Common use of Health insurance premiums Clause in Contracts

Health insurance premiums. The County will pay 80% of the employee-only premium and the employee shall pay 20% of the premium for employees electing the restricted PPO or the HMO plans (currently Select and Kaiser). For the employees electing dependent coverage the County shall contribute 80% of the premium and the employee shall pay 20% of the premium. Should the County find an alternative HMO or PPO plan that has the same or substantially the same level of benefits available under the Kaiser Plan or Select Plan, the County will provide the Union a copy of the Summary Plan Description for such alternate HMO and/or PPO plan and request that the Union agree to reopen the MOU for the purpose of bargaining about whether such alternate HMO and PPO plan should be offered to bargaining unit members during the next open enrollment period. The Union shall respond to the County’s request to reopen the MOU for this limited purpose within 30 calendar days from its receipt of the request. If the parties mutually agree to reopen the MOU, the Union may propose its own alternate HMO or PPO plan options during such bargaining. An alternate HMO or PPO plan shall not be offered to employees unless it is mutually agreed to by the Union and County. Full-time employees hired on or before July 1, 2012, whose base salary is $40,000 per year or less and have employee-only coverage shall receive a ten dollar ($10.00) per month stipend for health insurance premiums provided the employee’s share of the health insurance premium increases by ten dollars ($10.00) or more per month as a result of the implementation of the health insurance premium cost share provided in the above paragraph or any other subsequent increase in the employee’s share of the health insurance premium. For employees electing an expanded PPO Plan, the County shall contribute at the same coverage level as the PPO Plan County contribution for employee-only coverage and dependent coverage. Employees will pay the difference between the County contribution and the full rate of the expanded PPO Plan at each coverage level. If on Leave of Absence Without Pay – Refer to section 2.9 – Continuation of Insurance Benefits While On Leave.