Common use of Health Benefits Advisory Committee Clause in Contracts

Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The Superintendent shall maintain a Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The composition of the Committee shall include: five (5) members of the administrative staff appointed by the Superintendent; the President or his designee; and bargaining unit members appointed by the respective unit presidents on the basis of one (1) member for every five hundred (500) members or fraction thereof represented by the bargaining unit. The purpose of the committee is to allow joint consultation on matters concerning hospitalization, major medical, prescription, dental, vision and term life insurance coverage. Any Health Benefits Advisory Committee member organization may retain, at its own cost and for its own purposes, a health care consultant who may attend Committee meetings. Such consultation shall include, but is not limited to: monthly monitoring of all plan costs, including claims; quarterly reviews to insure effective and efficient fringe benefit expenditures; quarterly reviews of plan performance objectives; and, annual reviews of coverage options and utilization studies and claim audits. The committee shall determine its own meeting schedule, and shall make annual recommendations to the Superintendent regarding any aspect of the fringe benefits package. Information on new classifications of drugs shall be shared with the committee within thirty (30) days. The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall meet regularly during the term of this Agreement. It will have the authority to review data in one or a combination of the following areas: prescription co-pays, mandatory mail-in for maintenance drugs, office visit co-pays, single and family annual deductibles, and monthly premiums (in dollar amounts). The Committee, by consensus, may expand the list of areas. The Board’s health care consultant shall participate in the meetings and shall provide estimates of cost savings to the Committee based on possible changes to the plan. The consultant shall provide the committee with data supporting the estimated savings as well as other information s/he may be expected to routinely keep in her/his capacity as the Board’s health care consultant.

Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The Superintendent shall maintain a Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The composition of the Committee shall include: five (5) members of the administrative staff appointed by the Superintendent; the President or his designee; and bargaining unit members appointed by the respective unit presidents on the basis of one (1) member for every five hundred (500) members or fraction thereof represented by the bargaining unit. The bargaining unit representative shall be released to attend the Health Benefits Advisory Committee meetings as Union business without loss of pay if the meetings occur during their work hours. The purpose of the committee is to allow joint consultation on matters concerning hospitalization, major medical, prescription, dental, vision and term life insurance coverage. Any Health Benefits Advisory Committee member organization may retain, at its own cost and for its own purposes, a health care consultant who may attend Committee meetings. Such consultation shall include, but is not limited to: monthly monitoring of all plan costs, including claims; quarterly reviews to insure effective and efficient fringe benefit expenditures; quarterly reviews of plan performance objectives; and, annual reviews of coverage options and utilization studies and claim audits. The committee shall determine its own meeting schedule, and shall make annual recommendations to the Superintendent regarding any aspect of the fringe benefits package. Information on new classifications of drugs shall be shared with the committee within thirty (30) days. The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall meet regularly during the term of this Agreement. It will have the authority to review data in one or a combination of the following areas: prescription co-pays, mandatory mail-in for maintenance drugs, office visit co-pays, single and family annual deductibles, and monthly premiums (in dollar amounts). The Committee, by consensus, may expand the list of areas. The Board’s health care consultant shall participate in the meetings and shall provide estimates of cost savings to the Committee based on possible changes to the plan. The consultant shall provide the committee with data supporting the estimated savings as well as other information s/he may be expected to routinely keep in her/his capacity as the Board’s health care consultant.

Health Benefits Advisory Committee. A. The Superintendent shall maintain a Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The composition of the Committee shall include: five (5) members of the administrative staff appointed by the Superintendent; the President or his designee; and bargaining unit members appointed by the respective unit presidents on the basis of one (1) member for every five hundred (500) members or fraction thereof represented by the bargaining unit. The purpose of the committee is to allow joint consultation on matters concerning hospitalization, major medical, prescription, dental, vision and term life insurance coverage. Any Health Benefits Advisory Committee member organization may retain, at its own cost and for its own purposes, a health care consultant who may attend Committee meetings. Such consultation shall include, but is not limited to: monthly monitoring of all plan costs, including claims; quarterly reviews to insure effective and efficient fringe benefit expenditures; quarterly reviews of plan performance objectives; and, annual reviews of coverage options and utilization studies and claim audits. The committee shall determine its own meeting schedule, and shall make annual recommendations to the Superintendent regarding any aspect of the fringe benefits package. Information on new classifications of drugs shall be shared with the committee within thirty (30) days. The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall meet regularly during the term of this Agreement. It will have the authority to review data in one or a combination of the following areas: prescription co-pays, mandatory mail-in for maintenance drugs, office visit co-pays, single and family annual deductibles, and monthly premiums (in dollar amounts). The Committee, by consensus, may expand the list of areas. The Board’s health care consultant shall participate in the meetings and shall provide estimates of cost savings to the Committee based on possible changes to the plan. The consultant shall provide the committee with data supporting the estimated savings as well as other information s/he may be expected to routinely keep in her/his capacity as the Board’s health care consultant.

Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The Superintendent shall maintain a Health Benefits Advisory Committee. The composition of the Committee shall include: five (5) members of the administrative staff appointed by the Superintendent; the President or his designee; and bargaining unit members appointed by the respective unit presidents on the basis of one (1) member for every five hundred (500) members or fraction thereof represented by the bargaining unit. The bargaining unit representative shall be released to attend the Health Benefits Advisory Committee meetings as Union business without loss of pay if the meetings occur during their work hours. The purpose of the committee is to allow joint consultation on matters concerning wellness program initiatives, hospitalization, major medical, prescription, dental, vision and term life insurance coverage. Any Health Benefits Advisory Committee member organization may retain, at its own cost and for its own purposes, a health care consultant who may attend Committee meetings. Such consultation shall include, but is not limited to: monthly monitoring of all plan costs, including claims; quarterly reviews to insure effective and efficient fringe benefit expenditures; quarterly reviews of plan performance objectives; and, annual reviews of coverage options and utilization studies and claim audits. The committee shall determine its own meeting schedule, and shall make annual recommendations to the Superintendent regarding any aspect of the fringe benefits package. Information on new classifications of drugs shall be shared with the committee within thirty (30) days. The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall meet regularly during the term of this Agreement. It will have the authority to review data in one or a combination of the following areas: prescription co-pays, mandatory mail-in for maintenance drugs, office visit co-pays, single and family annual deductibles, and monthly premiums (in dollar amounts). The Committee, by consensus, may expand the list of areas. The Board’s health care consultant shall participate in the meetings and shall provide estimates of cost savings to the Committee based on possible changes to the plan. The consultant shall provide the committee with data supporting the estimated savings as well as other information s/he may be expected to routinely keep in her/his capacity as the Board’s health care consultant.