Common use of Coverage While on Leave Clause in Contracts

Coverage While on Leave. The medical Insurance Program shall remain in effect for all full-time Professional Staff Members entitled to coverage during any period when such Professional Staff Member is: (1) on the active working payroll, (2) on compensated sick leave, (3) on sabbatical leave, (4) on non-compensated approved leave of less than thirty (30) days (except personal illness leave of absence), (5) on non-compensated leave for personal illness of less than ninety (90) days, or (6) working only during the regular school year and not working during the summer break period until such Professional Staff Members either resign their employment status or fail to return to active working status at the commencement of the next school year. Professional Staff Members on non-compensated approved leaves or approved medical leave who desire to continue insurance coverages past the period for which the BOARD has agreed to continue such coverage on the basis set forth in Section 49.06 may do so by paying the full premium for any such insurance to the Treasurer on or before the seventeenth (17th) day of the month prior to any such month such coverage is desired to be continued. In the event coverage is discontinued for any period, coverage cannot be re-acquired through the BOARD until the Professional Staff Member returns to active working status.