Teacher Contract - Coventry Public Schools

. The specific benefits of any new carrier will be at least equal in composition to
the benefits that are currently provided by the District to all bargaining unit members.
c. The extent of the choice of participating health providers, including physicians,
under any new plan shall not be substantially less than the choices available to bargaining unit
members under the plan(s) in effect at the time of any change.
d. Consultation will take place with the Alliance to verify that the terms of this
Agreement would be fulfilled, with initial consultation occurring upon the determination by the
Administration that an alternate plan is to be considered.
e. In the event that the Alliance believes the District’s determination to change to a
specific carrier will result in a violation of the intent of this Agreement, the parties agree that
they will participate in expedited arbitration to prospectively litigate the issues as follows:
1. After all efforts to resolve any differences have been completed, the Alliance
must notify the School District, not later than thirty (30) days following the District’s
determination to change the health carrier, of its intent to arbitrate such differences in accordance
with the expedited arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
2. The arbitrator selected shall have expertise in health care issues and must render a
decision within thirty (30) days of the close of any expedited hearing.
The health plan provided shall include individual or family membership, payment of
which shall be borne as otherwise provided in this contract, and shall provide that unmarried
dependents students remain covered on all family plans through the end of the calendar year
following their 26 th birthday. Probationary teachers are to be included, commencing with the
month following the date of hire.
Teachers shall have the option to choose their own medical/dental coverage carrier
(Indemnity Plan, HMO Plan, or Preferred Provider Plan) provided they change carriers during
open enrollment periods. The District will pay for that portion of expense to up the rate they
would have to pay for the present carrier currently in place.
Whenever the term carrier is used in this Agreement, it shall include any insurer, provider
or health care entity contracted by the School District to provide health benefits to employees.
All benefits granted herein shall be in accordance with the provisions as stipulated by the carrier.
ADDENDUM B
Insurance Coverage for Retirees
The inclusion of Dental Benefit Within
The Health Benefit Provision of Contract (See Appendix E5)
1. For the purpose of this Addendum agreement only, Health Coverage shall be defined as
Health and Dental insurance.
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