Member Grievances Sample Clauses

Member Grievances. Contractor must resolve one hundred percent (100%) of member grievances within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the grievance. For each quarter in which in which Contractor fails to provide and communicate a timely resolution on one hundred percent (100%) of member grievances, Contractor shall pay liquidated damages in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
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Member Grievances a. The Provider shall address all clinical concerns of the Member as related to the clinical Services provided to the Member pursuant to this Contract. Provider shall refer any unresolved concerns or requests for Services or provider change to the Alliance. The Provider shall have in place a Complaint and Grievance Process that is documented in written policy or procedures, and shall ensure that said process is accessible to all Members and that said process operates in a fair and impartial fashion. b. Alliance may receive complaints directly that involve the Provider. If a complaint is received by Alliance, State rules and regulations regarding the investigation and/or mediation of complaints will be followed. Based on the nature of the complaint, Alliance may choose to investigate the complaint, as authorized by Controlling Authority, in order to determine its validity. Provider is required to cooperate fully with all investigative requests as required by Controlling Authority. c. Alliance will maintain documentation on all follow up and findings of any complaint investigation. The Provider will be provided a written summary of Alliance’s findings. d. During an investigation, if any issues are cited as out of compliance with this Contract or Controlling Authority, the Provider may be required to document and implement a plan of correction as required by Controlling Authority. The Provider will maintain a system to receive and respond timely to complaints received regarding the Provider. The Provider will maintain documentation on the complaint to include, at a minimum, date received, points of complaint, resolution/follow up provided, and date complaint resolved and will provide this documentation to Alliance upon request.
Member Grievances. PROVIDER, the PROVIDER physicians and PROVIDER non-physician providers shall comply with the terms of PLAN’s Medicare grievance and appeals procedures, including expedited appeals, whereby PROVIDER Medicare Members’ complaints relating to PROVIDER physicians and PROVIDER may be filed and addressed, including the gathering and forwarding of information on appeal to PLAN, if necessary; provided, however, that any such procedure shall permit PROVIDER to take reasonable steps necessary to address a grievance or appeal (including, without limitation, initiating disciplinary actions) with PROVIDER physicians or PROVIDER non-physician providers prior to PLAN taking corrective action to the extent Florida law and NCQA standards (if applicable) permit such a delegation of authority by a health maintenance organization. PROVIDER shall provide written notice to PLAN of all grievances and appeals received by PROVIDER from PROVIDER Medicare Members within three (3) business days of such receipt, including those grievances and appeals relating to PROVIDER physicians, PROVIDER non-physician providers or the care rendered thereby.
Member Grievances. (a) Stage 1 (b) Stage 2 (i) the nature of the grievance; (ii) the facts upon which the grievance is based; (iii) the remedy sought; (iv) the result of the informal stage; and (v) the article(s) of this agreement relied upon or claimed to have been violated, misinterpreted or improperly applied. (c) Stage 3
Member Grievances. 2.7.1. The Practitioner shall address all clinical concerns of the Member as related to the clinical services provided to the Member pursuant to this Agreement. Practitioner shall refer any unresolved concerns or requests to Sandhills Center. In accordance with 10A N.C.A.C. 27G.0201(a)(18), the Practitioner shall have in place a written policy for its Grievance Process and procedures for review and disposition of client grievances. The process shall be accessible to all Members and must be operated in a fair and impartial fashion. 2.7.2. Sandhills Center may receive grievances directly that may involve Practitioner. If such a grievance is received by Sandhills Center, Sandhills Center will follow the State regulations and rules regarding the investigation and/or mediation of said grievance. Practitioner shall cooperate with all investigative requests as required by Controlling Authority. Failure to cooperate is a material breach of this Agreement and grounds for termination. 2.7.3. Sandhills Center will maintain documentation on all follow-up and findings of any investigation. Practitioner will be provided a written summary of Sandhills Center’s findings upon completion of the investigation. 2.7.4. If any issues are cited as out of compliance with this Agreement or Controlling Authority, the Practitioner may be required by Sandhills Center to document and implement a plan of correction. The Practitioner will maintain a system to receive and respond timely to grievances received regarding the Practitioner, including documentation to include, at a minimum, date received, points of grievance, resolution/follow-up provided and the date grievance was resolved.
Member Grievances. At all stages of this process, a member of the faculty may consult with a representative of the Association. The member may, upon request to the Association, be accompanied by an Association representative to any discussion, formal or informal, of the matter in question. Step 1: When reason arises to question the action of an administrator, the member of the faculty ordinarily shall discuss the matter with that administrator. The matter may be resolved at this point by mutual consent; but if an adjustment does not result, the member shall have the option of informally discussing the matter with the respective Xxxx or Vice President for Academic Affairs. Step 2: If no satisfactory adjustment is reached, the member shall, within thirty
Member Grievances. UBH maintains a procedure for processing and resolving Member grievances as required by Louisiana law. Provider has been notified that Member grievances may be submitted by telephone or in writing to the appropriate telephone number and address provided to Provider.
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Member Grievances. Oxford shall use its Best Efforts to ensure that Oxford Par Providers cooperate and abide by the Oxford Covered Member Complaint and Grievance System in resolving any Oxford Covered Member grievances related to the provision of services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Oxford shall notify PA HRM of all Oxford Covered Member complaints brought to the attention of Oxford and/or Oxford Par Providers. Oxford shall notify PA HRM promptly of any action taken or proposed with respect to the resolution of such complaints and the avoidance of similar complaints in the future.

Related to Member Grievances

  • Employee Grievances (a) Grievances on behalf of employees shall be handled as follows:

  • Group Grievances No more than five (5) grievants will be permitted to attend grievance meetings.

  • Grievances Any Complaint alleging Discrimination or Harassment shall be pursuant to Board Rule 4001.2 and 4001.3 as they existed on July 10, 2021. Any amendments to Board Rule 4001.2 or 4001.3 which occur after July 10, 2021 will be submitted to the Union for approval prior to implementation for employees covered by this Agreement. Any other grievance, complaint, disagreement or difference of opinion between the District, the Union or the employees covered by the Agreement concerning application of the terms of this Agreement will be processed using the following grievance procedure: (A) Any Employee or the Union may present a Grievance. Any Grievance which is not presented within fifteen (15) days following the event giving rise to such a Grievance shall be forfeited and waived by the aggrieved party. The grievance form shall state the name of every employee authorizing the filing of the grievance, and all grievances shall be signed by at least one aggrieved employee. An aggrieved employee shall have the right to a Union Representative appointed by the Union. (B) The grievant shall first take up the Grievance by presenting it in writing to their immediate supervisor or designee. If the Grievance is not satisfactorily adjusted with five (5) days from the meeting with the supervisor, the Employee or the Union representative shall present the grievance in writing to the Chief Financial Officer or his or her designated representative. (C) The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designated representative shall within ten (10) days from the day it was received, make a determination and submit the determination to the aggrieved party in writing. (D) Each party reserves the right to litigate a question presented by the Grievance by bringing an original action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event such party shall not be satisfied with the resolution of the Grievance. However, no such litigation may be maintained until all available steps under this grievance procedure have been pursued and exhausted. It is understood and agree to between the parties that the role of the Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee in the grievance procedure is not an exercise of a judicial or quasi-judicial function, but solely as a means to allow the parties to resolve disputes informally. (E) Definitions: Days shall mean calendar days.

  • Union Grievances 4/8/1 Union officers and grievance representatives who are members of the bargaining unit shall have the right to file and process a grievance when any provision of this Agreement has been violated or when the Employer interpretation of the terms and provisions of this Agreement lead to a controversy with the Union over application of the terms or provisions of this Agreement. Such grievances must be designated as Union grievances at the initial step and must comply with the time limits previously set forth in this Article.

  • COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES 7.01 If an employee has a complaint concerning the application, interpretation, administration, or alleged violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, he/she shall take the matter up orally with his/her immediate Supervisor or designate within five (5) business days after the circumstance giving rise to the complaint. The Supervisor or designate will give his/her answer to the 7.02 If such complaint or question is not settled to the satisfaction of the employee, then the following steps of the grievance procedure may be invoked in order. It is understood that a grievance must be lodged within five (5) business days after receiving the Supervisor’s or designate response to the complaint as per article 7.01. STEP 1 Any employee grievance shall be set forth in writing, in duplicate, and shall be presented to the Supervisor. The submissions shall include reference to the specific clause and article of the Agreement allegedly violated or misinterpreted and redress sought. The Supervisor shall review the grievance and reply in writing to the Union within five (5) business days, giving his/her disposition and his/her reason thereof. STEP 2 If a settlement has not been reached under Step 1, the employee may within five (5) business days of the Supervisor's reply, refer the grievance to the Administrator of the Home, at interest, or his/her nominee. The Administrator of the Home or his/her nominee together with the employee and his/her Supervisor, and his/her Xxxxxxx, shall meet within five (5) business days of reference to the Administrator of the Home. The Administrator of the Home shall give his/her reply in writing to the Union within five (5) business days after date of meeting. STEP 3 If settlement has not been reached under Step 2, the employee may refer the grievance to his/her Union Grievance Committee which may within five (5) business days of the Administrator's reply refer the grievance to the Director of Human Resources or his/her designate. Within five (5) business days the Director of Human Resources or his/her designate together with such other representation as may be chosen to represent the Employer shall meet with the Union Grievance Committee to discuss the grievance. At this meeting a full-time representative of the Union may be present, if his/her presence is requested by the Employer or the Union. Written reply to the grievance shall be given to the Union within five (5) business days after such meeting. If a grievance is not settled to the satisfaction of either party to this Agreement by the procedure outlined above, then either party may, within ten (10) working days of the reply of the Director of Human Resources, refer the grievance to arbitration in accordance with the provisions contained in Article 9. 7.03 Any of the time allowances provided in the Article may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Union and the Employer. 7.04 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, any grievance not initiated or appealed at any stage of the grievance procedure, including reference to arbitration within the limits stipulated, shall be considered settled on the basis of the last decision and NOT subject to further appeal. 7.05 No employee written reprimand shall be entered in an employee's personnel file unless the employee and Local Recording Secretary or designate are given a copy of such written reprimand. 7.06 Saturdays and Sundays and paid holidays shall not be considered working days within the scope of this Article.

  • Processing Grievances The Association Representative involved and the grieving supervisor shall not leave work or disrupt departmental routine to discuss grievances without first requesting permission from his/her immediate superior, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Association Representative and the grieving supervisor shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during working hours while on the Appointing Authority's premises when a grievance is investigated or presented in Steps 1 and 2.

  • MANAGEMENT GRIEVANCES 14.01 It is understood that the Management may bring forward at any meeting held with the Union Representative any complaint with respect to the conduct of the Union, or Stewards, and that if such complaint by Management is not settled to the mutual satisfaction of the conferring Parties, it may be treated as a grievance and referred to arbitration in the same way as the grievance of any employee.

  • Grievance Mediation Nothing in this Article precludes the Parties from mutually agreeing to grievance mediation during any stage of the grievance procedure. The agreement shall be made in writing and stipulate the name of the person and the time line for grievance mediation to occur.

  • Policy Grievance – Employer Grievance The Employer may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation by the Union or any employee by filing a written grievance with the Bargaining Unit President, with a copy to the Labour Relations Officer within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. A meeting will be held between the parties within ten (10) days. The Union shall reply within ten (10) days after the meeting, and failing settlement, the matter may be referred to arbitration. (a) Where a difference arises between the parties relating to the interpretation, application or administration of this Agreement, including any questions as to whether a matter is arbitrable, or where an allegation is made that this Agreement has been violated, either of the parties may, after exhausting the grievance procedure established by this Agreement, notify the other party in writing of its decision to submit the difference or allegation to arbitration, and the notice shall contain the name of the first party's appointee to an Arbitration Board. The recipient of the notice shall, within ten (10) days, inform the other party of the name of its appointee to the Arbitration Board. The two appointees so selected shall within ten (10) days of the appointment of the second of them, appoint a third person who shall be the Chairperson. If the recipient of the notice fails to appoint a nominee, or if the two nominees fail to agree upon a Chairperson within the time limit, the appointment shall be made by the Minister of Labour for Ontario upon the request of either party. (b) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of notice referred to in Article 8.12(a) above, either party may require a process for a sole arbitrator where the grievance concerns: i) a job posting ii) a short term layoff

  • Policy Grievances ‌ Where either party to this agreement disputes the general application, interpretation or alleged violation of an article of this agreement, the dispute shall be discussed initially with the Executive Director or designate or the President of the Union within 14 calendar days of the occurrence. Where no satisfactory agreement is reached, either party, within a further 14 calendar days, may submit the dispute to arbitration.

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