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Criteria for Blanket Approval of Out-of-State Travel

Chapter: 700

Section: 0762

Blanket approval for out-of-state travel gives the department the authority to approve any travel listed in their travel plan. Each trip listed in the travel plan must meet one of the following criteria. Enforcement responsibilities Auditing Revenue collection A function required by statute, co ...

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RESPONSIBILITY OF INJURED EMPLOYEE

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.1

The employee shall: Read and understand the workers’ compensation posters, pamphlets, brochures, and forms provided by the department. Report all incidents, illnesses, and accidents promptly. Complete the State Fund e3301.and return to the department to pursue a workers’ compensation cla ...

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Overtime Meals

Chapter: 700

Section: 0728

Nonrepresented employees may be paid for an overtime meal when they are required to work before or after a regularly scheduled work day and can't be expected to return home for the meal. Represented employees may be paid for an overtime meal in accordance with the MOU. The overtime meal allowance is ...

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WHERE TO SEND SCIF E3067 AND E3301 (STATE) FORMS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.4

Departments shall submit the Employer's Report of Occupational Injury of Illness form, SCIF e3067 (STATE) to State Fund within five calendar days of the employer’s date of knowledge of the illness, injury or death. First reports of injury may be submitted via the Electronic First Report o ...

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Insurance Requirements for Privately-Owned/Rented/Leased Aircraft

Chapter: 700

Section: 0746

Travel on official State business may be by privately-owned/rented/leased aircraft whenever this is the least costly means or is in the best interest of the State. Employees must first obtain supervisor approval. Employee pilots shall certify at least yearly to their employing agency that they have ...

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TEMPORARY DISABILITY

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2583.1

Employees who are unable to work due to the effects of their work related illness or injury are entitled to a temporary disability (TD) benefit. Any time lost on the date of injury is paid as *Administrative Time Off (ATO). TD benefits commence after the employee has served a three day waiting perio ...

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Individual Trip Approval

Chapter: 700

Section: 0764

Use STD. 257 for individual trip approval in the following cases: A blanket approval and travel plan have been submitted but not yet approved. The trip is not covered by SAM Section 0762. The trip involves unusual circumstances, public interest, or possible questions of propriety. Some examples ...

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TREATMENT BY A PHYSICIAN

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2582.2

Notice to State Employee form, e13913, provides the name of the chosen medical provider who is in the Medical Provider Network (MPN) for the department. The department is required to post the notice in a place accessible to employees. The name of the MPN for your department will be listed on the bot ...

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Travel by Aircraft

Chapter: 700

Section: 0740

Employees should travel by aircraft when it is the most efficient and least costly method for conducting official State business.

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY PREVENTION

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580

The purpose of this section is to help Departments meet their responsibilities as employers by: establishing uniform policies to report workers’ compensation injuries* timely, to pay benefits promptly, and to return employees to work as soon as possible. Department(s) is defined as departments ...

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Transportation Selection Authorization & Accountability

Chapter: 700

Section: 0748

Select the least costly method of transportation. Consider direct expense and employee time away from the office. Commercial transportation will be used whenever its total cost is less than agency provided aircraft. Agency aircraft may be used when it proves to be the least costly method. Consider a ...

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EMPLOYER’S REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS SCIF E3067 (STATE) FORM

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.3

State Fund must receive the employer’s report within five calendar days of the employer’s knowledge or notification that a work-related injury or illness has occurred. The form must be submitted in the following situations: A work-related injury or illness results in lost time beyond t ...

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Reimbursement for Damage to Commercial Rental

Chapter: 700

Section: 0758

An employee cannot be reimbursed for the collision damage waiver costs for a rental vehicle. Should a rental vehicle sustain damages and the rental company makes demand against the employee, submit the claim in the manner described in Section 0780. Insert the following in TEC, Remarks Section: "I he ...

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AUDITS—WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2584

Departments will reconcile billings submitted by the State Compensation Insurance Fund for proper charges against funds or policies of insurance, as well as credits and debits of temporary disability benefits. By memorandum, State agencies will keep State Compensation Insurance Fund informed of disc ...

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Privately-Owned Motorcycles

Chapter: 700

Section: 0759

Privately-owned motorcycles and motor-driven bicycles are not an authorized mode of transportation for official business. There is no reimbursement for mileage or transportation expenses for these modes.

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TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2583.12

Employees released by their treating physician to part-time work qualify for temporary partial disability payments under certain conditions. The payments are calculated by State Fund on a weekly basis under the concept of "wage loss" (Labor Code 4654). The employee is entitled to two-thirds of a wee ...

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Pilot Qualifications

Chapter: 700

Section: 0747

To operate privately-owned, rented, or State-owned aircraft on official business, pilots must be physically qualified and licensed to fly the aircraft for the type of flying performed. To carry passengers on official business, a pilot must: Either possess a valid (FAA) commercial pilot's license o ...

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RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYER

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.2

The employer is responsible for carrying out state and departmental injury prevention policies. In case of injury this responsibility includes initiating action to obtain prompt medical treatment for injured employees. Employer includes every person having direction, management, control, or custody ...

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Defensive Driver Training

Chapter: 700

Section: 0752

The Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Risk and Insurance Management, approves and develops statewide driver training courses. All courses are conducted on a statewide basis. Charges for courses are listed in the General Services Price Book and Directory of Services. Course descri ...

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VOLUNTEERS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580.3

Workers' compensation benefits for volunteers are not required. A volunteer who does not receive compensation for his or her work is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits, unless the agency for which the volunteer works chooses to provide these benefits (See Labor Code Section 3363.5). If w ...

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