Newly Hired Faculty Members. All faculty members hired to an insurance eligible position must make their elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5, Subd. 3. Insurance eligible faculty members will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If faculty members eligible for a full Employer contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the faculty member’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year. If a faculty member does not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, but was previously covered as a dependent immediately prior to their initial effective date, they will be defaulted to the plan administrator and primary care clinic in which they were previously enrolled. Article 19
Newly Hired Faculty Members. All faculty members hired to an insurance eligible 43 position must make their elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in 44 this Article, Section 5 Subd. 3. Insurance eligible faculty members will automatically be 45 enrolled in basic life coverage. If employees eligible for a full Employer contribution do 1 not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective 2 date, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that 3 meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit 4 Level One and Two clinics in the county of the employee’s residence at the beginning of 5 the insurance year.
Newly Hired Faculty Members. Hired on or after July 1, 2004
3 a. Eligible faculty members retiring from regular contract service at the age of 55 4 or older with at least ten years of creditable service (as defined by STRS or 5 PERS) receive these retiree benefits. 7 The term "newly hired unit faculty members" is defined as faculty who are 8 hired as probationary or permanent on or after July 1, 2004. 10 Contract (probationary) or regular [tenured or permanent] faculty with prior 11 service as Xxxxxxx temporary faculty (i.e. part-time temporary, sabbatical 12 replacement, categorically funded etc.) will receive pro-rated credit in the 13 proportion that each year of temporary faculty service bears to a year of full-time 14 service based on the full-time base contract load (CBA Article 18.A).
16 b. Qualifying employees hired on or after July 1, 2004 who retire before attaining 17 the age of Medicare eligibility (currently, age 65 with minor exceptions) will be 18 able to continue coverage, including spousal and eligible dependent coverage, 19 that is consistent with the coverage offered to active employees at the time of 20 retirement, at District expense, until s/he reaches the age of Medicare eligibility 21 (currently, age 65). When they become eligible for Medicare, these employees 22 shall enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. Upon reaching Medicare eligibility age, 23 the District’s obligation to pay benefits shall cease, and no other District paid 24 benefit shall be available.
26 c. Any spouse or dependent of a retired faculty member who was hired on or after 27 July 1, 2004, shall be covered during the retiree’s lifetime consistent with the 28 coverage offered to active employees at the time of retirement, until the spouse 29 or dependent reaches the age of Medicare eligibility (currently, age 65), or until 30 s/he is no longer a spouse or dependent as defined in Article 22.E.1.a., b., and 31 d. above.
33 d. Survivor rights: In the event of the death of the retiree prior to the spouse or 35 or dependent may buy the plan consistent with the coverage offered to active 36 employees at the time of retirement, under the terms described herein, until 37 s/he reaches the age of Medicare eligibility (currently, age 65).
39 e. Employees hired on or after July 1, 2004 who work full-time beyond the 40 attainment of Medicare eligibility (currently, age 65) will remain on the 41 District’s medical plans, like any other active employee. Upon retirement, they 42 may elect COBRA (self-pay) on the ...
