Common use of Wellness Incentive Program Clause in Contracts

Wellness Incentive Program. A. Effective January 1, 2008, all employees covered by this Agreement may participate in a Wellness Incentive Program on an annual basis. B. Employees who have an annual physical with their primary care physician on or before March 31 each calendar year will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. The employee will provide proof to either the health coach or the Employer from the examining physician that an annual physical was performed on a form acceptable to the Employer and the Union. C. Employees who participate in the designated health risk appraisal on or before April 30 each calendar year will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. The employee will be responsible to ensure that the following information is obtained from the physician and accurately entered into the health risk appraisal tool: the employee’s height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol level at the time of the employee’s last physical or other visit within one calendar year of the health risk appraisal. The parties will designate which health risk appraisal tool(s) will be used for this program, and the approved tool may be amended from time to time. The employee will authorize notification to the Employer that he has participated in the health risk appraisal and has provided the health data from the physician, but no specific employee health information from that appraisal is to be provided to the Employer. The results of the health risk appraisal will be shared with the health coach (or primary care physician, if applicable) if the employee participates in the coaching phase of the program. D. Upon completion of the health risk appraisal, the employee will meet with a health coach (or primary care physician) to review the results of the appraisal within 30 days of receipt, but no later than June 15 of that year. During the first coaching session, the employee will designate which of his health risks he will try to reduce during the remainder of the calendar year, and work with the health coach (or physician) to develop a plan to address that risk. Two follow-up coaching sessions are recommended, but will not be required during the first three years of this program. The employee will authorize notification by the health coach (or primary care physician) to the Employer that he has participated in the health coaching session(s), but such notification will not contain specific employee health information. Employees who participate in the coaching session(s) will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. Proof of coaching participation must be submitted by November 15 each year. E. Employees will make a reasonable effort to comply with the wellness program established with the health coach (or primary care physician) throughout the calendar year, but no proof of actions taken to do so will be required during the first three years of this program. Wellness plans may appropriately include education components applicable to the health risk the employee chose to address, as well as other appropriate action items, so long as the health coach approves each component. The employee’s efforts to comply with the wellness plan, rather than achieving the desired health outcomes, are the goal of this phase of the program. F. Employees are encouraged to know about and participate in age and gender appropriate preventive screenings at the recommended frequencies, in accordance with current prevention standards (as defined and updated from time to time by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force), but will not be monitored on this goal during the first three years of the program. The Employer will make this information available to employees. G. The deadlines listed in Sections C, D and E may be adjusted to accommodate an employee who becomes a member of the bargaining unit before June 30 for that calendar year, so long as that employee did not participate that spring in the physical agility test established in the labor agreement for the non-supervisory police unit. H. Annual incentive payments will be based upon the following schedule and will be paid no later than December 15. The employee is responsible to provide/authorize appropriate proof of meeting each standard by the dates designated. No incentive payment will be provided if the employee fails to provide proof of compliance with at least the first two elements of the program. The incentive payment amounts take into consideration that the employee may incur out of pocket costs to participate in this program. The cost of analyzing the health risk appraisal shall be paid by the Employer. 1. Annual Physical (to be completed by March 31st) $500 2. Health Risk Appraisal (to be completed by April 30th) $200

Wellness Incentive Program. A. Effective January 1, 2008, all employees covered by this Agreement may participate in a Wellness Incentive Program on an annual basis. B. Employees who have an annual physical with their primary care physician on or before March 31 each calendar year will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. The employee will provide proof to either the health coach or the Employer from the examining physician that an annual physical was performed on a form acceptable to the Employer and the Union. C. Employees who participate in the designated health risk appraisal on or before April 30 each calendar year will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. The employee will be responsible to ensure that the following information is obtained from the physician and accurately entered into the health risk appraisal tool: the employee’s height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol level at the time of the employee’s last physical or other visit within one calendar year of the health risk appraisal. The parties will designate which health risk appraisal tool(s) will be used for this program, and the approved tool may be amended from time to time. The employee will authorize notification to the Employer that he has participated in the health risk appraisal and has provided the health data from the physician, but no specific employee health information from that appraisal is to be provided to the Employer. The results of the health risk appraisal will be shared with the health coach (or primary care physician, if applicable) if the employee participates in the coaching phase of the program.if D. Upon completion of the health risk appraisal, the employee will meet with a health coach (or primary care physician) to review the results of the appraisal within 30 days of receipt, but no later than June 15 of that year. During the first coaching session, the employee will designate which of his health risks he will try to reduce during the remainder of the calendar year, and work with the health coach (or physician) to develop a plan to address that risk. Two follow-up coaching sessions are recommended, but will not be required during the first three years of this program. The employee will authorize notification by the health coach (or primary care physician) to the Employer that he has participated in the health coaching session(s), but such notification will not contain specific employee health information. Employees who participate in the coaching session(s) will be eligible for an incentive, as specified below. Proof of coaching participation must be submitted by November 15 each year. E. Employees will make a reasonable effort to comply with the wellness program established with the health coach (or primary care physician) throughout the calendar year, but no proof of actions taken to do so will be required during the first three years of this program. Wellness plans may appropriately include education components applicable to the health risk the employee chose to address, as well as other appropriate action items, so long as the health coach approves each component. The employee’s efforts to comply with the wellness plan, rather than achieving the desired health outcomes, are the goal of this phase of the program. F. Employees are encouraged to know about and participate in age and gender appropriate preventive screenings at the recommended frequencies, in accordance with current prevention standards (as defined and updated from time to time by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force), but will not be monitored on this goal during the first three years of the program. The Employer will make this information available to employees. G. The deadlines listed in Sections C, D and E may be adjusted to accommodate an employee who becomes a member of the bargaining unit before June 30 for that calendar year, so long as that employee did not participate that spring in the physical agility test established in the labor agreement for the non-supervisory police unit. H. Annual incentive payments will be based upon the following schedule and will be paid no later than December 15. The employee is responsible to provide/authorize appropriate proof of meeting each standard by the dates designated. No incentive payment will be provided if the employee fails to provide proof of compliance with at least the first two elements of the program. The incentive payment amounts take into consideration that the employee may incur out of pocket costs to participate in this program. The cost of analyzing the health risk appraisal shall be paid by the Employer. 1. Annual Physical (to be completed by March 31st) $500 2. Health Risk Appraisal (to be completed by April 30th) $200