CHP/CRP/CRSP/CDSP Contributions During Disability

When a worker becomes disabled, the employer must continue paying the contributions for that worker’s coverage until the beginning of the third calendar month following the start of disability benefits. Thereafter, CRP and CDSP contributions are waived until the end of the month in which disability benefits cease. If the worker is enrolled in the CHP, contributions for this Plan are paid according to the following:

• IF the worker is enrolled in the CDSP, the CHP contributions will be paid by the CDSP until the end of the month in which disability benefits cease. However, if the disabled worker is able to work partially and earns 50% or more of the salary being earned prior to the disability, either the worker or the employer must pay the contributions.
• IF the worker is not enrolled in the CDSP, contributions must be paid by either the disabled worker or the employer in order to keep CHP coverage in effect during the disability.

If the worker is enrolled in CRSP, worker contributions and the employer matching contributions stop effective the first day after the worker stops working due to disability (even if still being paid a partial or full salary). The worker’s participation in CRSP will resume when he/she has returned to work full-time.

If the worker is enrolled in the AIP, contributions terminate at the end of the month in which the worker first becomes disabled.