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Health Benefits

2007-2010

·       Health Spending Account for health and dental expenses not covered by the benefit plans specified of:

o       $500 per year per Resident Effective July 1, 2009

o       $400 per year per Resident Effective July 1, 2008

o       $330 per year per Resident Effective July 1, 2007

·       Addition of: The Authority shall cover (100) per cent of the cost incurred with providing benefits to Residents who are in need of assessment and/or treatment and require assistance on compassionate grounds.  Administration shall be through the Alberta Medical Association in conjunction with the Compassionate Expense Program.

2004-2007

·       The Authority shall provide a Health Spending Account $100 per year for each Resident. Effective January 1, 2006, the Health Spending Account will be $300 for each Resident.

·       The Authority shall pay to PARA 0.8 percent of the payroll applicable to Residents under this Agreement on a monthly basis. PARA shall apply such payment toward the purchase and administration of a Long Term Disability Plan for its members.

2002-2004

·       Addition of: The Authority shall provide a Health Spending Account $100 per year for each Resident, commencing no later than January 1, 2004. The Health Spending Account may be utilized by the Residents for the purposes of receiving reimbursement for health and dental expenses that are eligible medical expenses in accordance with the Income Tax Act and are not covered by the benefits plan.

1999-2002

·       Unchanged from previous Collective Agreement

1997-1999

·       The Authority shall pay (75) percent of the monthly premium for the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan for Residents and their dependents, excluding sponsored premiums.

·       The Authority shall pay (75) percent of the monthly premium for the Alberta Blue Cross for Residents and their dependents, excluding sponsored premiums.

·        The Authority shall provide a basic dental plan equivalent to the Basic Alberta Blue Cross Dental Plan for each participating Resident and their dependants and the Authority shall pay (75) percent of the monthly premiums of such plan. The dental plan shall consist of (80) percent basic coverage, (50) percent orthodontic coverage, and shall be available to each Resident and their dependants.

·       The Authority shall pay to PARA 0.353 percent of the payroll applicable to Residents under this Agreement on a monthly basis. PARA shall apply such payment toward the purchase of a Long Term Disability Plan for its members.

·        The above coverage shall note be interrupted when a Resident changes Authorities in the Province of Alberta.

1995-1997

                   ·       No Health Benefits article.