Health Insurance & Benefits — Lucile Packard Children's Hospital RNs

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -21- after the thirty-one (31) day period, a statement of Physical Condition Form is required and must be approved by the insurance company. If approved, coverage begins on the date determined by the insurance company and appropriate payroll deductions will be made. 8.10 Supplemental Short Term Disability Insurance. Regular Nurses and eligible Relief Nurses as specified in Section 14 are eligible to purchase supplemental short term disability insurance within 31 days of hire. The short term disability plan pays sixty (60%) percent of the pre-disability base wage rate to a maximum weekly benefit of $1,846 less disability payments from any state- mandated disability plan and Social Security, less any other employment earnings. Effective January 1, 2023, the maximum weekly benefit shall be increased to $3,000, subject to the same terms and conditions as …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -19- time, provided that such changes shall not involve distinction based upon membership or non-membership in CRONA. This coverage is provided to all Nurses covered by this Agreement except that specific eligibility requirements for Relief Nurses are set forth in Section 14.12.6. b. For health plans currently in effect, increases in the employee’s contribution cannot be greater than the percentage increase in the premium of that plan. c. Unless precluded by law, the Employer shall provide at least one plan option for self, spouse/eligible domestic partner, children, and family coverage that includes a Health Savings Account (“HSA”) or other similar account that is owned by the enrolled Nurse and rolls over from year to year (the “HSA Plan”). The HSA Plan shall have no more than the minimum deductible(s) required by law. d. For all medical plans, cov …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -20- 2. Premiums for spouse/domestic partner coverage elected by the Nurse shall be paid through automatic paycheck deductions upon the employee’s written authorization. d. Detailed Information. Plan details shall be maintained in the Human Resources Department and made available to employees upon request. 8.3.3 Vision Care. The Employer shall provide a vision care plan. 8.4 Long Term Disability Insurance. All Regular Nurses are covered under the Employer’s Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that is provided to non-represented employees. Relief Nurses will be entitled to coverage as specified in Section 14. The Employer pays the full cost of providing long-term disability insurance for Regular Nurses. Coverage begins on the first day of the month. The plan pays fifty percent (50%) of the eligible Nurse’s monthly base wage (to a limit of Eight Thousa …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -110- have 80 paid hours each pay period and an Affected Nurse Coordinator with less than 1.0 FTE will have a pro rata amount of paid hours each pay period during the relevant period. 7. Benefits. Current Nurse Coordinators will maintain their current medical, dental, vision, and other annual benefits plans for the 2024 plan year (consistent with their benefit eligibility) until their benefits switch to the CRONA-represented benefits as set forth in this paragraph. The Employer will provide an open enrollment period for CRONA-represented benefits for Nurse Coordinators beginning on the Effective Date and lasting at least 31 days, during which the Nurse Coordinators will receive the same information and participate in open enrollment on the same terms as other CRONA-represented Nurses for 2024 benefits. The 2024 CRONA-represented benefits will then ta …

BENEFITS 8.1 Eligibility. All Nurses covered by this Agreement are eligible to participate in the benefit programs enumerated in this Section as the terms for the programs are set forth below, provided that the Nurse meets the eligibility requirements for each plan. The Employer may alter the criteria for eligibility provided that no Nurse who is eligible for a benefit upon the execution of this Agreement becomes ineligible because of the changes. Specific eligibility requirements for Relief Nurses are set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement. 8.2 Changes in Employer Provided Benefits. The Employer shall have the right to alter the benefits or carrier of any of the plans enumerated in this Section. Sixty (60) days prior to the implementation of any such changes the Employer shall notify CRONA of any such proposed changes and shall provide, in Excel or a similar electronic format, to CRO …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -49- 18.8.2 A Regular Nurse who is granted a leave of absence will be informed on the Leave of Absence Request and Authorization the dates of the Leave, benefit limitations, insurance procedures, and the requirements for and the conditions under which the Nurse may return to work. 18.8.3 At the discretion of the Nurse’s Manager it is not necessary for a Regular Nurse to completely exhaust PTO before a personal leave is granted. 18.9 A Regular Nurse shall not forfeit any accrued benefits during an authorized leave of absence, or accrue any benefits during such leave. A Regular Nurse’s Adjusted Hire Date will be changed for a leave of absence of more than six (6) months, except as provided in 18.10, below. 18.10 Subject to the terms and conditions established by the Employer’s insurance plans, Regular Nurses on authorized Medical leave of absence or St …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -22- New eligible Nurses are given the opportunity to enroll during orientation. A Regular Nurse electing not to participate at that time may enroll for coverage, to be effective the first day of any month, by submitting the application during the previous month. 8.13 Malpractice and General Liability Insurance. The Employer pays the total cost of a group General Liability insurance policy which automatically covers all Nurses who are acting within the scope of their professional duties. 8.14 Legal Care Plan. Eligible Nurses may purchase a legal care plan through appropriate payroll deduction. 8.15 Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account Programs. The Employer will provide the opportunity for Regular Nurses and “C” Relief Nurses to use pre-tax earnings for payment of health care premiums and to place pre-tax earnings into the following reimburse …

Any Patient Placement Nurse Specialist or Case Manager hired after the Effective Date shall accrue PTO solely in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. 6. Benefits. Current Patient Placement Nurse Specialists and Case Managers will maintain their current medical, dental, vision, and other annual benefits plans for the remainder of the 2022 benefits plan year. Beginning in the 2023 benefits plan year, Patient Placement Nurse Specialists and Case Managers will have the same annual benefits as other CRONA Nurses, pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement. Patient Placement Nurse Specialists and Case Managers will receive the same information and participate in open enrollment on the same terms as other CRONA-represented Nurses for 2023 benefits. 7. Educational Assistance. As of the Effective Date, Section 13, Educational Assistance and Professional Enrichment will apply to all Patient Pla …