MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). A. The City and Union agree to implement the MERP as follows:
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). Lateral entry firefighters will be eligible to participate in the Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan in accordance with Article 17.7, after successful completion of their lateral probationary period.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). 16.9.1 Effective January 1, 2017, the City shall make monthly MERP contributions in the amount of seventy five dollars ($75.00) to each member of the bargaining unit. One Hundred Fifty dollars ($150.00) per month shall be deducted from each employee on a pre-tax basis via payroll and contribution made monthly to the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP). Such trust fund shall be used to pay health insurance premiums for eligible future retirees.
16.9.2 Any and all administrative and reporting requirements and responsibilities to the Trust shall be the sole responsibility of the Union and its members and not the City. The Union will defend and hold the Employer harmless out of any liability that may arise out of MERP.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). 37.1 The Employer agrees to pay 100% of the monthly premiums of a medical expense reimbursement plan for employees covered under this Agreement. The contribution rate to the MERP shall be $75 per month per employee.
37.1.1 Effective January 2018, the Employer agrees to contribute an additional $175 per employee per month to the MERP plan or the Employer sponsored HRA. It shall be the choice of the employee as to which plan the monies will be contributed. All employees must choose either the MERP or HRA plan option annually during open enrollment.
37.2 All reporting requirements and responsibilities to the MERP shall be the sole responsibility of the Union and its members and not the Employer. The Union will defend against and hold the Employer harmless from any liability that may arise out of the MERP.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). 37.1 The Employer agrees to pay 100% of the monthly premiums of a medical expense reimbursement plan for employees covered under this Agreement. The contribution rate to the MERP shall not exceed $75 per month per employee.
37.2 All reporting requirements and responsibilities to the MERP shall be the sole responsibility of the Union and its members and not the Employer. The Union will defend against and hold the Employer harmless from any liability that may arise out of the MERP.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). 40.1 The District shall allow employees to contribute an appropriate amount per month, to the Washington State Council of Firefighters Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan. The District shall facilitate employee deductions through payroll deduction. It is acknowledge that the District’s role is administrative only. The plan requires participation by all bargaining unit members.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). The City shall make bi-monthly contributions on a pre-tax basis from each employee’s paycheck to the MERP Plan of the Washington State Council of Firefighters Benefit Trust. The contribution rate to the WSCFF Trust shall be deducted from the employee’s paycheck on a pre-tax basis at a rate of $225 per month. Employees shall receive an additional premium of $150.00 per month. Upon an employee’s separation from service in good standing, a percentage of their sick leave bank hours shall be contributed on the employee’s behalf to the MERP plan, based upon the provisions of Article XV, Section 4.
MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (MERP). The focus of the medical expense reimbursement plan (MERP) is to provide help for retirees with medical costs. The City agrees to make pre-tax contributions to the plan on behalf of all employees in the bargaining unit. The contribution shall be a City paid expense. The current amount is $75 per month, or $900 per person.
