Insurance Programs. The District agrees to make available group medical, dental, life, and other appropriate insurance programs consistent with the rules and regulations of the Public Employees Benefits Board or its successor(s) and as funded by the Legislature. Furthermore, applicability of any of the following benefits is subject to Article 17.3 of this Agreement. Determination of benefit eligibility is based on quarterly workload. Part-time faculty are eligible for Life/AD&D, Medical/Dental Insurance, Basic Long Term Disability Insurance, and Optional Long Term Disability Insurance benefits if they are employed at fifty percent (50%) of a full-time load or more and are rehired in the second quarter at fifty percent (50%) or more of a full-time load. In such cases, eligibility begins in the second quarter. Once enrolled, the faculty member is eligible to continue the insurance, but does not receive the employer’s contribution in any quarter in which the faculty member does not work at least half of a full-time load or meet the averaging requirements referenced below in paragraph (a). However, such continuation may not be for longer than six (6) consecutive quarters in which a faculty member does not work at least half of a full-time load for one (1) quarter, or does not meet the averaging requirements referenced below in paragraph (a). Part-time faculty members may also qualify for employer contributions for health care benefits through workload averaging in accordance with Washington State law. The District shall notify all part-time instructors of their potential right to employer contributions for health care benefits through workload averaging. A part-time faculty member must notify the District Benefits Office of his/her potential eligibility to maintain health care coverage during the regular academic year and/or during the summer through averaging. For purposes of this provision, simultaneous employment as a part- time faculty member at other Washington State public institutions of higher education shall count toward the fifty percent (50%) eligibility criteria. If such employment is at another Washington State community or technical college, it shall also count toward workload averaging referenced in paragraph (a). If such employment is at a Washington State four (4) year institution of higher education, it shall not count toward averaging referenced in paragraph (a). The part-time faculty member shall be required to notify the District Benefits Office of such employment.
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Insurance Programs. The District agrees to make available group medical, dental, life, and other appropriate insurance programs consistent with the rules and regulations of the Public Employees Benefits Board or its successor(s) and as funded by the Legislature. Furthermore, applicability of any of the following benefits is subject to Article 17.3 16.3 of this Agreement. Determination of benefit eligibility is based on quarterly workload. Part-time faculty are eligible for Life/AD&D, Medical/Dental Insurance, Basic Long Term Disability Insurance, and Optional Long Term Disability Insurance benefits if they are employed at fifty percent (50%) of a full-time load or more and are rehired in the second quarter at fifty percent (50%) or more of a full-time load. In such cases, eligibility begins in the second quarter. Once enrolled, the faculty member is eligible to continue the insurance, but does not receive the employer’s contribution in any quarter in which the faculty member does not work at least half of a full-time load or meet the averaging requirements referenced below in paragraph (a). However, such continuation may not be for longer than six (6) consecutive quarters in which a faculty member does not work at least half of a full-time load for one (1) quarter, or does not meet the averaging requirements referenced below in paragraph (a). Part-time faculty members may also qualify for employer contributions for health care benefits through workload averaging in accordance with Washington State law. The District shall notify all part-time instructors of their potential right to employer contributions for health care benefits through workload averaging. A part-time faculty member must notify the District Benefits Office of his/her potential eligibility to maintain health care coverage during the regular academic year and/or during the summer through averaging. For purposes of this provision, simultaneous employment as a part- time faculty member at other Washington State public institutions of higher education shall count toward the fifty percent (50%) eligibility criteria. If such employment is at another Washington State community or technical college, it shall also count toward workload averaging referenced in paragraph (a). If such employment is at a Washington State four (4) year institution of higher education, it shall not count toward averaging referenced in paragraph (a). The part-time faculty member shall be required to notify the District Benefits Office of such employment.
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