Smoker Rates. Annual plan enrollments will include a signed attestation as to whether the employee or spouse on the benefit plan is a smoker or a non-smoker. A non-smoker is defined as someone who has not used tobacco products during the prior twelve month period. Plan participants who are smokers shall pay a premium surcharge of an additional 3%. Effective January 1, 2018, if either the employee or spouse is a smoker, the employee shall pay the premium surcharge of 25%. Plan participants who falsely attest to being a non-smoker will be subject to a penalty which will be noted on the enrollment form. The penalty applied would be $2,500 and would be payroll deducted. An employee shall attest to any changes to the smoker status for self or spouse during the plan year, which will result in removal of the imposition of the surcharge.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Smoker Rates. Annual Effective 1/1/16, annual plan enrollments will include a signed attestation as to whether the employee or spouse on the benefit plan is a smoker or a non-smoker. A non-smoker is defined as someone who has not used tobacco products during the prior twelve month period. Plan participants who are smokers shall pay a premium surcharge of an additional 3%. Effective January 11/1/17, 2018, if spouses on the benefit plan will also be covered by this provision. If either the employee or spouse is a smoker, the employee shall pay the premium surcharge of 253%. Plan participants who falsely attest to being a non-smoker will be subject to a penalty which will be noted on the enrollment form. The penalty applied would be $2,500 and would be payroll deducted. An employee shall attest to any changes to the smoker status for self or spouse during the plan year, which will result in removal of the imposition of the surcharge.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Smoker Rates. Annual plan enrollments will include a signed attestation as to whether the employee or spouse on the benefit plan is a smoker or a non-smokernonsmoker. A non-smoker nonsmoker is defined as someone who has not used tobacco products during the prior twelve 12-month period. Plan participants who are smokers shall pay a premium surcharge of an additional 3%3 percent. Effective January 1, 2018, if either the employee or spouse is a smoker, the employee shall pay the premium surcharge of 25%25 percent. Plan participants who falsely attest to being a non-smoker nonsmoker will be subject to a penalty penalty, which will be noted on the enrollment form. The penalty applied would be $2,500 and would be payroll deducted. An employee shall attest to any changes to the smoker status for self or spouse during the plan year, which will result in removal of the imposition of the surcharge.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Smoker Rates. Annual plan enrollments will include a signed attestation as to whether the employee or spouse on the benefit plan is s a smoker or a non-smoker. A non-smoker is defined as someone who has not used tobacco products during the prior twelve month period. Plan participants who are smokers shall pay a premium surcharge of an additional 3%. Effective January 1, 2018, if either the employee or spouse is a smoker, the employee shall pay the premium surcharge of 25%. Plan participants who falsely attest to being a non-smoker will be subject to a penalty which will be noted on the enrollment form. The penalty applied would be $2,500 and would be payroll deducted. An employee shall attest to any changes to the smoker status for self or spouse during the plan year, which will result in removal of the imposition of the surcharge.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Smoker Rates. Annual plan enrollments will include a signed attestation as to whether the employee or spouse on the benefit plan is a smoker or a non-smoker. A non-smoker is defined as someone who has not used tobacco products during the prior twelve month period. Plan participants who are smokers shall pay a premium surcharge of an additional 3%. Effective January 1, 2018, if either the employee or spouse is a smoker, the employee shall pay the premium surcharge of 25%. Plan participants who falsely attest to being a non-smoker will be subject to a penalty which will be noted on the enrollment form. The penalty applied would be $2,500 and would be payroll deducted. An employee shall attest to any changes to the smoker status for self or spouse during the plan year, which will result in removal of the imposition of the surcharge. The closed Point-of-Service (POS) Plan shall be discontinued effective January 1, 2018.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement