It is available to all faculty members serving under regular full-time appointments.
Continuous service starts from the date of appointment.
Service under temporary appointments is not creditable unless such service is full-time, and continuous with service under regular appointments. The maximum periods of benefits in the table above are maximum limits within any consecutive twelve months and during any single period of disability. In order to receive benefits, the member must be under treatment by a legally qualified physician. Exceptions may be made on bona fide religious grounds. The University has the right to require satisfactory evidence of disability and of its continuance, including examinations by its physician, before making each benefit payment.