GC 3100.36A SECTION 16 - WORKPLACE MODIFICATION BENEFIT 2005 SECTION 16 - WORKPLACE MODIFICATION BENEFIT WORKPLACE MODIFICATION means reasonable and necessary changes to a Person’s work environment or to the way a Person’s job is performed that enables the Person to return to full or part-time work for the Participating Unit. WORKPLACE MODIFICATION BENEFIT: AUL may pay the expense for any reasonable and necessary modification to a Person’s workplace to accommodate the Person’s Disability and enable him to return to Active Work for the Participating Unit. The amount AUL may pay will not exceed the lesser of: 1) two times the Person’s last Monthly Benefit payment; or 2) $5,000. To qualify for this Benefit: 1) a Person must be receiving a Monthly Benefit under the Group Policy; 2) the Participating Unit must agree to make reasonable and necessary modifications to the workplace that reasonably accommodates and enables a Person’s return to work on a full or part-time basis; and 3) all proposed modifications and costs must be approved by AUL in advance and in writing prior to making any modification. AUL may evaluate the appropriateness of a proposed modification. AUL reserves the right, at its expense, to have a Person examined and evaluated by a Physician or other health care professional and a vocational expert or rehabilitation specialist of its choice, as frequently as it deems necessary. If the Participating Unit incurs reasonable and necessary costs for AUL approved modifications, the Participating Unit will be reimbursed after: 1) proposed modifications made on the Person’s behalf are completed; 2) written proof of incurred expenses for all modifications have been provided to and approved by AUL; and 3) the Person has returned to full or part-time employment with the Participating Unit. This Benefit will not be payable if: 1) expenses were not incurred in making the actual modification; 2) AUL did not provide written approval for the modification or its cost prior to the expense; 3) a Person becomes self-employed or returns to work for an employer other than the Participating Unit; 4) a Person or Participating Unit is able to apply or receives reimbursement for any costs under any other governmental program, grant, insurance policy, law or settlement; or 5) a Person ceases to be Disabled before or during the Workplace Modification. This benefit is available on a one-time basis, per Person.