Retirement Dental Coverage. 1. Employees hired before January 1, 2015. Upon retirement, eligible employees and their eligible family members, as defined in Section 14.5(E), may remain in their District dental plan, but without District-paid life insurance coverage, if immediately before their proposed retirement, the employees and dependents are either active subscribers to one of the District contracted dental plans or if while on authorized leave of absence without pay, they have retained continuous coverage during the leave period. The District will pay the same dental plan monthly premium subsidies set forth in subsection 14.5 for eligible retirees and their eligible family members. 2. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2015. For these employees and their eligible family members, no monthly premium subsidy will be paid by the District for any dental plan after they separate from District employment. Upon completion of fifteen (15) years of service as an employee of the District, an employee who retires under the Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association (“CCCERA”) may retain continuous coverage of any District dental plan, provided that he or she pays the full premium cost under the chosen dental plan without any District premium subsidy. For purposes of retiree dental eligibility, one year of service is defined as one thousand (1,000) hours worked within one District anniversary year.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding
Retirement Dental Coverage. 1. Employees hired before January 1, 2015. Upon retirement, eligible employees and their eligible family members, as defined in Section 14.5(E), may remain in their District dental plan, but without District-District- paid life insurance coverage, if immediately before their proposed retirement, the employees and dependents are either active subscribers to one of the District contracted dental plans or if while on authorized leave of absence without pay, they have retained continuous coverage during the leave period. The District will pay the same dental plan monthly premium subsidies set forth in subsection 14.5 for eligible retirees and their eligible family members.
2. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2015. For these employees and their eligible family members, no monthly premium subsidy will be paid by the District for any dental plan after they separate from District employment. Upon completion of fifteen (15) years of service as an employee of the District, an employee who retires under the Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association (“CCCERA”) may retain continuous coverage of any District dental plan, provided that he or she pays the full premium cost under the chosen dental plan without any District premium subsidy. For purposes of retiree dental eligibility, one year of service is defined as one thousand (1,000) hours worked within one District anniversary year.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding