Proactive and timely services to help members return to work in a caring, safe and timely manner
JEIS is an integrated part of the Core Long Term Disability (LTD) benefit. As part of the PEBT LTD program, all members must participate in the JEIS program.
The PEBT sponsors a confidential Joint Early Intervention Service (JEIS), which complements the long-term disability benefit plan by providing a proactive and timely service to members that facilitates their return to work in a caring and safe manner.
All local unions and school districts fully support this program.
What is the JEIS program?
The JEIS program works with members who are ill or injured at the very beginning (by the 6th day) of their absence from work.
When members first become ill or injured, a Health Care Management Specialist (HCMS) from Desjardins Insurance contacts them. If necessary, the HCMS follows them through their treatment and recovery and helps them return to work during the 120-day qualifying period for Core LTD benefits.
During this period, the HCMS ensures members receive the very best possible care and, if appropriate, a coordinated rehabilitation plan.
If members are unable to return to work after the LTD qualifying period, the HCMS helps them transfer to the LTD program.
The JEIS program’s primary goals include:
When Members first become ill or injured, a Health Care Management Specialist …
Together, members, union representatives, school district staff, and Desjardins’…