Common use of Group Programs Clause in Contracts

Group Programs. The Employer agrees to pay the percentage of the premiums indicated for the following group benefits. There will be no changes to the levels of coverage in the group programs without the agreement of the Union. This includes the extended health care plan, the medical services plan, the dental plan, the orthodontic plan, the group life insurance and the accidental death and dismemberment plan. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this clause obligates the Employer to maintain benefits provided under MSP that the government of British Columbia has changed. The listed paramedical practitioners are restored and leveled to a maximum of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per year, per insured person, for each category of practitioner. (a) Extended health care plan – one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium. Vision care benefits, including eye examinations, will be seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per twenty-four (24) month period per employee and five hundred dollars ($500.00) per twenty-four (24) month period per family member. Vision care benefit entitlements may be banked to a maximum amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) to fund laser eye surgery. (b) Medical Services Plan – one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium. (c) Dental care benefits plan (one hundred percent [100%] of coverage of basic dental services and one hundred percent [100%] of the major dental services) - one hundred percent (100%) of monthly premium. Orthodontic coverage shall be provided to employees and dependents at fifty percent (50%) coverage to a lifetime maximum of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per employee or dependent. Hearing Aid coverage shall be provided to employees to a maximum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) every five calendar (5) years. Orthotics coverage shall be provided to employees to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar year.

Group Programs. The Employer agrees to pay the percentage of the premiums indicated for the following group benefits. There will be no changes to the levels of coverage in the group programs Group Programs without the agreement of the Union. This includes the extended health care planExtended Health Care Plan, the medical services planMedical Services Plan, the dental planDental Plan, the orthodontic planOrthodontic Plan, the group life insurance Group Life Insurance and the accidental death Accidental Death and dismemberment planDismemberment Plan. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this clause Clause obligates the Employer to maintain benefits provided under MSP that the government Government of British Columbia has changed. The listed paramedical practitioners Paramedical Practitioners are restored and leveled to a maximum of seven five hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00500.00) per year, per insured person, for each category of practitionerPractitioner. (a) Extended health care plan Health Care Plan – one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium. Effective January 1, 1999 - Vision care benefits, including eye examinations, will be seven Care benefits – increases from one hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00150.00) per twenty-four (24) month period per employee and five to two hundred fifty dollars ($500.00250.00) per twenty-four (24) month period per family member. Vision care benefit entitlements may be banked to a maximum amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) to fund laser eye surgery. (b) Medical Services Plan – one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium. (c) Effective January 1, 2000 - Dental care benefits plan Coverage - increase fifty percent (50%) of major dental services to one hundred percent (100%) of major dental services. Dental Care Benefits Plan (one hundred percent [100%] of coverage of basic dental services and one hundred percent [100%] of the major dental services) - one hundred percent (100%) of monthly premium. Orthodontic coverage shall be provided to employees Employees and dependents dependants at fifty percent (50%) coverage to a lifetime maximum of three one thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.001,500.00) per employee Employee or dependent. Hearing Aid coverage shall be provided to employees to a maximum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) every five calendar (5) years. Orthotics coverage shall be provided to employees to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar yeardependant.