Physician Visits This plan covers the services of a physician or other provider in charge of your medical care while you are inpatient in a general or specialty hospital.
Medical Director The Contractor shall employ the services of a Medical Director who is a licensed Indiana Health Care Provider (IHCP) provider board certified in family medicine or internal medicine. If the Medical Director is not board certified in family medicine, they shall be supported by a clinical team with experience in pediatrics, behavioral health, adult medicine and obstetrics/gynecology. The Medical Director shall be dedicated full-time to the Contractor’s Indiana Medicaid product lines. The Medical Director shall oversee the development and implementation of the Contractor’s disease management, case management and care management programs; oversee the development of the Contractor’s clinical practice guidelines; review any potential quality of care problems; oversee the Contractor’s clinical management program and programs that address special needs populations; oversee health screenings; serve as the Contractor’s medical professional interface with the Contractor’s primary medical providers (PMPs) and specialty providers; and direct the Quality Management and Utilization Management programs, including, but not limited to, monitoring, corrective actions and other quality management, utilization management or program integrity activities. The Medical Director, in close coordination with other key staff, is responsible for ensuring that the medical management and quality management components of the Contractor’s operations are in compliance with the terms of the Contract. The Medical Director shall work closely with the Pharmacy Director to ensure compliance with pharmacy-related responsibilities set forth in Section 3.4. The Medical Director shall attend all OMPP quality meetings, including the Quality Strategy Committee meetings. If the Medical Director is unable to attend an OMPP quality meeting, the Medical Director shall designate a representative to take his or her place. Notwithstanding the Medical Director ‘s sending of a representative, the Medical Director shall be responsible for knowing and taking appropriate action on all agenda and action items from all OMPP quality meetings.
Contract for Professional Services of Physicians, Optometrists, and Registered Nurses In accordance with Senate Bill 799, Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., if Texas Government Code, Section 2254.008(a)(2) is applicable to this Contract, Contractor affirms that it possesses the necessary occupational licenses and experience.
Education - Asthma This plan covers asthma education services when the services are prescribed by a
Contract for Professional Services of Physicians Optometrists, and Registered Nurses
Annual Physical The Executive may, if the Executive so elects, within the twelve (12) months following the Date of Termination, receive an annual physical at the Company’s expense consistent with the physical provided under, and subject to the requirements of, the Company’s annual physical program as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination.
Annual Physical Examination A permanent employee shall be granted up to one day per year with pay for the purpose of a comprehensive physical examination provided that the verification of such an examination is submitted to the District.
Local Professional Development Committee A. There shall be a Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) to oversee, review, and approve individual professional development plans (IPDP) for course work, continuing education units and/or other equivalent activities. 1. The LPDC shall be responsible to recommend for the Superintendent’s approval, all in-service activities and workshops offered in the district during the school year for staff professional development. 2. Recommendations for District Workshops and In-Service activities should be submitted to the LPDC for approval and recommendation no later than the last school day of the year prior to the year it will be implemented. 3. The LPDC chair shall review and approve all “Professional Growth Reimbursement Application” forms. B. The LPDC shall consist of three (3) teachers appointed by the Association President and two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent. One of the Superintendent's appointees will be a Principal employed by the district. C. Appointments shall be for two (2) years with half of the committee members being appointed every other year. 1. Appointments shall be made on or before May 1. 2. The Appointments shall be made by each party outlined above, notifying the other of those appointed. 3. In the event of a vacancy, the committee members shall be replaced in accordance with "B." above. 4. The Association shall name a fourth teacher member and the Superintendent shall name a third administrative member to serve as alternates and attend trainings. These two (2) people shall act as substitutes when a committee member is absent. D. This committee shall meet monthly. 1. The committee may also be convened by the request of two sitting members. 2. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members. When administrative licenses/certificates are reviewed, two (2) sitting teacher members will abstain and the decision will be decided by three (3) members. 3. If the committee determines it is needed, they will be provided two (2) professional release days to meet during regular school hours. Substitutes will be provided for the committee members on these release days. 4. Committee members shall be provided an additional annual stipend of $1,000 for meetings beyond the normal work day or year. This stipend shall be paid in two (2) semi-annual payments. Any member who fails to serve the full year shall have the above compensation prorated on a monthly basis for each month served. 5. Decisions of the LPDC will be made by consensus of the committee members present. 6. The committee minutes shall be prepared and maintained in compliance with the laws governing the operation of committees of public bodies.
Medical Examination Where the Employer requires an employee to submit to a medical examination or medical interview, it shall be at the Employer's expense and on the Employer's time.
SKILLED TRADES Note: The provisions of the Collective Agreement shall apply to the skilled trades except as altered by the provisions of this Article. 30.01 Skilled trade classifications for the purpose of this Collective Agreement will be as follows: 30.02 Seniority shall be by skilled trade classification, that is classifications will be non-interchangeable. 30.03 Employees entering a skilled trade classification shall have a seniority date as of the entry into such classification (including the apprenticeship period if such period was served in the Company). 30.04 A non-skilled trades (i.e. production) employee will not exercise his or her seniority rights in any skilled trade classification, nor will any skilled trades employee exercise seniority in any production classification after the date of ratification except as set forth in Article 31.07(d). 30.05 In the event that a skilled trades employee (i.e. apprentice or journeyman) is unable to perform his or her job as defined in Article 18, the provisions of Article 18 will apply. In no event will these provisions contravene the Human Rights Code. 30.06 The term 'journeyman' as used in this Article shall mean any person: (a) Who presently is in a skilled trades classification; or (b) Who has served a bona fide apprenticeship and has a certificate which substantiates his/her claim of such service; or (c) Who has had eight (8) years of practical experience and can prove same with proper affidavits. The Company will consider the possession of a CAW/UAW journeyman/woman card as presumptive proof of qualifications. 30.07 In the event of a reduction in the work force of any skilled trades classification, the following procedure will apply: (a) First, probationary journeyman within a classification shall be laid off; (b) Second, apprentices within a classification shall be laid off based upon the first to go will be the last who entered the program; (c) Third, if further reductions in a skilled trades classification are required, journeyman shall, in reverse order of seniority (junior employee first) in such a classification, be laid off. (d) In the event of a layoff, skilled trades journeyperson employees will be allowed one time only to displace production employees, provided that such skilled trades journeyperson employees are originally production employees and in accordance with Article 14 of this Agreement. Skilled trades journeyperson employees must return to their skilled trades jobs as soon as they are recalled. (e) In the event of the disqualification of an apprentice, he/she will be allowed, one time only, to displace a production employee, provided that such apprentice was originally a production employee and in accordance with Article 14 of this Agreement. 30.08 In the event that there is an increase in any skilled trade classification, recall shall be made in reverse order of seniority, commencing with journeyman then 30.09 In the event the Company acquires some advanced type of machinery or equipment that would call for special servicing by skilled trades employees, it is agreed that the skilled trades employees will be trained so that they may become familiar with the necessary repair and maintenance techniques required. In the case of initial installations of new equipment, processes, technology and warranty work, the Company will involve a minimum of one (1) skilled trades employee of each affected trade with the supplier's on-site personnel for training purposes. 30.10 (1) The Company and Union recognize the importance of the following principles: (i) The Company recognizes the Union's desire to perform all Skilled Trades work covered under the jurisdiction of this contract except as amended below. (ii) The Company will not use subcontracting as a method of eliminating overtime for Skilled Trade employees (iii) The parties recognize that where the Company meets its obligations as set forth in Article 31 (including overtime opportunities), there shall be no additional responsibility on the part of the Company to pay additional overtime to any other employee. However, where it is alleged that the Company has not met its obligations under Article 31, the employee concerned and/or Union shall have the right to seek redress under the grievance procedure.