Common use of Effect of Leave Without Pay and Re-Enrollment Clause in Contracts

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 23.M. (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.