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4.1 Health Benefit Plan

  1. Health Contribution Amounts
    1. The State will continue to pay the following employer health contribution rates established on January 1, 2025. To be eligible for this contribution, an employee must positively enroll in a health plan administered or approved by CalPERS.
      1. The State shall pay up to $860 per month for coverage of an eligible employee (party code one).
      2. The State shall pay up to $1,666 per month for coverage of an eligible employee plus one dependent (party code two).
      3. The State shall pay up to $2,148 per month for coverage of an employee plus two or more dependents (party code three).
    2. The employer health benefits contribution for each employee shall be an amount equal to eighty-five (85) percent of the weighted average of the Basic health benefit plan premiums for a State active civil service employee enrolled for self-alone, during the benefit year to which the formula is applied, for the four Basic health benefit plans that had the largest State active civil service enrollment, excluding family members, during the previous benefit For each employee with enrolled family members, the employer shall contribute an additional eighty (80) percent of the weighted average of the additional premiums required for enrollment of those family members, during the benefit year to which the formula is applied, in the four Basic health benefit plans that had the largest State active civil service enrollment, excluding family members, during the previous benefit year.
    3. The parties agree to work cooperatively with CalPERS and the health plans to control premium increases.
  2. Dental Benefits Plans
    1. Contribution Amounts
      1. The State agrees to continue to pay the following contributions that went into effect January 1, 2025 for dental To be eligible for this contribution, an employee must positively enroll in a dental plan administered by the Department of Human Resources.
        1. The State shall pay up to $36.98 per month for coverage of an eligible employee.
        2. The State shall pay up to $64.58 per month for coverage of an eligible employee plus one dependent.
        3. The State shall pay up to $93.33 per month for coverage of an eligible employee plus two or more dependents.
      2. The employee will pay any premium amount for the dental plan in excess of the State’s contribution, except that the employee’s share of the cost shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total premium.
    2. Coverage During First 24 Months of Employment
      Employees appointed into State service who meet the above eligibility criteria, will not be eligible for enrollment in the State-sponsored indemnity or preferred provider option plan until they have completed twenty-four (24) months of employment without a permanent break in service, during the twenty-four (24) month qualifying period. However, if no alternative plan or prepaid plan is available within a fifty (50) mile radius of the employee’s residence, the employee will be allowed to enroll in the indemnity or preferred provider option plan.
  3. Vision Benefit Plan Program Description
    The employer agrees to provide a vision benefit to eligible employees and dependents. The vision benefit provided by the State shall have an employee co-payment of ten dollars ($10) for the comprehensive annual eye examination and twenty-five dollars ($25) for materials.