State Health Benefits Program for Active Employees. A. Medical Coverage 1. The State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) is applicable to employees covered by this contract. Benefits and coverage provided under the SHBP shall conform to the requirements of P.L. 2011, c. 78, section 47, N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.29. 2. It is agreed that, as part of the SHBP, the Prescription Drug Benefit Program shall be continued during the period of this Agreement. The Prescription Drug Benefit Program may be modified by the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee, pursuant to its authority under P.L. 2011, c. 78. 3. The State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee shall provide to employees the option to select one of at least three levels of coverage each for family, individual, individual and spouse, and individual and dependent, or equivalent categories, for each plan offered by the program differentiated by out of pocket costs to employees including co-payments and deductibles. Pursuant to P.L. 2011, c. 78, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee has the sole discretion to set the amounts for maximums, co-pays, deductibles, and other such participant costs for all plans in the program and has the sole discretion to determine the plan design, plan components and coverage levels under the program. The premium rate for each plan is then established by the State Health Benefits Commission. 4. Consistent with law, active employees and/or their spouses shall not be reimbursed for Medicare Part B premium payments. 5. State statute specifically prohibits two employees/retirees who are married each other, civil union partners, or eligible domestic partners from both enrolling under the SHBP's plans and covering each other. An individual may be covered as an employee or as a dependent but not as both. Furthermore, two SHBP members cannot both cover the same children as dependents under the SHBP plans.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
State Health Benefits Program for Active Employees. A. Medical Coverage
1. The State Health Benefits Program program (SHBP) is applicable to employees covered by this contract. Benefits and coverage provided under the SHBP shall conform to the requirements of P.L. 2011, c. 78, section 47, N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.29.
2. It is agreed that, as part of the SHBP, the Prescription Drug Benefit Program shall be continued during the period of this Agreement. The Prescription Drug Benefit Program may be modified by the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee, pursuant to its authority under P.L. 2011, c. 78.
3. The State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee shall provide to employees the option to select one of at least three levels of coverage each for family, individual, individual and spouse, and individual and dependent, or equivalent categories, for each plan offered by the program differentiated by out of pocket costs to employees including co-payments and deductibles. Pursuant to P.L. 2011, c. 78, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee has the sole discretion to set the amounts for of maximums, co-pays, deductibles, and other such participant costs for all plans in the program and has the sole discretion to determine the plan design, plan components and coverage levels under the program. The premium rate for each plan is then established by the State Health Benefits Commission.
4. Consistent with law, active employees and/or their spouses shall not be reimbursed for Medicare Part B premium payments.
5. State statute specifically prohibits two employees/retirees who are married to each other, civil union partners, or eligible domestic partners from both enrolling under the SHBP's ’s plans and covering each other. An individual may be covered as an employee or as a dependent but not as both. Furthermore, two SHBP members cannot both cover the same children as dependents under the SHBP plans.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
State Health Benefits Program for Active Employees. A. Medical Coverage
1. The State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) is applicable to employees covered by this contract. Benefits and coverage provided under the SHBP shall conform to the requirements of P.L. 2011, c. 78, section Section 47, N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.29.
2. It is agreed that, as part of the SHBP, the Prescription Drug Benefit Program shall be continued during the period of this Agreement. The Prescription Drug Benefit Program may be modified by the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee, pursuant to its authority under P.L. 2011, c. 78.
3. The State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee shall provide to employees the option to select one of at least three levels of coverage each for family, individual, individual and spouse, and individual and dependent, or equivalent categories, for each plan offered by the program differentiated by out of pocket costs to employees including co-payments and deductibles. Pursuant to P.L. 2011, c. 78, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee has the sole discretion to set the amounts for maximums, co-pays, deductibles, and other such participant costs for all plans in the program and has the sole discretion to determine the plan design, plan components and coverage levels under the program. The premium rate for each plan is then established by the State Health Benefits Commission.
4. Consistent with law, active employees and/or their spouses shall not be reimbursed for Medicare Part B premium payments.
5. State statute specifically prohibits two employees/retirees who are married to each other, civil union partners, or eligible domestic partners from both enrolling under the SHBP's plans and covering each other. An individual may be covered as an employee or as a dependent but not as both. Furthermore, two SHBP members cannot both cover the same children as dependents under the SHBP plans.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement