Common use of Benefit Protection Clause in Contracts

Benefit Protection. a. The Board will pay its share of the cost of premiums of each of the plans the teacher was a participant in at the time the absence began, during the period a person is on medical leave of absence and is in receipt of Salary Indemnity Plan Benefits, and for a period of one year when a person is on medical leave and in receipt of benefits from a salary continuance plan. b. An employee on an extended leave of absence who is otherwise not eligible to maintain coverage shall be entitled to continue benefit coverage by making payments to the Board for the full premium cost of the benefit plans. Payment must be made in advance in no more than two payments and must include payments for the duration of the leave. c. Coverage under the plans referred to in this Article shall not be altered or amended by the Board without the agreement of the Association. d. The carrier for a plan referred to in this Article shall not be changed by the Board without prior consultation with the Association. e. The Board shall provide the Association with a copy of all master teacher benefit plans. f. Article B.11.9.c, B.11.9.d and B.11.9.e do not apply for the Provincial Extended Health Benefit Plan. See Article B.11.2, B.11.3 and XXX No. 9.