Retirement & Pension — Stanford Health Care RNs

12.1 Employer Retirement Plan. 12.1.1 Retirement Plan. The Employer's Retirement Plan for eligible Nurses covered by this Agreement is described herein. It is understood that the description does not purport to recite completely the coverage, eligibility requirements, carrier or other details. In the event the Employer makes changes which include improvements for unrepresented employees in the Employer’s Retirement Plan which is common to both the CRONA unit and such unrepresented employees, CRONA will be offered the opportunity to accept those changes; provided that CRONA’s acceptance is given in writing and is based on the changes in their entirety. 12.1.2 The Employer will make regular deposits as set forth in 12.1.3.b with the Section 403(b) custodian. The Employer will make regular deposits as soon as practicable after payday, but within no more than seven (7) days, except in circum …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -31- (3) Effective January 1, 2017, the Employer will match the voluntary contribution of a Regular Nurse with between five (5) and ten (10) years of retirement eligible service up to five percent (5%) of pension- eligible earnings, and the Employer will match the voluntary contribution of a Regular Nurse with ten (10) or more years of retirement eligible service up to seven percent (7%) of pension-eligible earnings. (4) Effective the first pay period of 2022 (pay period beginning 12/26/2021), the Employer will match the voluntary contribution of a Regular Nurse with fewer than five (5) years of retirement eligible service up to five percent (5%) of pension-eligible earnings, the Employer will match the voluntary contribution of a Regular Nurse with between five (5) and ten (10) years of retirement eligible service up to six percent (6%) of pension-el …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -19- 9.2 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 CRONA relevant information that is not confidential or privileged upon which the Employer has based its decision to make the proposed changes. Upon CRONA’s request, the Employer shall meet with CRONA to review the proposed changes in an attempt to reach mutual agreement regarding modifications. If mutual agreement is not reached, the Employer shall maintain substantially equivalent benefits and plans as enumerated hereunder during the term of this Agreement. In the event the Employer makes changes which inc …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -53- 19.10 Subject to the terms and conditions established by the Employer’s insurance plans, Regular Nurses on authorized Medical leave of absence or on State and Federal Family and Medical leaves of absence and who have Employer-paid premiums under the Employer’s Group Medical, Dental, and Basic Life Insurance, described in Section 9, will continue to have such group coverage premiums paid by the Employer if they continue to pay employee contributions. Regular Nurses on any other authorized leave do not receive Employer contributions but may pay the entire required premium for continuous group coverage for themselves, their spouse/domestic partner and dependents. The Regular Nurse may arrange for continued coverage by making monthly premium payments through the Benefits Office, subject to the terms and conditions established by the Employer’s insura …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -20- d. For all medical plans, coverage shall remain in effect until the last day of the month in which employment terminates or in which the employee is no longer eligible for coverage. e. Hospitalization: Hospital charges (excluding physician charges) for employees covered by the PPO will be waived if a plan participant is hospitalized at SHC and/or LPCH. Hospitalization includes same day surgery and ATU. This does not include charges when the plan participant is not hospitalized, e.g., outpatient charges for MRI. 9.3.2 Dental Plan. Eligible Nurses and their dependents will be covered by a dental plan in accordance with the following. When both parents are employed by Stanford Health Care, dependent children may be covered under each parent’s dental plan. a. Limits. (1) Orthodontic services are provided only to eligible dependent children and limite …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -71- each area and shift. The Hospital shall notify CRONA of the identities of all the WAVWG members no less than once a year and, in the interim, shall inform CRONA of any changes to the membership. 33.2 Staffing Ratios. The Hospital shall meet or exceed state-required patient staffing ratios in every applicable unit or area of practice at all times, including during meal periods and rest breaks, as provided by applicable law. As provided by law, additional staff in excess of these prescribed ratios shall be assigned in accordance with the patient classification system for determining nursing care requirements, considering factors that include the severity of the illness, the need for specialized equipment and technology, the complexity of clinical judgment needed to design, implement and evaluate the patient care plan, the ability for self-care, and …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -21- The plan pays fifty percent (50%) of the eligible Nurse’s monthly base wage (to a limit of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000)), reduced by other available income benefits, commencing at the end of a six (6) month qualifying period of continuous disability. Benefit payments continue for the duration of total disability to age 65. 9.5 Basic Life Insurance. The Employer pays the total premium cost to provide all Regular Nurses and eligible Relief Nurses as specified in Section 15 with one (1) times annual salary to a maximum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) of Group Life Insurance. If the Nurse enrolls at the time of hire or when newly eligible, coverage becomes effective on the first (1st) day of the month following that date. 9.6 Retiree Medical Insurance. Benefit eligible Nurses will be able to participate in the Employer’s Retiree Medical Pla …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -22- the supplemental short term disability plan will increase from $0.410 per $10 weekly benefit to $0.416 per $10 weekly benefit for the rest of the 2024 plan year. Premiums may change for subsequent plan years based on insurance company renewal. The pre-existing condition exclusion clause will continue to apply to claims for which the date of disability is on or before May 31, 2024. No pre-existing condition exclusion will apply to any claims with a disability start date on or after June 1, 2024. Claims will be approved by the insurance provider subject to the terms of the policy and applicable law. 9.11 Supplemental Group Life Insurance. Eligible Regular Nurses and eligible Relief Nurses may purchase Supplemental Group Life Insurance in accordance with the applicable plan provisions contained in the Staff Benefits Handbook and/or on file in the Be …