MEDICAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE. The parties agree to extend the existing Extended Health Benefits Plan to incorporate a medical travel allowance for necessary medical travel from remote areas when members or their dependents are referred by their attending physician to medical specialists in B.C. and such referrals require travel from the patient’s community of employment in excess of 500 km on a round trip basis.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
MEDICAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE. The parties agree to extend the existing Extended Health Benefits Plan to incorporate a medical travel allowance for necessary medical travel from remote areas when members or their dependents are referred by their attending physician to medical specialists in B.C. and such referrals require travel from the patient’s community of employment in excess of 500 km on a round trip basis.. Kamloops is an exception to the distance requirement. The Medical Travel Allowance provision will be effective January 1, 1998. A CONIFER-IWA Committee will work out all details of the provision prior to implementation based on the following agreed upon principles:
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
MEDICAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE. The parties agree to extend the existing Extended Health Benefits Plan to incorporate a medical travel allowance for necessary medical travel from remote areas when members or their dependents are referred by their attending physician to medical specialists in B.C. and such referrals require travel from the patient’s community of employment in excess of 500 km on a round trip basis. The Medical Travel Allowance provision will be effective July 1, 2003.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement