GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. (Article 32
GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. 36.1. The City agrees to maintain group health and insurance plans as listed below, subject to the various terms and conditions of the policies or contracts entered into with the underwriter(s) of the plan(s).
GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. 11.1 The Board will contribute 100% of the monthly premium costs for all eligible teachers participating in the Extended Health Care (EHC) Plan. The plan will provide benefits equivalent to those provided under ASEBP EHC Plan 1. Effective September 1, 2005, the plan will include a direct billing option, a maximum dispensing fee and will be based on a least cost alternative (LCA)
GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. 16.1 When enrolment and other requirements for group participation in various plans have been met, the Employer will sponsor such plans to the portion agreed upon, and such sponsorship shall not exceed that which is authorized or accepted by the benefit agency.
16.2 The Employer shall contribute toward the costs of the various premiums as follows:
(a) AS.E.B.P. Extended Disability Income Benefit, Plan D, Life Insurance, Schedule 2- ninety five percent (95%) of each teacher's monthly premium.
(b) A.S.E.B.P. Extended Health Care Plan 1 - 95 per cent of each teacher's monthly premium.
(c) A.S.E.B.P. Dental Care Plan 3- ninety-five percent (95%) of each teacher's monthly premium.
(d) A.S.E.B.P. Vision Care Plan 3- ninety-five percent (95%) of each teachers monthly premium
(e) Alberta Health Care ninety-five percent (95%) of each teacher's monthly premium. Effective September 1, 2015 the contribution rates indicated shall increase to ninety-eight per cent (98%).
16.3 Subject to the provisions of the master policies, all teachers appointed to the staff of the Employer after the signing of this Collective Agreement shall be required to enroll In the A.S.E.B.P.
GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. During 2003, the City shall review the competitiveness of the current group health and insurance plans provided to all City employees. A committee has been established by the City to determine future group benefits and the committee includes two members of CUPE Local 46. Any changes to the current group health and insurance plans shall be subject to any applicable Articles of the Collective Agreement and Letter of Understanding #3. The above stated parties to the Collective Agreement have agreed to address the following issue during the term of this Collective Agreement: Representatives of the two (2) parties shall work together during 2003 to investigate, consider and recommend options to hiring temporary employees in another department. The intent of this review shall be to attempt to provide additional employment to current temporary employees without causing operational problems in the departments regarding scheduling of employees and conflicts with layoff and recall dates in the various departments. The above stated parties to the Collective Agreement have agreed to implement a “Three Part Disability Plan” as per attachment # 1 and the following effective February 1, 2001: Block 1: - provides coverage for the first 30 calendar days; - 100% coverage is provided to those persons who have adequate accrued sick leave; - if an employee does not have adequate accrued sick leave, they receive no coverage from the period the sick days run out to the end of the first 30 calendar days. Block 2: - runs from the 31st day to the 365th day from date of disability; - 100% coverage is provided to the extent the employee has adequate accrued sick days; - when all sick days have been used, coverage falls to 70% of the employee’s classified rate of pay; - if employee is on an approved modified work plan and a recurrence of the same disability occurs within 30 calendar days, the employee would revert to his/her place on Block 2 and continue the elimination period. - no sick day accrual when short-term disability (70% coverage) commences, all other benefit entitlements would continue to be in effect Block 3: - provides coverage after 365 calendar days from date of disability - coverage is paid at 70% of the first $3,000 plus 50% of the remainder of annual salary; - to a maximum of $4,500 per month.
GROUP HEALTH AND INSURANCE PLANS. The above stated parties to the Collective Agreement have agreed to address the following issue discussed during 2002 negotiations, as follows:
