Employee Education and Communication. A consultant shall be chosen in consultation with the communication subcommittee to assist in the communication of benefits information to State employees unless mutually agreed otherwise by the JHCC. The consultant will have expertise in communicating benefits information to large and diverse populations using multi-media approaches. Relevant public sector and/or Labor Union experience shall be given consideration in the consultant selection process. The Employer in conjunction with the consultant will work with the communication subcommittee to update a strategic plan for communicating benefits with State employees through the use of both print and non-print means of communications. The plan will include employee education as well as provisions for employee input into and feedback concerning State employee health plans. It will also include guidelines for health plan communications with State employees. The strategic planning process will be ongoing and shall produce a plan covering at least the period of the duration of this Agreement. A surcharge may be added to the health plan premiums to maintain the employee education and communication program. The surcharge shall be one dollar ($1.00) per month, per employee, enrolled in a health plan, and may be adjusted based upon a review of reports of revenue and expenditures of the account maintained for such purposes, as recommended by the JHCC to the DAS Director. The surcharge shall be equally split between the Employer’s and the employee’s premium share (e.g., fifty cents ($.50) each). The funds shall be used to develop and implement communication programs for all employee health plans, mental health and substance abuse programs, and other State health programs as identified by the JHCC and to employ consultants as needed to assist the parties in health plan selection, rate negotiations or any other function determined appropriate. Monies unexpended or encumbered in one (1) fiscal year shall be carried forward and be available in subsequent fiscal years. The JHCC shall receive quarterly fund financial reports including revenue and expenditures.
Employee Education and Communication. A consultant shall be chosen in consultation with the communication subcommittee to assist in the communication of benefits information to State employees unless mutually agreed otherwise by the JHCC. The consultant will have expertise in communicating benefits information to large and diverse populations using multi- media approaches. Relevant public sector and/or labor union experience shall be given consideration in the consultant selection process. The Employer in conjunction with the consultant will work with the communication subcommittee to update a strategic plan for communicating benefits with State employees through the use of both print and non-print means of communications. The plan will include employee education as well as provisions for employee input into and feedback concerning State employee health plans. It will also include guidelines for health plan communications with State employees. The strategic planning process will be ongoing and shall produce a plan covering at least the period of the duration of this Agreement. A surcharge may be added to the health plan premiums to maintain the employee education and communication program. The surcharge shall be one dollar ($1) per month, per employee, enrolled in a health plan, and may be adjusted based upon a review of reports of revenue and expenditures of the account maintained for such purposes, as recommended by the JHCC to the DAS Director. The funds shall be used to develop and implement communication programs for all employee health plans, mental health and substance abuse programs, and other State health programs as identified by the JHCC and to employ consultants as needed to assist the parties in health plan selection, rate negotiations or any other function determined appropriate.
Employee Education and Communication. Over the life of this agreement, the State shall commit sufficient and substantial resources to develop and implement an employee education and communication program concerning the Ohio Med Plan, HMOs, Mental Health/Substance Abuse programs, and other state employee health programs and issues, as identified by the JHCC. A surcharge may be established and deposited in the health benefits fund to maintain the employee education and communication program. The amount shall not be greater than one dollar ($1) per month, per employee, enrolled in a health plan unless the JHCC, based upon a review of reports of revenue and expenditures of the employee education and communication account, recommends a higher amount to the DAS Director. A consultant shall be chosen in consultation with the JHCC, and shall work in consultation with the JHCC to develop and implement the program. The consultant shall have expertise in employee health education and communication. Relevant public sector and/or labor union experience shall be given major consideration in the consultant selection process. Program development shall include consideration of video, interactive television, and other non-print methods of communication. It shall also include revision and completion of the State of Ohio employee benefit handbook. The employee education and communication program shall also include review and recommendation regarding the integration of customer service functions of State Health Care providers. The program shall continue over the life of this agreement. All parties to this Agreement agree to use the resources available to them (including union newsletters, pay check inserts, etc.) to the best of their ability in order to communicate to employees the features of the Ohio Med Plan and the HMO's offered.
Employee Education and Communication. A consultant shall be chosen in consultation with the communication subcommittee to assist in the communication of benefits information to State employees. The consultant will have expertise in communicating benefits information to large and diverse populations using multi-media approaches. THE JOINT HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE WILL WORK WITH A BENEFITS CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN COMMUNICATING BENEFITS INFORMATION TO LARGE AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS USING MULTIPLE MEDIUM TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR COMMUNICATING BENEFITS INFORMATION WITH STATE EMPLOYEES. THE PLAN WILL INCLUDE EMPLOYE EDUCATION AS WELL AS PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEE INPUT INTO AND FEEDBACK CONCERNING STATE
