparticipate in the Policy regardless of location;3) Employees hired (or rehired) by the University on or after attaining the age of 45years, regardless of whether participating in TRS;4) Regular faculty members who are on sabbatical or other authorized leave ofabsence as provided in the University’s standard personnel policies;5) Employees hired by the University and funded through grants and classified as“academic researchers” in accordance with the University’s standard personnelpolicies; or, a regular faculty member at HSC approved to work on a .50 full-timeequivalency basis or more and who earns $9,000 or more from HSC; and6) Employees hired by the University and classified as visiting faculty inaccordance with the University’s standard personnel policies and such individualelects to participate in TRS, in which event such individual will be an EligibleEmployee while participating in TRS. Provided, the foregoing shall beapplicable to visiting faculty hired by the University and located at HSC on orafter October 1, 2001.H) “Eligible Retirees” are those Eligible Employees retired from the University and areeligible to receive Benefits under the Policy.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 195