If you return to active status within one year, coverage will be reinstated as of the first of the month following the date you return. SCU complies with the Family Medical Leave Act. For further details, refer to Santa Clara University's Leave of Absence Policy or contact the Benefits Office. All benefits are continued when a faculty member is accepted into SCU's Phased Retirement Program. The faculty member and his or her dependents are eligible for the same benefits which were in effect prior to the onset of Phased Retirement.
Contributions also remain the same.
Benefits under this provision terminate when the faculty member takes full retirement. Contact the Benefits Office for additional details regarding Phased Retirement. If your employment terminates for any reason other than gross misconduct, or if your work hours are reduced so that your health care terminates, you and your covered dependents may continue coverage under the SCU medical and dental plans for up to 18 months. If you are totally disabled for Social Security purposes, the 18-month period may be extended to 29 months. If you should die, become divorced or legally separated, your covered dependents who are not covered under any other group health care plan may continue health care coverage under your SCU plan for up to 36 months.