PROCESS FOR REQUESTING UNPAID DAYS OFF FOR PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
*** ATTENTION MEMBERS OF SMART-TD *** PLEASE FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING PROCESS FOR REQUESTING UNPAID DAYS OFF FOR PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AS ALLOWED UNDER THE 2022 NATIONAL AGREEMENT (PUBLIC LAW 117-216). WHEN CARRIER HAS THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COMPLETE TO ALLOW FOR SELF-SERVICE REQUESTS, NEW INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ISSUED. EMAIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT LEAST 35 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR APPOINTMENT TO: medical_layoff@utu953.org OUR OFFICE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH CMS TO ARRANGE FOR APPROVAL OF YOUR APPOINTMENT AND THEN REPLY TO YOU. YOUR EMAIL MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFO: • EMPLOYEE NAME • EMPLOYEE ID# • DATE OF APPOINTMENT • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ANY EXPECTED PREPARATION OR RECOVERY DAYS. February 3, 2023





Is eye doc covered? Or just doctors and dentists?