Rural Subsidy Program. Effective January 1, 2000, the State shall establish a rural subsidy program for Bargaining Unit 3 members, which may be administered in conjunction with a similar program for State employees in other bargaining units, for excluded employees, and for annuitants. The Department of Personnel Administration shall administer any fund involving Bargaining Unit 3 members.
A. The program shall operate in the following fashion:
1. The State shall contribute $1,500 per year on behalf of each bargaining unit member (employee) who lives in a defined rural area, as more definitely described in Government Code Section 22825.01, a copy of which the code is attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by reference.
a. For Bargaining Unit 3 members, because a substantial number of them are seasonal employees, payments shall be on a monthly basis.
b. For permanent employees, as in the “Medical Reimbursement Account” situation, the employee does not have to wait for reimbursement of covered medical expenses until the full amount has been deposited.
2. As to any employee who enters State service or leaves State service during a fiscal year, contributions for such employee shall be made on a pro rata basis. A similar computation shall be used for anyone entering or leaving the bargaining unit (e.g., promotion in midfiscal year).
3. The money shall be available for use as defined in Government Code Section 22825.01.
4. Pursuant to the code, a Rural Healthcare Equity Trust Fund(s) (hereafter Fund) will be established with a separate account for Bargaining Unit 3 members, as one of several similar accounts.
5. Each Unit 3 eligible employee shall be able to utilize up to $1,500 per year, pursuant to the code, but with the exceptions for greater utilization hereafter noted. The pro rata limitation pursuant to paragraph 2. is applicable here.
6. If an employee does not utilize the complete $1,500 pursuant to the procedures and limitations described in the code, then the unused monies shall be put in a “same year pool.” That same year pool shall be utilized to pay those who have incurred health care expenses in excess of the $1,500, but again according to the procedures and limitations in the code. The monies in the same year pool would be distributed at the end, or even soon after, each fiscal year to that group of employees who had expenses in excess of $1,500 in the relevant fiscal year. Those monies shall be distributed on a pro tanto (pro rata) basis.
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Rural Subsidy Program. The State and the Union agree that the provisions of this Section shall not extend beyond the sunset date of the Rural Health Care Equity Program (RHCEP), as defined in Government Code 22877. Should future legislation be chaptered that provides funding for the RHCEP, the State agrees to meet and confer to discuss implementation of the legislation.
Rural Subsidy Program. Effective July 1, 2001, the State shall continue the rural subsidy program for Bargaining Unit 18 members, which may be administered in conjunction with a similar program for state employees in other bargaining units, for excluded employees and for annuitants. DPA shall administer any fund involving Bargaining Unit 18 members. The program shall operate in the following fashion:
a. The State shall contribute $1,500 per year on behalf of each bargaining unit member (employee) who lives in a defined rural area, as more definitely described in Government Code (GC) Section 22825.01. For Bargaining Unit 18 members, payments shall be on a monthly basis. For permanent employees, as in the "Medical Reimbursement Account" situation, the employee does not have to wait for reimbursement of covered medical expenses until the full amount has been deposited.
b. As to any employee who enters State service or leaves State service during a fiscal year, contributions for the employee shall be made on a pro rata basis. A similar computation shall be used for anyone entering or leaving the bargaining unit (e.g., promotion in mid-fiscal year).
c. The money shall be available for use as defined in GC Section 22825.01.
Rural Subsidy Program. Effective January 1, 2000, the State shall establish a rural subsidy program for Bargaining Unit 11 members, which may be administered in conjunction with a similar program for State employees in other bargaining units, for excluded employees, and for annuitants. The Department Of Personnel Administration shall administer any fund involving Bargaining Unit 11 members.
A. The program shall operate in the following fashion:
1. The State shall contribute $1,500 per year on behalf of each bargaining unit member (employee) who lives in a defined rural area, as more definitely described in Government Code section 22825.01 which is attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by reference.
a. For Bargaining Unit 11 members, because a substantial number of them are seasonal employees, payments shall be on a monthly basis.
b. For permanent employees, as in the “Medical Reimbursement Account” situation, the employee does not have to wait for reimbursement of covered medical expenses until the full amount has been deposited.
2. As to any employee who enters State service or leaves State service during a fiscal year, contributions for such employee shall be made on a pro rata basis. A similar computation shall be used for anyone entering or leaving the bargaining unit (e.g.,
Rural Subsidy Program. The State and the Union agree that in those areas/counties which CalPERS has defined as “rural” because no CalPERS HMO plan is available for enrollment in the area, Unit 18 members who are enrolled in a CalPERS-sponsored PPO plan shall be eligible for the Rural Health Care Equity Program (RHCEP). Unit 18 members enrolled in a CalPERS-contracted HMO plan will not be eligible for the RHCEP. The parties agree that in those areas/counties which CalPERS has defined as rural, Unit 18 members shall be eligible for the following Rural Subsidy Program, replacing the previous RHCEP. The program shall operate as follows:
A. The State shall pay $100 per month to each eligible Unit 18 member (employee) as a subsidy of the higher health care expenses of PPO plan members. In addition;
B. The “available pool” is defined as any Bargaining Unit 18 money remaining, as of January 1, 2005, in the RHCEP fund as described in Section 7.3 of the previous Unit 18 contract (July 3, 2001 through January 2, 2004). The available pool shall be used for reimbursement of deductible and co-insurance expenses up to $1500 per fiscal year incurred by the eligible Unit 18 member.
C. Members are required to submit an RHCEP claim form along with a copy of their Explanation of Benefits document in order to receive reimbursement of deductible and co-insurance expenses from the available pool.
D. Reimbursement from the available pool shall continue until the available pool is exhausted. Claims up to $1500 per eligible member shall be processed on a “first come” basis.
E. For eligible expenses incurred in excess of $1500, claims will be held until the close of the fiscal year. At that time, these excess claims shall be paid on a pro-rated basis to Unit 18 members until the funds in the available pool are exhausted.
F. Upon exhaustion of the available pool the State shall pay $125 per month to each eligible Unit 18 member as a subsidy for the higher health care expenses of PPO plan members
G. The program shall be administered by the Department of Personnel Administration.
H. The CalPERS Board shall determine the rural areas for each subsequent year at the same meeting when the board approves premiums for HMOs.
I. Enrollment for the rural subsidy shall be automatic, based on the employee’s residence address and health plan choice as maintained by the State Controller’s Office.
J. It is the responsibility of the employee to establish and maintain accurate address and health plan information in order to...
Rural Subsidy Program. The State and the Union agree that in those areas/counties which CalPERS has defined as “rural” because no CalPERS HMO plan is available for enrollment in the area, Xxxx 00 members who are enrolled in a CalPERS-sponsored PPO plan shall be eligible for the Rural Health Care Equity Program (RHCEP). Xxxx 00 members enrolled in a CalPERS- contracted HMO plan will not be eligible for the RHCEP. The parties agree that in those areas/counties which CalPERS has defined as rural, Xxxx 00 members shall be eligible for the following Rural Subsidy Program, replacing the previous RHCEP. The program shall operate as follows:
