Health Care Joint Committee Sample Clauses

Health Care Joint Committee. The Employer and the Union shall establish a joint committee for the purposes of maintaining quality, affordable health care for Bargaining Unit Employees. The committee shall have three (3) Bargaining Unit Employees selected by the Union and three (3) Employer representatives. Meetings shall take place at least once per year, a minimum of ninety (90) days before health care insurance plan renewals, and the Bargaining Unit Employees shall be paid their base hourly wage for all hours worked during committee meetings The Health Care Joint Committee (or the regional LMC) shall mutually decide with the Employer as to whether to continue the previously negotiated $50 dollars a year to go towards employer- provided healthcare premiums. The Employer shall negotiate with plan providers during the life of this Contract, and shall, in good faith, agree to such plan designs. Plan design shall be discussed at the health care joint committee. The Employer shall use its best efforts to try to maintain a plan providing similar benefits for similar costs, including normal inflationary increases for health insurance in the same geographic area. The Union shall include one members of the health care joint committee at negotiations towards any new or revised health, dental and life insurance plan. This employee shall be empowered to comment upon the plan negotiations, but all decision-making authority shall rest with Employer. The Employee shall be paid for this time.
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Related to Health Care Joint Committee

  • The Joint Committee 1. A Joint Committee is hereby established in which each Contracting Party shall be represented.

  • Health Care Committee A Health Insurance Committee shall be established and maintained with at least three (3) representatives appointed by the Association and three (3) representatives appointed by the Superintendent. The purpose of the Committee shall be to make recommendations designed to optimize the quality of health care available to District employees and improve cost effectiveness of the health insurance program. Committee members shall review data, work with the District insurance consultant, collaborate on making recommendations for changes in plan design, review bids by insurance companies, and ultimately consider recommending plan changes to their respective constituencies. The Committee is not empowered to unilaterally make changes in health care benefits without ratification by the Association and approval by the Board. The creation of the Committee does not diminish or in any way reduce the Board’s and Association’s rights or responsibilities.

  • Joint Committee 1. The Contracting Parties shall establish a Joint Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) with a view to accomplishing the objectives of this Agreement. The functions of the Committee shall be:

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  • HEALTH CARE PLANS ‌ Notwithstanding the references to the Pacific Blue Cross Plans in this article, the parties agree that Employers, who are not currently providing benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans may continue to provide the benefits through another carrier providing that the overall level of benefits is comparable to the level of benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans.

  • Procedures of the Joint Committee 1. For the proper implementation of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall meet at an appropriate level whenever necessary upon request but at least once a year. Either Party may request a meeting be held.

  • Extended Health Care Plan (a) The Employer shall pay the monthly premium for regular employees entitled to coverage under a mutually acceptable Extended Health Care Plan.

  • Local Professional Development Committee 1. The Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) shall be established to oversee and review professional development plans pursuant to ORC 3319.22.

  • Professional Development Committee There shall be a Professional Development Committee composed of at least two (2) representatives of the Association and an equal number of representatives from the Hospital. Each party may have alternates to replace a member from time to time.

  • Joint Labor/Management Committees Purpose and Membership. Joint Labor/Management Committees are established to provide a forum for communications and problem-solving between the two parties and to deal with matters of a general personnel Union/Employer concern, as well as professional practices within the hospital related to patient care and professional issues. The Committees will work toward the improvement of patient care and recommend ways and means to improve patient care; and will address problems and concerns related to staffing and workloads. The Committees’ function will be limited to an advisory capacity and shall not include any decision making or collective bargaining authority. Committee memberships:

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