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Under this program, employees may receive paid leave donations if:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are suffering from an incapacitating illness\/injury (nonwork related) and are financially burdened because they have depleted all of their accrued leave credits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>They need to take an extended period of time off from work to care for an incapacitated family member and they are financially burdened because they have depleted all of their accrued leave credits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are unable to work because of the effect of a natural disaster on their principal residence (in a county declared as a State of Emergency by the Governor) and they are financially burdened because they have depleted all of their accrued leave credits (excluding sick leave).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are taking extended time off after childbirth and are financially burdened, because they have depleted all of their accrued leave credits (excluding sick leave).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following are general Catastrophic Time Bank (CTB) provisions. The Secretary has delegated authority to approve\/deny CTB request and to review appeals as follows:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Division<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Initial Request<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Appeals<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Executive Office<\/td><td>Undersecretary<\/td><td>Secretary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Institutions<\/td><td>Warden \/ Superintendent<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DAPO Regions<\/td><td>Regional Parole Administrator<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DAPO Headquarters<\/td><td>Deputy Director<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legal Affairs<\/td><td>Chief Deputy General Counsel<\/td><td>Assistant Secretary \/ General Counsel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Facility Planning, Construction, and Management<\/td><td>Deputy Director<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Administrative Services<\/td><td>Deputy Director<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Correctional Health Care Services<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Undersecretary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To establish a CTB, a CDC Form 868, Catastrophic Time Bank (CTB) Request, shall be completed and submitted to the employee&#8217;s local personnel office by the employee or the employee&#8217;s representative if the employee is incapacitated. All requests to establish a CTB are subject to CalHR laws and rules\/contract provisions. Note: CTB requests shall not be processed without the consent of the employee or the employee&#8217;s representative; this is to protect the employee&#8217;s right to privacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon receipt of the CTB request, the approval authority has five working days in which to review the request, approve\/deny the CTB, and forward the form to the appropriate local personnel office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The approval authority shall name the person(s) designated to advertise for donations at the time the CTB request is approved. The responsibility may be delegated to a single individual or several persons.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To make CTB donations, employees shall complete and submit a CDC Form 869, Catastrophic Time Bank Donation Authorization, to the CTB recipient&#8217;s personnel office. All CTB donations from nonrepresented employees are subject to their contract provisions. Exceptions to the CalHR laws and rules\/various contract provisions must be requested and approved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If there is an indication of a substantial change in the nature of the illness\/injury, the local Return-to-Work Coordinator (RTWC) or Medical Officer (MO) (on a case-by-case-basis), may be contacted by personnel office staff. The RTWC\/MO shall then contact the recipient\/representative within three working days to obtain the medical status of the ill\/injured person, verify the continued need for CTB leave, and notify the local personnel office when a decision is reached.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>CTB donations shall not be used to augment any benefits received due to a work-related injury or illness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personnel office staff shall direct all questions regarding appeals to the headquarters OLR&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In all cases where the CTB recipient dies, donations shall not be accepted unless dated and signed on or before the date of death of the recipient. 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