Pursuant to state law, an employee of the North Kansas City School District who is injured, killed
or who is exposed to and contracts any occupational disease arising out of and in the course of
employment is eligible for compensation in accordance with this policy and the Missouri Workers'
Compensation Law.
Reporting
An employee must report all injuries immediately to his or her immediate supervisor by completing
the district's incident report form. If the nature of the injury or illness is such that the employee
cannot immediately submit the completed incident form, the employee's supervisor will assist the
employee in completing the form as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after the injury or
illness. Employees who fail to report an injury or illness arising out of and in the course of
employment within 30 days of such injury or illness may jeopardize their ability to receive
compensation and other benefits pursuant to law and this policy.
Upon receiving a report of an injury or illness, the supervisor will immediately forward the report
to the superintendent or designee. The superintendent or designee will promptly forward a copy of
the report to the district's workers' compensation insurance carrier and will be responsible for
keeping the carrier informed of the employee's status.
Use of Leave
Because an employee by law will not receive workers' compensation wage benefits for the first three
(3) days of absence if the total absence is less than 14 days, the district will apply available paid
leave for those days. However, the employee will only receive compensation for those days once
the district knows that the employee will not receive workers' compensation wage benefits for those
days.
Employees may also use paid leave during a period when the employee is receiving workers'
compensation wage benefits for temporary total disability if the employee's average weekly wage
exceeds the maximum wage imposed by law. In these cases, paid leave will be applied to the extent
necessary to compensate the employee for the difference between the maximum workers'
compensation wage benefit and the employee's average weekly wage. Paid leave will be reduced
by one (1) day for each day absent.
Employees who are absent due to an illness or injury compensable under workers' compensation and
who are receiving such compensation will not lose seniority or any accumulated paid leave due to
the absence. However, the employee will not continue to accumulate paid leave during the absence.
Employees are required to use accumulated paid leave to receive medical treatment, evaluation or
to attend physical rehabilitation during work time. If paid leave has been exhausted and the
employee must be absent during work time to receive medical treatment, evaluation or to attend
physical rehabilitation in conjunction with a work-related injury or illness, the employee may be
granted unpaid leave.
Medical Providers
The district may designate medical providers to be used in the administration of workers’
compensation claims and treatment. A list of district-designated providers will be available to
employees upon request. If a medical provider has been designated by the district and the employee
chooses to use his or her own provider, the employee is responsible for all costs associated with the
provision of those services.
Loss of Benefits
An injury caused by the failure of employees to use safety devices provided by the district or obey
rules adopted by the district for the safety of employees will result in the reduction of benefits
payable under this policy and pursuant to law.
Violation of the district’s Drug-Free Workplace policy or any other district policy, procedure or rule
relating to the use of alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substances will result in a reduction or loss
of benefits payable under this policy and pursuant to law if the injury was sustained in conjunction
with the use of alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substances.
The Board authorizes post-injury testing for nonprescribed controlled substances or alcohol in
accordance with Board policy and law. Refusal to submit to the test will result in the loss of
benefits.
An employee is disqualified from receiving temporary total disability workers' compensation benefits
during any period of time in which the employee receives unemployment benefits.
Temporary, partial or total disability workers' compensation benefits are not payable if an employee
is terminated from employment for misconduct post-injury.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section
for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for
related information.
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Adopted: 12/13/2005
Cross Refs: EBBA, Illness and Injury Response and Prevention
EEA, Student Transportation Services
Legal Refs: Chapter 287, RSMo.
North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, Missouri
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