Full Health Coverage. The Board shall provide the health care insurance protection designated below. The Board shall pay the full premium for each teacher and, in cases where appropriate, for family insurance coverage under the New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan.
Full Health Coverage a. The Board shall pay the full premium to provide each member employee, and in cases where appropriate for family coverage, for medical insurance coverage in the State Health Benefits Plan.
Full Health Coverage. The Board agrees that, during the term hereof it will extend to the members of this unit the same health insurance benefit program and applicable fringe benefits as extended to other professional certificated employees. The Board shall also provide reimbursement up to $500 per school year to each employee for disability insurance. Employees shall provide an invoice for disability insurance and proof of payment thereof to the Board in order to be eligible for disability insurance reimbursement. Payment shall be made before June 30 of each year. Any disability insurance premium in excess of the $500 reimbursement cap shall be the responsibility of the employee. The Board shall publish to each employee at the beginning of each school year a description of the health care coverage provided under this Article. The description shall include an overview of the conditions and limits of coverage.
Full Health Coverage. As of the beginning of each school year, the Board shall provide health care insurance protection covered by the New Jersey Health Benefits Program, and shall pay the full plan for each full-time employee and family plan where appropriate, subject to the provisions of said program. New employees, as of July 1, 1997, who work more than 25 hours per week will, for the first year, receive single health coverage paid for by the Board. The second year the employee will be able to add one family member to the health coverage, paid for by the Board. The third year, the employee will receive full family coverage, paid for by the Board. The contract will include a 1.5% of salary contribution towards health care costs in accordance with the law. Part-time employees of the Board of Education are entitled to pro- rated benefits under the sick, personal, and bereavement leave provisions of the contract. Health benefit entitlements are subject to the regulations of the State Health Benefits Plan.
Full Health Coverage. The Board shall provide for each member, and where appropriate, for family coverage, medical, surgical and Major Medical benefits through the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program with the following exception: Should the benefit provider change during the life of this contract, all active members will receive benefits equal to the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program. Any individual hired from outside the district after the date of the benefit provider change will receive the appropriate single or family Point of Service (POS) Benefit Program with the full premium paid by the Board. Those individuals will be eligible to procure any upgrade available by paying the difference between the POS coverage provided by the Board and the total cost of the upgrade option.
Full Health Coverage. The Board shall provide for each member, and where appropriate, for family coverage, medical, surgical and Major Medical benefits through the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program with the following exception: Should the benefit provider change during the life of this contract, all active members will receive benefits equal to the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program. Any individual hired from outside the district after the date of the benefit provider change will receive the appropriate single or family Point of Service (POS) Benefit Program with the full premium paid by the Board. Those individuals will be eligible to procure any upgrade available by paying the difference between the POS coverage provided by the Board and the total cost of the upgrade option. When a bargaining employee chooses to decline their current coverage, the Board will pay a stipend of 50% of the school year premium. Said employee shall complete the required forms acceptable to the Business Administrator and provide proof of spousal insurance by the date of the open enrollment deadline. The payments shall be split the first year 50% employee, 50% Board and each proceeding year shall be 40% employee, 60% Board. The stipend would be paid in six (6) month intervals with the 1st six (6) month stipend paid upfront in first pay check. The second and subsequent six (6) month interval payments would be paid at the end of the period, before June 30th and December 31st of each year. Any person in the existing unit, wishing to change from the Traditional Plan to the Point of Service (POS) Plan, must sign up by the open enrollment deadline for the Point of Service (POS) Benefit Program coverage. The savings would be split as follows: a one time payment in the first year of 70% employee and 30% Board. This change shall remain for the balance of this contract. This stipend will be paid in the first month of the implementation of this clause.
