Benefits After the waiting period, benefits will be paid at 70 percent of your base rate of pay . You will receive your disability benefits in standard bi-weekly paychecks. The benefits will be paid up to a standard recovery period for your illness or injury. The standard recovery period is based on standard insurance guidelines used by the Department of Administrative Services . If Your Disability Continues If your disability prevents you from being able to perform your job duties for more than six months, your benefits will be reduced to 50 percent of your base rate of pay .
Disability benefits can last for a maximum of two years per disability.
The disability leave benefits program is a temporary program designed to help you until you are able to get back to work. If your disability is permanent, or will last for more than one year, you may be asked to file for disability retirement benefits from a state employee retirement system. Follow this link for a list of state employee retirement systems .