Bill > H6065

This bill amends Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance law to expand temporary caregiver benefits to include medical leave for living organ and bone marrow donors. Specifically, the bill adds definitions for "living organ donor" and "bone marrow transplant donor" and allows qualified employees to take paid leave for donation-related procedures, medical tests, and recovery. The bill provides up to five business days of leave for bone marrow donation and up to thirty business days for living organ donation. These new provisions will be part of the existing temporary caregiver insurance program, which already provides wage replacement benefits for workers caring for seriously ill family members or bonding with new children. The bill defines donors as individuals who donate all or part of an organ or bone marrow while living, and ensures that employees taking such leave will be entitled to the same job protections and health benefits as other types of temporary caregiver leave. The provisions will take effect on January 1, 2026, aligning with other recent expansions of the temporary caregiver benefits program.

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