Insurance Committee. An Insurance Committee comprised of three (3) representatives selected by the Superintendent and three (3) representatives selected by Okeechobee County Education Association #1604 shall be established to review and make recommendations regarding the health insurance program. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more frequently as needed. Notwithstanding the above, any anticipated changes to the hospitalization and health insurance program which would result in a program less than equivalent to the existing program shall be subject to negotiations.
Insurance Committee. The City agrees to continue the insurance committee, which shall have a representative, designated by the Union as one of its members. This committee shall have the responsibility to review the coverages in the appropriate insurance program; to represent an employee who has a question to the company; and assist in the drafting of specifications. The committee shall be composed of one representative from the recognized employee units and one representative appointed by the City Manager. The Assistant City Manager shall be an ex- officio member of the committee and entitled to attend all meetings. The committee or any of its members may invite other individuals to participate as resource people whenever the need arises, and prior notification is provided the committee chair. Where applicable, meet and confer may be reopened to discuss any proposal of the Insurance Committee approved by the majority of the Committee.
Insurance Committee a. The Insurance Benefits Committee shall be established by the Superintendent, composed of one representative of each employee group of the Cherry Creek School District. Each representative may be appointed or elected by a majority vote of these employees. The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Human Resources department and include a representative of Fiscal Services.
b. This Committee is charged with the responsibility of making an annual review of the District approved employee insurance plan.
c. Following this review, the Committee shall make the annual report to the Superintendent. This report shall recommend retention of the existing program or appropriate changes.
d. The Committee shall have the responsibility to monitor insurance coverage problems and to make procedural recommendations. Revised: August 11, 1997 Adopted: August 11, 1997 Effective: July 1, 1997 Coordination and Collection of Insurance Premiums, Administrative Procedure 4044.1 To make certain that no lapse in insurance coverage occurs when any eligible District employee is on approved unpaid Leave of Absence, the following procedure should be followed:
Insurance Committee. The Timberlane Regional School Board agrees to establish a committee of teachers, appointed by the Timberlane Teachers’ Association, and administrators, appointed by the Superintendent, to review all existing insurance programs and to make recommendations to the Board. The committee will meet at least one year before the expiration of this Agreement.
Insurance Committee. An insurance committee will be appointed consisting of three (3) Professional Employees appointed by the L.E.A. and three (3) administrators appointed by the Board. Said committee will be given binding authority to determine an insurance plan and provider within the parameters of the dollar amount negotiated each year for all above categories of insurance. In the event that the committee cannot, by majority vote, agree upon a plan and provider, then the members of the committee shall select a mutually agreeable seventh person to cast the deciding vote. Any carrier selected will be required to equally provide insurance information to both the L.E.A. and the Board except for disclosure of individual confidential information. Any request by the L.E.A. or Board to a carrier for information shall be made through an insurance committee member.
Insurance Committee. The parties agree that the Union will send representatives and participate in the Joint Labor-Management Insurance Committee. This joint insurance committee will provide a forum to discuss concerns regarding insurance benefits. The committee will meet at least quarterly. Union membership shall be in proportion to the size of the bargaining unit. The number of City representatives on the committee shall never exceed the total number of Union representatives.
Insurance Committee. The health/major medical and dental insurance coverage may be altered during the negotiations process and/or after an evaluation of the coverage by a committee composed of recognized or established employee groups at the College. The Union may recommend one employee as a liaison to the committee. If rules or procedures of the insurance committee allow, the Police Department representative shall be a voting member of the committee.
Insurance Committee. An insurance committee shall be formed by the board of education. Its membership will include a certified teacher from each attendance center plus two at-large representatives from the certified teaching staff. It shall be the Association’s responsibility to appoint the teacher representatives to the committee. The board shall appoint four additional committee persons representing the non-teaching departments of the school district. The school superintendent or his/her designated representative shall be a continuous and on-going member of the insurance committee. Functions and characteristics of this committee include:
1. The insurance committee shall meet as needed from September through May without additional compensation.
2. The committee shall be a clearinghouse for insurance concerns that cannot easily be resolved with the district’s insurance office or representative.
3. The committee shall monitor insurance policy issues such as utilization data, benefits, and coverage, health care industry issues and shall be a source of information exchange throughout the district.
4. The committee shall organize itself at the beginning of the year and shall elect or appoint a committee chairperson, and the committee shall determine its methods of operations.
Insurance Committee. 1. An insurance committee will be formed and maintained by the Board and Association. The committee will consist of three association members designated by the Association President and three administrative representatives designated by the Superintendent or designee. The insurance committee may utilize the services of consultants, provided that any expenses of such consultants be approved in advance by the Board.
2. The initial insurance committee meeting of the school year will take place no later than October 30th. The insurance committee will meet not less than once each semester on release time. The committee’s responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to reviewing all relevant existing health insurance plans, including medical, dental, and life insurance, to identify the most cost- effective method of providing insurance benefits to the employees of the District, analysis of plans, claims and employee wellness initiative, potential impact of PPACA, and consideration of all other issues that may affect the containment of insurance costs and compliance with the law.
3. The committee shall submit recommendations for changes in insurance plan to the Board and Association. However, no such change shall become effective until approved by the Board and the Association. The Committee shall be co-chaired by an appointee of the Superintendent and an appointee of the Association President. The co-chairs shall jointly schedule and establish the agenda for the insurance committee meetings no later than October 30th. Information regarding plan design or rate options developed or provided by the district’s insurance consultant will be provided to the co-chairs.
Insurance Committee. A. A Health Care Committee (“HCC”) shall be created and charged with considering health insurance matters. The HCC shall meet at least quarterly. The schedule for the quarterly meetings shall be established by the Superintendent and Association President by August 31 of each year. The HCC shall receive training by FMCS as needed.
B. The HCC’s responsibilities include reviewing insurance costs, exploring program additions or modifications, examining utilization patterns, and looking for various cost-containment options.
C. The HCC shall be composed of up to three (3) representatives from the Association, the Board, and the union that represents nonteaching employees. The unions may also have up to three (3) observers at each HCC meeting. The HCC shall annually elect a chairperson and secretary. Regular minutes of all meetings of the HCC shall be kept and shared with all members.
D. All decisions of the HCC shall be achieved by consensus (i.e., all represented parties on the HCC shall agree with the decision).
E. The HCC shall regularly be provided with health insurance data, including enrollment levels, claims paid versus premiums, and such other data as the members of the HCC determine will facilitate the HCC’s discussions and deliberations.
F. The HCC shall be authorized to utilize consultants provided by L.E.R.C.
G. Each year the HCC shall be advised, as soon as possible, of the anticipated level of premiums for the succeeding benefit year (July 1 through June 30). Each year the HCC will consider changes in the program design, premium sharing, and other steps that will act to keep the rate of premium increase as low as possible. In the event the HCC is not able to achieve consensus on any such changes by May 1, the plan will continue unchanged for the succeeding benefit year. If the HCC recommends changes in program design, premium sharing, or other modifications, including possible implementation of a Section 125 Flexible Spending Plan, and consideration of a “waiver/opt out” provision, such changes shall be implemented following approval by the full membership of the Association, the Board, and the union that represents nonteaching employees.
