Waiver of Group Hospitalization-Medical Coverage. An employee may voluntarily waive his or her right to participate in health plans made available by the City. For those not selecting a health insurance benefit, the City shall pay $135 per month less deductions required by law. Except as otherwise provided for herein, in order to be eligible for the waiver payment, the employee must, at the time of the initial waiver and upon request and hereafter, produce satisfactory proof of medical and hospitalization insurance coverage from another employer’s policy or program that is not funded in whole or by part by City funds. With respect to a City employee who is also eligible for dependent insurance coverage in connection with a City employee’s coverage, the City will pay such City employee the monthly amounts provided above less deduction required by law provided a waiver of coverage as a City employee is executed without prejudice to the employee’s right to maintain his or her dependent coverage in connection with a City employee coverage. Any current employees who are spouses may receive this consideration if one of the spouses chooses the lowest cost health option available to members of this bargaining unit and the other spouse voluntarily waives his or her right to participate in any of the plans offered by the City. A waiver from the plan requires execution of the proper Waiver Form available in the City’s Personnel and Human Relations Department. The effective date of loss of coverage will be for the Plan year during which the Waiver Form was executed. Under this waiver provision, an employee agrees to drop health coverage for a period of one (1) year from the effective date coverage is waived and may thereafter re-enroll during the next annual reopener. An employee may re-enroll earlier than one (1) year if he or she provides, in writing, evidence of loss of alternative medical coverage.
