Section 31IAC5-9-12. Long-term benefits; duration

   (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, long-term disability benefit payments are limited to a maximum duration of four (4) years.

  (b) Benefits will only be provided as long as the employee is deemed disabled.

  (c) The maximum short-term and long-term benefit period for a mental or nervous disability is limited to twenty-four (24) months.

  (d) The maximum short-term and long-term benefit period for drug or alcohol dependency rehabilitation is limited to twenty-four (24) months.

  (e) The maximum benefit period for a disability occurring on or after attaining sixty-two (62) years of age is limited as follows:

Age at Disability	Benefit Duration
62	3.50 years
63	3.00 years
64	2.50 years
65	2.00 years
66	1.75 years
67	1.50 years
68	1.25 years
69 +	1.00 year

(State Personnel Department; 31 IAC 5-9-12; filed May 10, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20120606-IR-031110446FRA)