Section 2627 Of Article 1. Eligibility From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

. A disabled individual is eligible to receive disability benefits equal to one-seventh of his or her weekly benefit amount for each full day during which he or she is unemployed due to a disability only if the director finds that:
  (a) He or she has made a claim for disability benefits as required by authorized regulations.
  (b) (1) He or she has been unemployed and disabled for a waiting period of seven consecutive days during each disability benefit period with respect to which waiting period no disability benefits are payable.
  (2) The waiting period requirement shall not apply to a person who has met the waiting period requirements on the initial claim for disability benefits when that person files a subsequent claim for disability benefits for the same or a related cause or condition within 60 days after the original disability benefit period.
  (c) Except as provided in Sections 2626.1, 2626.2, and 2709, he or she has submitted to such reasonable examinations as the director may require for the purpose of determining his or her disability.
  (d) Except as provided in Section 2708.1, he or she has filed a certificate as required by Section 2708 or 2709.
  (e) The director shall report to the Legislature regarding the effect of the modified waiting period in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) on or before January 1, 2020, and may submit subsequent reports thereafter. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
  (f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.