Sec. 4.310.2. Catastrophic Illness Leave Program. (a) Definitions. The following words used in this section shall be construed as defined herein: (1) “ Catastrophic Illness ” shall mean a non- work-related catastrophic illness/injury or life-threatening disease of an Employee or an Employee’s Family Member where other types of monetary benefits are not reasonably available, as determined by the Personnel Department’s Employee Benefits Division. (2) “ City ” shall mean the City of Los Angeles. (3) “ Charter ” shall the charter of the City of Los Angles. (4) “ Employee ” shall mean all City employees who are eligible members of civilian benefit programs under the responsibility of the Personnel Department and the Joint Labor-Management Benefits Committee (JLMBC) as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 7 of Division 4 of the LAAC, except as regard to employees covered by MOUs 29, 31, or 32, and Ordinance No. 181,014. (5) “ Employee Benefits Division ” shall mean the division within the Personnel Department that administers the City’s benefits program under this article. (6) “ Family Member ” shall have the same meaning as provided in the applicable MOU of an Employee or as defined under Section 4.127 of Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Division 4 of the LAAC. (7) “ JLMBC ” shall mean the Joint Labor- Management Benefits Committee established under Section 4.303 of this article. (8) “ LAAC ” shall mean the City of Los Angeles Administrative Code. (9) “ Leave Program ” shall mean the Catastrophic Illness Leave Program described under this section. (10) “ MOU ” shall mean the Memorandum of Understanding that is applicable to the Employee. (11) “ Personnel Department ” shall mean department created under Section 540 of the Charter. (b) Purpose. The Leave Program is designed to provide Employees who are experiencing or suffering from Catastrophic Illness or caring for a Family Member who is experiencing or suffering from a Catastrophic Illness additional compensated leave to continue meeting the minimum eligibility criteria required to continue receiving benefits provided through the civilian benefit programs, as administered and overseen by the Personnel Department and the JLMBC. (c) Eligibility and Rules for Leave Program.