Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 41
Temporary Disability Insurance — Benefits

§ 28-41-34. Temporary caregiver insurance. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]

The purpose of this chapter is to establish, within the state temporary disability insurance program, a temporary caregiver insurance program to provide wage replacement benefits in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or to bond with a new child.

Definitions as used in this chapter:

(1) “Adopted child” means a child adopted by, or placed for adoption with, the employee.

(2) “Bonding or bond” means to develop a psychological and emotional attachment between a child and his or her parent(s) or persons who stand in loco parentis. This shall involve being in one another’s physical presence.

(3) “Child” means a biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter, a stepson or stepdaughter, a legal ward, a son or daughter of a domestic partner, or a son or daughter of an employee who stands in loco parentis to that child.

(4) “Department” means the department of labor and training.

(5) “Domestic partner” means a party to a civil union as defined by chapter 3.1 of title 15.

(6) “Employee” means any person who is or has been employed by an employer subject to chapters 39 — 41 of this title and in employment subject to those chapters.

(7) “Grandparent” means a parent of the employee’s parent.

(8) “Newborn child” means a child under one year of age.

(9) “Parent” means a biological, foster, or adoptive parent, a stepparent, a legal guardian, or other person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner when he/she was a child.

(10) “Parent-in-law” means the parent of the employee’s spouse or domestic partner.

(11) “Persons who stand in loco parentis” means those with day-to-day responsibilities to care for and financially support a child or, in the case of an employee, who had such responsibility for the employee when the employee was a child. A biological or legal relationship shall not be required.

(12) “Serious health condition” means any illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, residential healthcare facility, or continued treatment or continuing supervision by a licensed healthcare provider.

(13) “Spouse” means a party in a common law marriage, a party in a marriage conducted and recognized by another state or country, or in a marriage as defined by chapter 3 of title 15.

§ 28-41-34. Temporary caregiver insurance. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

The purpose of this chapter is to establish, within the state temporary disability insurance program, a temporary caregiver insurance program to provide wage replacement benefits in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or to bond with a new child.

Definitions as used in this chapter:

(1) “Adopted child” means a child adopted by, or placed for adoption with, the employee.

(2) “Bonding or bond” means to develop a psychological and emotional attachment between a child and the child’s parent(s) or persons who stand in loco parentis. This shall involve being in one another’s physical presence.

(3) “Bone marrow transplant donor” means an individual from whose body bone marrow is taken to be transferred to the body of another person.

(4) “Child” means a biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter, a stepson or stepdaughter, a legal ward, a son or daughter of a domestic partner, or a son or daughter of an employee who stands in loco parentis to that child.

(5) “Department” means the department of labor and training.

(6) “Domestic partner” means a party to a civil union as defined by chapter 3.1 of title 15.

(7) “Employee” means any person who is or has been employed by an employer subject to chapters 39 — 41 of this title and in employment subject to those chapters.

(8) “Grandparent” means a parent of the employee’s parent.

(9) “Living organ donor” means an individual who donates all or part of an organ and is not deceased.

(10) “Newborn child” means a child under one year of age.

(11) “Parent” means a biological, foster, or adoptive parent, a stepparent, a legal guardian, or other person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner when they were a child.

(12) “Parent-in-law” means the parent of the employee’s spouse or domestic partner.

(13) “Persons who stand in loco parentis” means those with day-to-day responsibilities to care for and financially support a child or, in the case of an employee, who had such responsibility for the employee when the employee was a child. A biological or legal relationship shall not be required.

(14) “Serious health condition” means any illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, residential healthcare facility, or continued treatment or continuing supervision by a licensed healthcare provider.

(15) “Sibling” means children with a common parent, including biological siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, foster siblings, and adopted siblings.

(16) “Spouse” means a party in a common law marriage, a party in a marriage conducted and recognized by another state or country, or in a marriage as defined by chapter 3 of title 15.