Are there eligibility requirements for disability insurance benefits?
To be eligible to receive disability insurance benefits, you must:  Be unable to do your regular work for at least eight consecutive days due to your disability Have lost wages due to your disability Be employed or actively seeking employment when your disability occurred Be evaluated by a physician within eight days of your disability and continue seeing that physician to continue receiving benefits. Not currently be receiving workers’ compensation benefits Have state disability insurance deductions of at least $300 from your paycheck for 12 months.