| 37 | Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance Parental Leave We know it is important for you to take time to care for your newborn or adopted child. Any full-time benefit eligible team member (0.8 FTE or more) who has at least six months of employment with UnityPoint Health will have the ability to: › Receive 40 hours of additional Paid Time Off (PTO) › Utilize a position- guaranteed leave ABOUT YOUR BENEFIT When you request a parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child, UnityPoint Health will provide 40 hours of additional Paid Time Off (PTO). The additional days will be added to your PTO bank and can be used through your regular time off request. UnityPoint Health will also extend a position-guaranteed leave for two additional weeks. This extension will take place upon the exhaustion of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Law (WFMLL), Iowa Pregnancy Leave Law (IPLL), and/or Short- Term Disability. These additional two weeks must be taken consecutively. ABSENCEONE To speak with an AbsenceOne representative who can answer your questions or to request a Parental Leave, please contact AbsenceOne by visiting absenceone. com/unitypointhealth or calling (877) 467- 2671. Adoption Assistance UnityPoint Health will grant up to $6,000 in reimbursement, per child, for expenses related to the process of the legal adoption of a child to full-time and part-time benefit eligible team members who have completed at least 90 days of employment. For reimbursement, benefit eligible team members must complete the Application for Assistance and provide a copy of finalized adoption paperwork along with copies of appropriate bills, invoices, receipts, or other statements that verify the amount of adoption assistance being requested. This is done by submitting a case in Lawson to AskHR. If both parents work for UnityPoint Health, the total amount of reimbursement per legal adoption of a child is up to $6,000 per child.