Agmt 1995 Alameda County Fire District ACFD

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• • SECTION 13. HEALTH AND DENTAL PLANS (Contd.) 2. DENTAL PLAN PREMIUM PAYMENT ON FINAL PAYCHECK BEFORE AUTHORIZED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY OR EMPLOYEE SEPARATION: Effective for the term of this Memorandum of Understanding, the Department shall make a dental plan premium payment on a final paycheck before an authorized leave without pay or an employee separation, provided that an employee is on paid status at least one-half of the scheduled hours for the employee's classification in the employee's last biweekly pay period. Therefore, an employee working in a classification normally subject to an 80 -hour • biweekly pay period must have been in paid status at least 40 hours in the last biweekly pay period. 3. EFFECT OF AUTHORIZED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY: Employees who are • granted leave of absence without pay, whose dental plan coverage has lapsed for a period of three months or less, and who return to work on paid status of at least 50%% time or more per pay period, shall retain dental plan eligibility as further provided: a. Full -time employees who were absent on authorized leave without pay, and whose dental plan coverage lapsed for a duration of 4 months or Less, will be re- enrolled in the dental plan as a continuing member with respect to the application of deductibles, maximums and waiting • periods. Coverage will begin on the first of the month following the employee's return to work on paid status of at least 507< time or more. b. Those whose dental plan coverage lapsed for a duration greater than four mouths will be re- enrolled in the same manner as is allowed for new hires with respect to the application of deductibles, maximums and waiting periods. Coverage will begin on the first of the month following the employee's return to work on a paid status of at least 50% time or more. 4. 30 -DAY RE- ENROLLMENT: For employees who are enrolled in the Spousal plan, an employee whose spouse's dental plan coverage is no longer available, may, within thirty calendar days of such loss of coverage, enroll in a County/Department indemnity plan as a new member. 5. OPEN ENROLLMENT: Eligible employees may choose from among these options during a special Open Enrollment period in the Fall of 1995 and annually thereafter. Premiums of all Department dental options will be paid according to dependent status (single, two - party, or family). C. HEALTH AND DENTAL COVERAGE - 1994: The County/Department and Union agree that this Memorandum of Understanding shall be reopened at the County/Department's request to meet and confer to discuss and mutually agree upon possible changes related to the health and dental plans, benefits and contribution rates for dental coverage effective on or after January 16, 1995 and for health coverage effective on or after February ]., 1995. • - • 184 FIRE -18