Financial Assistance/Reimbursement. The maximum amount to be provided by the Employer is as follows:
Financial Assistance/Reimbursement. The maximum amount to be provided by the Employer is as follows: Effective January 1, 2000, $1,125 per calendar year ($1,400 for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives, Psychotherapists, CRNAs, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Audiologists, Medical Social Workers, and Case Managers). Effective January 1, 2001, $1,160 per calendar year ($1,435 for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives, Psychotherapists, CRNAs, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Audiologists, Medical Social Workers, and Case Managers). Effective January 1, 2002, $1,195 per calendar year ($1,470 for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives, Psychotherapists, CRNAs, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Audiologists, Medical Social Workers, and Case Managers). A newly hired employee may use up to fifty percent (50%) of the annual amount specified above during the calendar year in which he/she is hired. No newly hired employee is eligible to use any funds until he/she has completed his/her three month probationary period. All amounts are pro-rated for part time employees. A maximum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per year of the total may be used for non-course related books and periodicals. A maximum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per year of the total may be used for approved travel, meals and lodging. In instances where a course or seminar will be of particular benefit to the employee and to the organization, an employee may ask for an exception to the $500 limit on travel, meals and lodging. The Medical Facility Administrator will have the authority to grant such exceptions when he/she deems it appropriate. The costs of training in the form of courses at accredited institutions of higher education requiring tuition, if approved in advance of enrollment, will be borne by the Employer upon proof of successful completion of the course, not to exceed the maximum sum noted above.
Financial Assistance/Reimbursement. The maximum amount to be provided for any one (1) eligible employee is $800 per calendar year, to be prorated for part-time employees. A newly hired employee may use up to 50% of the annual amount specified above during the calendar year in which he/she is hired. No newly hired employee is eligible to use any funds until he/she has completed his/her three (3) month probationary period. In special cases, at the discretion of the Employer, a portion of these funds may be used for travel, lodging or books. Funds for travel and lodging may only be approved when a course is job related and the course is not offered locally. This is not intended to cover mileage reimbursement for travel within our regional service area. The costs of training in the form of courses at accredited institutions of higher education requiring tuition, if approved in advance of enrollment, will be reimbursed by the Employer upon proof of successful completion of the course not to exceed the maximum sum noted above.
