Regulations of the MSBA/MTS Group Insurance Plan shall be administered for the Plan.
a) Effective June 1, 2007, the Division will facilitate by deduction of premiums a compulsory extended health plan sponsored by MTS and underwritten by Manitoba Blue Cross. All premiums are the responsibility of the teacher.
b) Where a teacher provides evidence of coverage for Extended Health Benefits through a spousal plan, such member shall be eligible to opt out of this Plan, subject to the terms of this Plan.
a) The Division shall deduct from teachers’ salaries the full premium costs prescribed by the Plan and shall forward such premiums on a monthly basis to the Plan.
b) All teachers shall be enrolled in the Plan and shall participate in the Plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
c) Any teacher entering the Division’s employ shall be enrolled automatically in the Plan and shall have deducted monthly from his/her salary the amount of premiums specified by the Plan.
d) The Division’s responsibility with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be limited to the following:
i) deducting premiums from the teachers;
ii) enrolling newly hired teachers into the Plan;
iii) maintaining records of the teachers who are and are not insured, including maintaining files of application cards, late applicants, teachers whose coverage was rejected on last application, beneficiary designations, and teachers whose coverage has terminated on leaving the Division;
iv) completing a premium statement to accompany premium remittances;
v) distributing plan information to teachers from time to time;
vi) completing a Disability Notification Form and submitting it to the Plan after a teacher has been absent ten (10) consecutive teaching days and where the sickness or disability may result in the filing of a claim(s) or benefits;
vii) reporting to the Plan salary changes for teachers in receipt of benefits.
e) Save and except for the express responsibilities set out in d) of this article, the Association acknowledges and agrees that the Division neither has nor assumes any responsibility whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the Disability Benefits Plan.
f) The Association shall indemnify and save the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise of other responsibilities with respect to the Disability Benefits Plan.
The following shall be effective fall term 2010:
a) The Board shall deduct from teachers’ salaries the full premium costs prescribed by the Plan and shall forward such premiums on a monthly basis to the Plan.
b) All eligible teachers shall be enrolled in the Plan and shall participate in the Plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
c) Any teacher entering the Division’s employ shall be enrolled automatically in the Plan and shall have deducted monthly from his/her salary the amount of premiums specified by the Plan.
d) The Board’s responsibility with respect to the administration of this Plan shall be limited to the following:
i) Deducting premiums from the teachers;
ii) Enrolling newly hired eligible teachers in the Plan ;
iii) Completing a premium statement to accompany premium remittances;
iv) Distributing plan information to teachers from time to time;
v) Completing a Short Term Disability Notification Form and submitting it to the Plan when a teacher has been absent and where the sickness or disability may result in the filing of a claims or benefits, as per the requirements of the plan.
e) Save and except for the express responsibilities set out in d) of this article, the Association acknowledges and agrees that the Board neither has nor assumes any responsibility whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the Short Term Disability Plan.
f) The Association shall indemnify and save the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise of other responsibilities with respect to the Short Term Disability Plan.
g) The Association will continue to receive 5/12 of the EI Premium Reduction as a result of the Sick Leave Plan and the Short Term Disability Plan.