Academic Personnel - University of California, Santa Barbara

Resources for Academic Employees

Leave of Absence

Academic employees can remain on pay status with the University for the duration they have paid medical leave available under policy. When paid leave is exhausted, employees can apply for disability insurance payments according to the plans they are enrolled in (Basic Disability, Voluntary Short Term Disability, and Voluntary Long Term Disability). Please review your benefit enrollments in UCPath to determine which plans you are enrolled in. Login to the UCPath portal, and navigate to your benefits: Employee Actions>Health and Welfare>Benefits Summary.

For additional information regarding Disability Plans and applying for Disability, please refer to the below resources:

Academic Employee Disability Insurance (excluding Postdocs):
Postdoc Disability Insurance (via The Standard/Garnet Powers)
- Benefits Summary
- Certificate of Insurance
- Claim Form
  - Note: The Employer section of this form is completed by the UCPath Center (UCPC). Upload this portion of the form via a Case in UCPath. UCPC will return this form directly to the employee; the employee is responsible for submitting the completed form to The Standard.