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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-Personnel . CIW OF SAN BERNARDOo - REQU~T FOR COUNCIL Ac-.J.ON From: Roger DeFratis Acting Personnel Personnel DirectorF:EC'D.-ADMIN.oJf1fl.bject: 1'07 ;'~"I _0 1'1 'I' '),~ l ~ .. . ;.J ..., 1".',',,- .J Resolution to amend agreement with Private Medical-Care, Inc., to extend term of agreement an adrtitional year effective January 1, 1988. Dept: Date: November 9, 1987 rrftY Synopsis of Previous Council action: The City previously entered into an agreement with Private Medical-Care Inc., on November I, 1981, to make available a Vision Care Plan to City employees. Recommended motion: Approve the resolution to extend the terms of agreement an additional year with Private Medical-Care Inc., effective January 1, 1988, with no change in rates. ~. <~4 Contact person: Rooer DeFrati s Phone: 5008 N/A Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: NIA Sou rce: Existinq Budqet-nFrSn_NL7' , Finance: ..!t..I#'JIT"d.cro....L.-__1 'Sf:..'r<..,.,)l<' €_'S' Council Notes: 75.0262 11-9-87 A!lenda Item No. /7 . clk OF SAN BERNARDt..Jo - REQUWT FOR COUNCIL AC~ON STAFF REPORT The vision care plan, made available in 1981, was originally implemented as an additional plan for employee purchase without City Contribution. Bargaining Units members may now use their Cafeteria amounts toward the cost of the vision plan. There are no increase in rates over last year. Employee Only Employee + 1 dependent Employee + 2 dependents or more $ 7.68 per month $10.65 per month $15.36 per month 11-9-87 75.0264 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11-9-87 I ...."".,.. '-' ,....-""" '-wi ) RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE MEDICAL- CARE, INC., EXTENDING THE TE~~ FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR EFFECT- IVE JANUARY 1, 1988. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San San Bernardino is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of said City an amendment to agreement with Private Medical Care, Inc., extending the term for an additional year, effective January 1, 19BB, relating to an Optical Plan for employees and dependents, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference as fully as though set forth at length. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the day of , 1987, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members NAYS: ABSENT: City Clerk c ......-" .....,.# The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11-9-87 day of , 1987. ---- Mayor of the City of San Bernardino as to form and legal content: . 8 ,..-" - , DENTAL HEALTH PLAN Affiliated with Delta Dental Pian AMENDMENT TO OPTICAL HEALTH CARE AGREEMENT (PREPAID) THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between PRIVATE MEDICAL-CARE, INC. and CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, PMI GROUP #9040, for the purpose of amending the original Prepaid Optical Health Care Agreement as follows: '1. The term of the Agreement as noted on page 1, number 1, shall be amended to read January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1988. 2. Group shall provide a list of eligible subscribers each month shall be amended to read commencing January 1, 1988 as noted on page 2, number 2. 3. The following new Coordination of Benefits language is hereby added to page 3 of the Agreement: 2.4 If an eligible person is entitled under a group insurance policy or any other group health benefits program (i ncludi ng another PMI program) to receive or be reimbursed for the cost of optical services which are also Benefits under this program, and if the other policy or program is "primary" under the rules described in Paragraph 2.4 (a) below, then the cost of opti ca 1 servi ces rendered by non-Primary Optometri sts under thi s program shall be reimbursed only to the extent that the optical services are Benefits and are not fully paid for or provided under the terms of the other policy or program. If this program is "primary" under those rules, Benefits sha 11 be provi ded as if the other pol i cy or program did not exi st and any payment received by a Dentist from other coverage shall be applied to any copayments due from an eligible person. a. If the other policy or program principally covers services or expenses other than optical care, this program shall be "primary." Otherwise, the determination of which policy or program is "primary" shall be governed by the following rules: 1) The policy or program covering the patient as other than a dependent shall be primary over the policy or program covering the patient as a dependent. 2) The policy or program covering a child as a dependent of a parent whose birthday occurs earlier in a calendar year shall be primary over the po 1 icy or program coveri ng a chi 1 d as a dependent of a parent whose birthday occurs later in a calendar year (except for a dependent child whose parents are separated or divorced as described in (3) below). 1-88.RE.189 5122 Katella Avenue, Suite 206. Los Alamiws. CA 90720 (213) 493-6661, (714) 978.6624 So, ~ 1-8O().32H529 No,Calilornia 1-8OQ.422-4234 Nationwide 1,800,821,2058 Blltl3l r .4 c . ,.--;, ~ ~ ........ 3) In the case of a dependent child whose parents are legally separated or divorced: a) If the parent with custody has not remarried, the policy or program covering the child as a dependent of the parent with custody shall be primary over the policy or program covering the child as a dependent of the parent without custody. b) If the parent with custody has remarried, the policy or program covering the child as a dependent of the parent with custody shall be primary over the policy or program covering the child as a dependent of the stepparent, and the policy or program covering the chil d as a dependent of the stepparent shall be primary over the pol icy or program covering the child as a dependent of the parent without custody. c) If there is a court decree that establishes financial responsibility for optical services which are Benefits under this program, then notwithstanding 3 (a) and 3 (b), the policy or program covering the child as a dependent of the parent wi th such fi nanci a 1 res pons ibil ity sha 11 be primary over any other policy or program covering the child. If the primary policy or program cannot be determined by the rules described in (1), (2) or (3), the policy or program which has covered the eligible person for the longer period of time shall be primary, with the following exception: A policy or program covering the eligible person as a laid-off or retired employee or the dependent of a laid-off or retired employee shall not be primary under this rule (4) over a policy or program covering the e 1 i gi b 1 e person as an employee or the dependent of an employee. However, if the provisions of the other policy or program do not include this exception, which results in neither program being primary, then this exception shall not apply. 4) b. An eligible person shall provide to PMI and PMI may release to or obtain from any insurance company or other organization, any information about the eligible person that is needed to administer this Paragraph 2.4. PMI shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether any reimbursement to an insurance company or other organization is warranted under thi s Paragraph 2.4, and any such reimbursement pa id shall be deemed to be Benefits under thi s Agreement. PMI shall have the right to recover from a dentist, eligible person, insurance company or other organization, as PMI chooses, the amount of any Benefits paid by PMI which exceed its obligations under the terms of this Paragraph 2.4. All other aspects of the Prepaid Optical Health Care Agreement currently in effect remain the same. 1-B8.RE.190 c f"",...... \....i ~'...... '-" , ,-" IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties have executed this Agreement and have affixed their signatures on the day of 198 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PMI GROUP #9040 By: Signature Date Print Name and Title P.O. Box 1318 Address San Bernardino CA 92402 City State Zi p 714{384-5002 Telephone Number Approved as to form and legal content: 1-88.RE.191 PRIVATE MEDICAL-CARE, INC. / By: 0fyrh,O, J"",t:fr~ Slgnature ' / -VvU-..p )) V ,)~,rlO~ Titl e /{r,"J () r\ 7 Date