Grand-Parenting of Spousal Coverage. The Employer agrees to use best efforts to add the below language to all Collective Bargaining Agreements unless legal concerns are presented in writing that would preclude the Employer from doing so. It is the intent of the Parties to Grand-Parent Spousal Coverage if found to be legal. “Spousal Medical Coverage. Employees, who did not elect to take the employee plus spouse coverage on or before open enrollment 2014, shall not be eligible for such coverage by the Employer. Employees, who elected to take spousal coverage on or before open enrollment in 2014, will have the option to continue that coverage. An employee currently receiving spousal coverage who drops such coverage at 2014 open enrollment will no longer be eligible for spousal coverage in the future.” “It is expressly anticipated that otherwise eligible individuals will be eligible to enroll in Medicaid and CHIP, and that spouses who otherwise meet the requisite income tests will be eligible to receive individual subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. If, as the result of the requirements of this Article, such individuals are made ineligible for such program or credits, the Union shall have the ability to modify the Employer’s obligation to provide health coverage at the next available open enrollment opportunity in a manner that will restore such eligibility for all eligible spouses, provided the modification does not result in an increase in the cost to the Employer.”
