MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – OB NURSE STAFFING Sample Clauses

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – OB NURSE STAFFING. ‌ 3 OB Nurse staffing may be reviewed by the Staffing Committee. If the Staffing Committee 4 agrees to a staffing plan for OB nurses that differs from Appendix B, Section C, the parties will 5 agree to follow that staffing plan in place of Appendix B, Section C. 1 LETTER OF AGREEMENT ON TASK FORCE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE‌ 3 The parties acknowledge and agree that there is a shared interest in engaging employees in 4 their own health and the impact of their health management on the insurance program offered 5 by the Hospital. Toward that end, the Hospital agrees that it will include 2 nurses selected by 6 the Association and one representative from the Association to review the medical insurance 7 provided by the Hospital. The Task Force will meet at least quarterly. The purpose of this 8 committee is to review relevant data and provide input and recommendations to the Hospital as 9 to whether the insurance program is achieving the goal of improved wellness of employees and 10 reduction in associated costs. The work of the Task Force could also include, e.g, an 11 assessment of whether the anticipated cost increases were realized, whether there are plan 12 design elements that might positively affect the cost of the most common diseases or reasons 13 for utilization, etc. 14 15 The parties further agree that if the Hospital creates a regional committee or task force (that is 16 created to include employees at multiple Providence facilities in Oregon), the representatives on 17 the Hospital’s Task Force will be included in that regional Task Force. 18 19 This Task Force will jointly make recommendations for plan design. The Task Force will not, 20 however, have the authority to negotiate or to change the terms of the contract.