Common use of UNIT MEMBER BENEFITS Clause in Contracts

UNIT MEMBER BENEFITS. 22.1 The Employer shall make available hospital and medical insurance to Unit Members through contract or self-funding. No change in the health plan provider, which is currently SISC, shall be implemented unless such change(s) is mutually agreed upon. The Employer may not change the SISC PPO Prudent Buyer Option I plan or the HMO plan unless such change is mutually agreed upon; however, if the health plan provider changes the coverage by eliminating some coverage or increasing a co-pay or deductible, the Employer shall not be responsible for maintaining benefits that were changed by the health plan provider. Should SISC or a mutually agreed alternative provider no longer offer the 100% PPO Prudent Buyer Option I plan, the SCOE shall fully cooperate in good faith with the SACP in attempting to find and to contract with the most similar plan available in the market. The SCOE shall solicit proposals from any and all health plan providers contacted and referred to them by the SCOE benefits unit, SACP or the joint SCOE/SACP Benefits Committee.