Classified civil service employees and full-time unclassified civil services employees (with the exception of seasonal employees) may receive a paid leave of absence for the donation of a human organ or bone marrow and the recovery time associated with the donation, upon approval from the employee's supervisor and human resources.
As used in this section:
- Human organ means any part of a human intestine, kidney, liver, lung, or pancreas;
- Living donor means a full-time employee of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government who is absent from work due to medical reasons associated with donating a human organ or bone marrow; and
- Living organ donor leave means a paid leave of absence provided to a living donor for time off work from the donation of a human organ or bone marrow and the recovery time associated with the donation.
A living donor shall not be required to use compensatory time, sick leave, or vacation leave before being eligible to receive living organ donor leave. Eligible employees shall be required to use Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) in conjunction with living organ donor leave and will be advised on any requirement for a fitness-for–duty certification before returning to work.
Before being approved to receive any amount of living organ donor leave, the living donor shall submit verification of the donation procedure to human resources. Once approved, the donor shall be granted living organ donor leave in an amount of up to 240 hours for each human organ donation and up to 40 hours for each bone marrow donation. Final approval requires verification of the completed procedure and should be provided as soon as possible, but no later than the return to work date.
A living donor may be approved to receive living organ donor leave each time they donate a human organ or bone marrow.
For more information, contact human resources at (859) 258-3030 or BenefitsSection@lexingtonky.gov.
Reference:
Sec. 21-34.2. - Organ donor and bone marrow donation leave.