$TXT Created by DILL,MATT at MNTVBB.FO-ALBANY.MED.VA.GOV (KIDS) on Thursday, 01/22/04 at 17:28 ============================================================================= Run Date: JAN 23, 2004 Designation: PRS*4*90 Package : PRS - PAID Priority: EMERGENCY Version : 4 SEQ #82 Status: Released Compliance Date: JAN 24, 2004 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)PRS*4*56 <<= must be installed BEFORE `PRS*4*90' (v)PRS*4*75 <<= must be installed BEFORE `PRS*4*90' (v)PRS*4*76 <<= must be installed BEFORE `PRS*4*90' Subject: SR 04-715 SATURDAY PREMIUM PAY FOR TITLE 5 HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS Category: - Routine - Data Dictionary Description: ============ On December 6, 2003, the President signed into law S. 1156 becoming P.L. 108-170. Section 303 of the bill modifies 38 USC 7454(b) to provide Saturday premium pay for certain "health care professionals". These employees must now receive Saturday premium pay under title 38 rules. This amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2004. Patch PRS*4.0*90 will update the VistA PAID/ETA software to credit these employees with Saturday premium pay for tours worked on any portion of a Saturday. This patch will be released prior to the beginning of the payroll processing for pay period 04-01. The rules for Saturday premium pay are outlined in the MP-6 Part V Supp. 2.2 and are listed below: 105.04 SATURDAY PREMIUM PAY a. General. Certain full-time and part-time employees whose tour of duty includes Saturday are entitled to premium pay for work performed on tours beginning at midnight Friday and ending at midnight Saturday. b. Instructions Applicable to Specific Categories of Employees. (1) Nurses. Saturday premium pay equals 25 percent of the basic pay received for each hour in a pay status on a Saturday tour of duty. If an employee has two separate tours, such as a tour that begins on Friday and ends on Saturday and another tour that falls entirely on Saturday, he/she is entitled to premium pay not to exceed 8 hours for each tour of duty. Saturday premium pay hours will be recorded on the VA Form 4-5631 under the Sunday heading in column "3"', thus, coding will be recorded in the coding field labeled "Sunday 3" for the applicable week of the pay period. NOTE: In those instances where an employee has a tour of duty that begins on Saturday and ends on Sunday, the employee's premium entitlement will be recorded as Sunday premium pay. This will enable the PAID System to accurately compute the extra cost incurred as a result of Saturday & premium pay. (2) All Other Employees. Excepted as provided in subparagraph (1) above, all other employees are ineligible to receive Saturday premium pay. The software uses the employee's DUTY BASIS (#9), FLSA (#11), PAY PLAN (#20) and PREMIUM PAY IND (#548) fields, to determine the employee's entitlement string. These fields are stored in the PAID EMPLOYEE (#450) file. The ENTITLEMENT STRING (#20) field is stored in the PAY ENTITLEMENT (#457.5) file and is used by the software to determine the types of time the employee can work, or receive credit. This patch will establish the following 4 Premium Pay Indicators: S - Saturday Premium Pay T - Saturday Premium and On-call pay U - Saturday Premium Pay and Standby pay V - Saturday Premium Pay and Best of On-call or Standby pay Central Paid will send out an Edit & Update download with these new Premium Pay Indicators prior to processing of PP 04-01. processing of PP 04-01. This patch addresses the following Service Request(s): ------------------------------------------------------ SR 04-715 Saturday Premium Pay for Title 5 Health Care Occupations This patch addresses the following NOIS message(s): --------------------------------------------------- There are no NOIS messages associated with this patch ==================== INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ==================== If installed during the normal workday, it is recommended that the following selection(s) in the OPTION (#19) file, and all of their descendants be disabled to prevent possible conflicts while running the KIDS Install. Other VISTA users will not be affected. Display Employee Entitlements [PRSA EN EMP] Pay Period Certification [PRSA SUP REV] Install Time - Less than 5 minutes. 1. LOAD TRANSPORT GLOBAL --------------------- Choose the PackMan message containing this patch and invoke the INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE PackMan option. 2. DISABLE ROUTINE MAPPING (DSM for Open VMS sites only) ----------------------- Disable routine mapping on all systems for the routines listed in step 3 below. NOTE: If the routines included in this patch are not currently in your mapped routine set, please skip this step. 3. COMPONENTS SENT WITH PATCH -------------------------- The following is a list of the routines included in this patch. The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;4.0;PAID;**[patch list]**;Sep 21, 1995 CHECK^XTSUMBLD results Routine Before Patch After Patch Patch List ------- ------------ ----------- ----------- PRS8AC 13614984 14191865 40,45,54,52, 69,75,90 PRS8DR 4624479 4623915 22,29,56,90 PRS8WE 11955758 9807002 42,65,74,75,90 PRS8WE2 New 5124543 90 PRSAENT 5859041 5935847 6,21,45,69, 75,76,90 Total number of routines: 5 File sent with patch: --------------------- UP SEND DATA USER DATE SEC. COMES SITE RSLV OVER FILE # NAME DD CODE W/FILE DATA PTS RIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------ 457.5 PAY ENTITLEMENT NO NO YES OVER NO NO 4. START UP KIDS ------------- Start up the Kernel Installation and Distribution System Menu [XPD MAIN]: Edits and Distribution ... Utilities ... Installation ... Select Kernel Installation & Distribution System Option: INStallation --- Load a Distribution Print Transport Global Compare Transport Global to Current System Verify Checksums in Transport Global Install Package(s) Restart Install of Package(s) Unload a Distribution Backup a Transport Global 5. Select Installation Option: -------------------------- NOTE: The following are OPTIONAL - (When prompted for the INSTALL NAME, enter PRS*4.0*90): a. Backup a Transport Global - This option will create a backup message of any routines exported with this patch. It will not backup any other changes such as DD's or templates. b. Compare Transport Global to Current System - This option will allow you to view all changes that will be made when this patch is installed. It compares all components of this patch (routines, DD's, templates, etc.). c. Verify Checksums in Transport Global - This option will allow you to ensure the integrity of the routines that are in the transport global. 6. Select Installation Option: Install Package(s) ------------------ **This is the step to start the installation of this KIDS patch: a. Choose the Install Package(s) option to start the patch install. b. When prompted 'Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? YES//' answer NO. c. When prompted 'Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? YES//' answer YES. d. When prompted 'Enter options you wish to mark as 'Out Of Order':' Enter the following options: Display Employee Entitlements [PRSA EN EMP] Pay Period Certification [PRSA SUP REV] e. When prompted 'Enter protocols you wish to mark as 'Out Of Order':' press . 7. REBUILD MAPPED ROUTINE(S) (DSM for Open VMS sites only) ------------------------- (Optional) Include the routines distributed with this patch in the mapped routine set. NOTE: This step is only necessary if you performed step 2 or if you wish to include the routines in your mapped set. Routine Information: ==================== Routine Name: - PRS8WE This routine is responsible for calculating Saturday and Sunday premium pay. It was updated to recognize the 4 new Premium Pay indicators and to record the Saturday premium worked by employees who now qualify for Saturday Premium under P.L.108-170. Routine Checksum: Routine Name: - PRSAENT This routine was updated to identify and retrieve the employee's entitlement if it is based on one of the four new premium pay indicators. Routine Checksum: Routine Name: - PRS8DR This routine was updated to use $ instead of S as part of the lookup key for employees in Pay Basis S. Routine Checksum: Routine Name: - PRS8AC This routine was updated to allow the code N to be stored in the local arrays. These arrays are used in the decomposition process to determine premium pay. Routine Checksum: Routine Name: - PRS8WE2 Routine PRS8WE exceeded the SACC maximum size of 10000 and had to be split into 2 separate routines (PRS8WE and PRS8WE2). Routine Checksum: ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : DILL,MATT Date Entered : JAN 08, 2004 Completed By: ROBBINS,BRADLEY Date Completed: JAN 23, 2004 Released By : MCCLARAN,PAM Date Released : JAN 23, 2004 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT