Section 20Sec./Art. 20

Sickness Income Benefit.

(a) A member who suffers a non-work connected sickness or injury resulting in temporary total disability, shall be entitled to sixty-five percent of his current daily compensation for each day or fraction thereof of sickness or injury but not exceeding sixty days in one calendar year after exhausting all his sick leave credits but not earlier than the forth day of his sickness or injury; provided he has paid at least six monthly contributions in the twelve-month period immediately preceding his sickness or injury: Provided, however, That, the member cannot enjoy the sickness income benefits and sick leave pay simultaneously;

(b) The sickness income benefit shall not less than four pesos nor more than twenty pesos a day.

(c) The notices required of the member and the employer, the mode of payment, and the other requirements for entitlement to sickness income benefits shall be provided in the rules and regulations prescribed by the System.

LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS