Medical Retirement. (a) The purpose of this provision is to:
(i) Provide the opportunity for principals currently in service, who are declared medically unfit or who have a terminal or serious illness, to retire from teaching with dignity;
(ii) Give the ability for Boards to recruit a new principal to the vacant permanent position without delay.
(b) ‘Currently in service’ means the principal is employed in a permanent position at the time the application for medical retirement is made and when concurrence is given by the Secretary. Medical Retirement cannot be granted retrospectively.
(c) A permanently appointed principal, currently in service, may be granted medical retirement under this clause in circumstances where the principal has either a terminal or serious illness which causes them to be incapable of continuing to work or returning to work in the foreseeable future, subject to the provisions of Appendix 5.
(d) An application for medical retirement may be initiated by either the principal or the employer. The processes to be followed by the principal and the employer are specified in Appendix 5.
Medical Retirement. Beginning Teacher Time Allowance
Medical Retirement. A permanent separation from service for disability shall be termed a “medical retirement” whether or not such separated employee receives benefits from either the Retirement Plan or LTD Plan.
Medical Retirement. After ten (10) years of service, a unit member who leaves the District for a medically based reason may purchase health, dental and vision insurance at the retiree rate to age sixty-five (65).
Medical Retirement. The District agrees to grandperson the current full-time Adult School employees as of 1-22-99, so that they may individually achieve eligibility for the District's retirement benefit program. Each of the current full-time employees must qualify by working no fewer than 15 years. Adult School must pre-fund the cost of eligibility for the benefits funds and transfer those amounts to the District to be placed in a special reserve fund for health benefits. "Grandperson" is intended to mean those employees who are currently full-time as specified by side letter agreement. This agreement is not intended to include any existing or future employee other than those specifically set out in the side letter.
Medical Retirement. 10.4.1 The purpose of this provision is to: Provide the opportunity for principals currently in service, who are declared medically unfit or who have a terminal or serious illness, to retire from teaching with dignity; Give the ability for boards to recruit a new principal to the vacant permanent position without delay. ‘Currently in service’ means the principal is employed in a permanent position at the time the application for medical retirement is made and when concurrence is given by the Secretary. Medical Retirement cannot be granted retrospectively. A permanently appointed principal, currently in service, may be granted medical retirement under this clause in circumstances where the principal has either a terminal or serious illness which causes them to be incapable of continuing to work or returning to work in the foreseeable future, subject to the provisions of Appendix 5. An application for medical retirement may be initiated by either the principal or the employer. The processes to be followed by the principal and the employer are specified in Appendix 5. In such circumstances, the principal shall provide to the employer evidence of their illness from the principal’s registered medical specialist with a prognosis attesting to the incapacity to work both currently and in the future. Their employer may request a further medical opinion from a registered medical practitioner nominated by the employer and will reimburse the cost where this is requested. Where the majority of medical evidence supports the application for medical retirement, as per the guidelines outlined in Appendix 5, the employer shall seek the concurrence of the Secretary to medically retire the principal. Where the majority of medical evidence does not support a claim for medical retirement under this provision the application will be declined. If the application is approved the Teaching Council must be notified by the Board that the principal has been medically retired.
Note 1: In the event that a principal deceases in service without activating or uplifting the medical retirement provisions outlined in medical retirement terminal illness or medical retirement serious illness, the estate of the principal shall have no claim on the medical retirement provision.
Note 2: An employer cannot retrospectively grant any application for medical retirement (when a principal has ceased to be a permanent employee of the board, the board may no longer approve medical retirement).
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Medical Retirement i. Two classified employees employed by the Board for at least 15 years and who qualify for the Utah State Retirement may be granted early retirement benefits provided it is determined by mutual agreement of the Association and the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources that there are compelling, verifiable medical reasons to grant such retirement.
Medical Retirement. ACC may terminate an employee’s employment by way of medical retirement if it considers that the employee is unable to return to full and usual duties within a reasonable period of time, because of illness, injury or medical condition.
Medical Retirement. (a) The Ministry may elect to medically retire an employee if in the opinion of the Ministry the employee is medically unfit for work and it is reasonably unlikely that the employee will be able to return to work within a reasonable period, having regard to the operational requirements of the Ministry and the need to fill the position.
(b) Before such an outcome is considered the Ministry may require the employee to undergo and obtain, at the Ministry’s expense, an assessment and subsequent opinion from a registered medical practitioner.
(c) On receipt of such an opinion the employee shall authorise that medical practitioner to release the results of that assessment to the Ministry, and the Ministry shall take into account any reports and recommendations made available to the Ministry as a result of that medical opinion, and any other relevant medical reports or recommendations that the Ministry may receive, or, which may be tendered to the Ministry by or on behalf of the employee.
(d) The Ministry acknowledges that the employee may refuse to share the results of any assessment with the Ministry. Where the employee does not agree to undergo an assessment or share the results with the Ministry, the Ministry shall be entitled to make a decision on the employee’s fitness for work on the basis of the information available.
(e) If the Ministry does consider that the employee is medically unfit for work and it is reasonably unlikely that the employee will be able to return to work within a reasonable period, having regard to the operational requirements of the Ministry and the need to fill the position, then the Ministry may terminate the employee’s employment with one month’s notice in writing.
(f) In addition to one month’s notice under clause 2.4.1, the employee shall be paid 65 days salary or such higher amount as the Ministry considers appropriate in the circumstances.
Medical Retirement. 1.1 The purpose of this provision is to: Provide the opportunity for principals, currently in service, who are declared medically unfit or who have a terminal illness to retire from teaching with dignity; Give the ability for boards to recruit a new principal to the vacant permanent position without delay. ‘Currently in service’ means the principal is employed in a permanent position at the time the application for medical retirement is made and when concurrence is given by the Secretary. Medical retirement cannot be granted retrospectively.
1.2 A permanently appointed principal, currently in service, may be granted medical retirement under this clause in circumstances where the principal has either a terminal or serious illness which causes them to be incapable of continuing to work or returning to work. For the purposes of clause 10.4(c) of this Agreement, "serious illness" includes serious injury. Stress is not considered to be a medical diagnosis. Any application for concurrence on the basis of stress will be declined. However, the medical impact of stress if it meets the criteria will be considered. A principal is considered to be medically unfit for work by reason of terminal illness if they have a terminal illness which causes them to be incapable of continuing to work or returning to work in a state or state-integrated school.
