Agmt 1995 Alameda County Fire District ACFD

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• • SECTION 13. HEALTH AND DENTAL PLANS (Contd.) Coverage will begin on the first of the month following the month in which re- employment was effective. Under no circumstances will coverage be allowed retroactively. Those whose health plan coverage was allowed to lapse for a duration greater than three months will be able to re- enroll within thirty calendar days of the date they return to work in the same manner as is allowed for new hires; however, employees re- enrolling in Blue Cross will be subject to medical review - to determine evidence of good health and effective date of coverage will be determined by Blue Cross after all medical information is received and reviewed. Such employees will be subject to new deductibles, maximums, and waiting periods. 7. 30 -DAY RE- ENROLLMENT: For employees who are enrolled in the Spousal plan, an employee whose spouse's health plan coverage is no longer available, may, within thirty calendar days of such loss of coverage, enroll in one of the County/Department's Blue Cross Health Plans. 8. OPEN ENROLLMENT: Eligible employees may choose from among Kaiser, Health Net, and the Blue Cross options dining a special Open Enrollment • period in the Fall of 1995 and annually thereafter. 9. PERS.HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM - Instead of the foregoing options provided under subsection 13.A.1.a. of this Section, the represented employees may choose to participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System's (PERS) Health Benefits Program. Employees not currently enrolled in the PERS Health Benefits Program may select this option as soon as possible following approval by the Public Employees' Retirement System. Once an employee participates in the PERS Health Benefits Program, he or she may not return to the County Health Benefits Program. a. The parties to this agreement understand that any employee who chooses to participate must abide by the eligibility requirements and deadlines as set forth in the PERS guidelines for participation in their Health Benefits Program. h. For Active Employees: The Department shall contribute up to a maximum as established by the Public Employee Retirement System's Kaiser North single -party premium with respect to enrollment of an employee only; up to Kaiser North two -party premium with respect to enrollment for an employee and one dependent: and up to Kaiser North three -party (family) premium with respect to enrollment for an employee and two or more dependents for the benefit coverage offered by PERS. c. For Retirees: Department employees who have already retired or who thereafter retire, under the Public Employees' Retirement. System and PERS' Irealth Benefits Program, will be entitled to a Department contribution for retirees up to a maximum of $171.S1 per month for the 1994 -95 fiscal year. In no event shall the Fire Department's -- 182 • FIRE - 16 •