Paid Time Off Donation

Paid Time Off (PTO) donations are used to allow you and your fellow employees to assist one another. Banner Health recognizes that you may encounter unexpected personal emergencies during your employment. To accommodate these situations, paid and unpaid leaves of absence are provided. In addition, in certain circumstances your co-workers  may voluntarily transfer some of their accrued PTO to you.
 
PTO Donation Qualification

• There must be a  personal  or  family  medical  emergency that is unexpected  and  unplanned
• You lose income because  of  the  unavailability  of  PTO  hours,  Short  Term  Disability  or  Workers’  compensation  payments. 
• If you are receiving Short Term Disability, you are not eligible for PTO Donation
• All  requests  for  PTO  donation  must  have  the  approval  of  your  facility  Human  Resources  department
• You must be without pay for a minimum of one workday to qualify

PTO donations are governed by IRS regulations which state that in order to qualify for PTO Donations, you must exhaust any PTO, STD or Workers’ Compensation payments.

To request a PTO Donation, you must submit a Recipient Application Form to your local Human Resources department.  Human Resources will review the application pursuant to the PTO Donation Procedure and determine whether the personal emergency qualifies for PTO Donation.  

Once you have been approved to receive PTO donations, colleagues may donate some of their accrued PTO hours by completing the PTO Donation Form and submitting it to their local Human Resources office.

Benefit Summary

Detailed information on this benefit such as eligibility, plan coverage, limitations and contact information can be found in the Time Off Programs Benefit Summary.
 
Important to Note

This page contains highlights of your PTO Program. The details of how the benefit works are included in the policies and procedures, which govern how the benefits operate. In the event of a difference between this insert and the policies and procedures, the policies and procedures will rule. This does not imply a contract of employment or guarantee of benefits. Banner Health reserves the right to change or discontinue all or part of the PTO benefit at any time for any reason.