The number of sessions that you are eligible for is determined by collective bargaining. Each face-to-face session lasts approximately 50 minutes and the specific number of sessions you and your dependents are eligible to receive is based on your employment category. When both spouses or registered domestic partners are state employees, both partners and family members are entitled to the counseling services under each employee’s employment category. Group counseling sessions of standard duration with one counselor are counted as one session.
The state has three benefit categories and three different benefit designs which are determined by bargaining units. These are per contract year, July 1 – June 30.
Eligibility Table
Eligibility Table
LEVEL 1
Bargaining Units 5 and 7 employees and all exempt, managerial, supervisory, and confidential employees of the California Highway Patrol.*
Bargaining Unit 7 employees (R07), managers (M07), supervisors (S07), and confidential employees (C07) in any other department.*
Bargaining Unit 6 employees (R06), managers (M06), supervisors (S06), and confidential employees (C06).
Bargaining Unit 8 employees (R08), managers (M08), supervisors (S08), and confidential employees (C08) including seasonal and intermittent firefighters.
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- Seven sessions per problem type for employee.
- Seven sessions per problem type for spouse or registered domestic partner.
- Seven sessions per problem type total for dependent children, not including the employee and spouse or registered domestic partner.
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LEVEL 2
All California Highway Patrol, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (State Fire Marshall), and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees (unless listed in Level 1 above).
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- Three sessions per problem type total for the employee, spouse or registered domestic partner, and dependent children.
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LEVEL 3
All other employees.
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- Three sessions total for employee.
- Three sessions total for spouse or registered domestic partner and dependent children.
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