Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. Enrollment. Employees on leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 13.O. (Vacation Purchase Plan)) during a pay period that the semi-monthly medical premium is paid shall have their County contribution towards their medical premium prorated as provided in subsection 6.A.2. (Proration). Employees may elect to continue uninterrupted medical coverage for the duration of their leave without pay by paying 100% of their current plan medical premiums or enroll in and pay 100% of the premiums of a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay for up to nine (9) months of coverage. Employees who elect to enroll in and pay for a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay shall maintain the same lower level of coverage through the duration of the Plan Year and may only restore to their prior level of medical plan coverage during Open Enrollment. Failure to pay the premiums will result in a lapse in coverage. Employees who are on leave without pay, and who lose their medical plan coverage for three (3) months or less, shall be allowed to re-enroll as a continuing member in the same plan under which they had coverage prior to the leave without pay by completing the appropriate enrollment forms within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work. Such employees will be subject to any deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the Plan Year in which they return to work. The effective date of coverage will be based on guidelines established by the County and promulgated by the EBC. Those employees who allowed their medical plan coverage to lapse for a duration greater than three (3) months shall be allowed to re-enroll within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work in the same manner as is allowed for new hires. Such employees will be subject to new deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the Plan Year in which they reinstate.
Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. Enrollment. Employees who were absent on leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 13.P. (Vacation Purchase Plan)) during a pay period that the semi-monthly medical premium is paid shall have their County contribution towards their medical premium prorated as provided in subsection 8.A.2. (Proration). Employees may elect to continue uninterrupted medical coverage for the duration of their leave without pay by paying 100% of their current plan medical premiums or enroll in and pay 100% of the premiums of a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay. Employees who elect to enroll in and pay for a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay shall maintain the same lower level of coverage through the duration of the Plan Year and may only restore to their prior level of medical plan coverage during Open Enrollment. Failure to pay the premiums will result in a lapse in coverage. Any employee who is on leave without pay, and who loses his or her medical plan coverage for three (3) months or less, will be able to re-enroll as a continuing member in the same plan under which they had coverage prior to the leave by completing the appropriate enrollment form within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work. Such employees will be subject to any deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the Plan Year in which they return to work. The effective date of coverage will be based on guidelines established by the County. Those whose health plan coverage was allowed to lapse for a duration greater than three
Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. Enrollment: Employees who are on paid status less than fifty percent (50%) of the normal full-time biweekly pay period due to leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 10.J. (Vacation Purchase Plan)) shall be responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the semi-monthly dental premium. Failure to pay for premiums will result in a lapse of coverage. Employees on leave without pay, who lose their dental plan coverage for a duration of three (3) months or less, will be able to re-enroll as a continuing member in the same plan under which they had coverage prior to the leave without pay by completing the appropriate enrollment form within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work. The deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods shall be applied as though the employee had been continuously enrolled. The effective date of coverage will be based on guidelines established by the County. Those employees whose dental plan coverage was allowed to lapse for a duration greater than three (3) months will be able to re-enroll within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work in the same manner as is allowed for new hires. Such employees will be subject to new deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the plan year in which they reinstate. The effective date of coverage will be based on guidelines established by the County. Special Enrollment due to Change in Status: To make changes to employee benefits elections outside of the annual open enrollment period for a County-sponsored dental plan, employees must notify the EBC within thirty (30) days of a qualifying event (e.g., marriage, adoption, loss of dental coverage by spouse/domestic partner, etc.) involving a change in status as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 125. Open Enrollment: Eligible employees may choose from the dental plans offered by the County and make benefits election changes during the annual Open Enrollment period.
Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. ENROLLMENT: Employees on leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 10.N. (Vacation Purchase Plan) during a pay period that the semi-monthly dental premium is paid, who are on paid status less than fifty percent (50%) of the normal full-time biweekly pay period, shall be responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the semi- monthly dental premium. Employees may elect to continue uninterrupted dental coverage for the duration of their leave without pay by paying one hundred percent (100%) of their current plan’s dental premiums or enroll in and pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premiums of a lower level of dental plan coverage while on leave without pay for up to nine (9) months of coverage. Employees who elect to enroll in and pay for a lower level of dental plan coverage while on leave without pay shall maintain the same lower level of coverage through the duration of the Plan Year and may only restore to their prior level of coverage during Open Enrollment. Failure to pay for premiums will result in a lapse of coverage. Employees on leave without pay who lose their dental plan coverage for three (3) months or less will be able to re-enroll as a continuing member in the same plan under which they had coverage prior to the authorized leave by completing the appropriate enrollment forms within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the employee returns to work. Such employees will be subject to any deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the plan year in which they return to work. The effective date of coverage will be based on guidelines established by the County. Those employees who allowed their dental plan coverage to lapse for a duration greater than three (3) months will be able to re-enroll within thirty (30) calendar days of the date they return to work in the same manner as is allowed for new hires. Such employees will be subject to new deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods that are applicable to the plan year in which they reinstate.
Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. Enrollment. Employees who were absent on leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 20.J. (Vacation Purchase Plan)) during a pay period that the semi-monthly medical premium is paid shall have their County contribution towards their medical premium prorated as provided in subsection 11.A.2. (Proration). Employees may elect to continue uninterrupted medical coverage for the duration of their leave without pay by paying one hundred percent (100%) of their current plan medical premiums or enroll in and pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premiums of a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay for up to nine (9) months of coverage. Employees who elect to enroll in and pay for a lower level of medical plan coverage while on leave without pay shall maintain the same lower level of coverage through the duration of the Plan Year and may only restore to their prior level of medical plan coverage during Open Enrollment.
Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re. Enrollment. Employees on leave without pay (including vacation purchase hours referenced in subsection 20.J. (Vacation Purchase Plan)) during a pay period that the semi-monthly premium is paid, who are on paid status less than fifty percent (50%) of the normal full-time bi-weekly pay period, shall be responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the semi-monthly dental premium. Employees may elect to continue uninterrupted dental coverage for the duration of their leave without pay by paying one hundred percent (100%) of their current plan’s dental premiums or enroll in and pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premiums of a lower level of dental plan coverage while on leave without pay for up to nine (9) months of coverage. Employees who elect to enroll in and pay for a lower level of dental plan coverage while on leave without pay shall maintain the same lower level of coverage through the duration of the Plan Year and may only restore to their prior level of coverage during Open Enrollment.
