Common use of Medical/Dental/Vision Clause in Contracts

Medical/Dental/Vision. Unless otherwise specified by this Agreement, the terms of the plan or required by law, current medical, dental and vision coverage shall be continued through the end of the month in which the LOA begins, on the same terms and conditions as apply to an active technician employee. Such coverage may be continued thereafter at the technician’s employee’s expense at the same rate as the COBRA rate for the duration of the LOA subject to plan changes and availability. In the event of termination of employment while on LOA, such coverage may be continued at the technician’s employee’s expense using COBRA eligibility at the COBRA rate for the COBRA period provided by law (currently eighteen (18) months) following the last day of the month in which termination of employment occurred, subject to plan changes and availability. The foregoing shall not apply with respect to EIS, which shall instead be governed by Article 16.E and the following requirements. Once an employee commences EIS, a five (5) year period shall commence during which the maximum period of subsidized coverage shall be twenty-four (24) months as specified in Article 16.E. If the employee returns to active service prior to expiration of the twenty-four (24) month period and subsequently goes on EIS prior to the expiration of the five (5) year period, the employee shall be eligible for the balance of the twenty-four (24) months specified in Article 16.E. At the end of the five (5) year period, the twenty-four (24) months of subsidized coverage shall again be available if the employee subsequently goes out on EIS.

Medical/Dental/Vision. Unless otherwise specified by this Agreement, the terms of the plan or required by law, current medical, dental and vision coverage shall be continued through the end of the month in which the LOA begins, on the same terms and conditions as apply to an active technician employeetechnician. Such coverage may be continued thereafter at the technician’s employee’s expense at the same rate as the COBRA rate for the duration of the LOA subject to plan changes and availability. In the event of termination of employment while on LOA, such coverage may be continued at the technician’s employee’s expense using COBRA eligibility at the COBRA rate for the COBRA period provided by law (currently eighteen (18) months) following the last day of the month in which termination of employment occurred, subject to plan changes and availability. The foregoing shall not apply with respect to EIS, which shall instead be governed by Article 16.E 16, Section 8 and the following requirementsrequirement. Once an employee commences EIS, a five (5) year period shall commence during which the maximum period of subsidized coverage shall be twenty-four eighteen (2418) months as specified in Article 16.E. 16, Section 8. If the employee returns to active service prior to expiration of the twenty-four eighteen (2418) month period and subsequently goes on EIS prior to the expiration of the five (5) year period, the employee shall be eligible for the balance of the twenty-four eighteen (2418) months specified in Article 16.E. 16, Section 8. At the end of the five (5) year period, the twenty-four eighteen (2418) months of subsidized coverage shall again be available if the employee subsequently goes out on EIS.