a) Commencing January 1, 2000, the Division shall administer The Manitoba Teachers' Society Extended Health Benefit Plan underwritten by Manitoba Blue Cross in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Plan and subject to the provisions of the Collateral Agreement concerning The Manitoba Teachers' Society Extended Health Plan, attached hereto as Appendix A, entered into between the Division and the Association.
b) All Teachers covered by this Agreement that are eligible under the terms of the Extended Health Plan shall be required to participate in this Plan except for those covered by Article 20.02 c) of this Agreement.
c) Any teacher covered by this Collective Agreement who provides evidence of coverage for Extended Health Benefits through a spousal plan shall be eligible to opt out of this Plan and be remunerated in accordance with the salary schedule in Article 9 of this Collective Agreement. Such option shall be exercised within sixty (60) days of receiving coverage through a spousal plan by providing written proof of such coverage to the Division in the form of a letter from the non-member spouse's employer. Any teacher who exercises this option shall only be able to re-enroll in the Plan by providing evidence that spousal plan coverage has lapsed. The decision to re-enroll in the Plan shall be made within sixty (60) days of the loss of spousal plan coverage.
d) Commencing January 1, 2000, the salary of each employee will be reduced by an amount equivalent to the cost of annual premiums for the Extended Health Plan.
e) Extended Health Plan costs shall be paid by the Division in accordance with the Collateral Manitoba Teachers' Society Health Plan Agreement.