16.1
Regular Employees Assigned to Work Eighty (80) Hours Per Pay Period:
The County pays eighty-five percent (85%) of the total premium for Kaiser HMO, Blue Shield HMO or Kaiser High Deductible Health plans (employees pay fifteen percent (15%) of the total premium).
The County pays seventy-five (75%) of the total premium for Blue Shield PPO plan (employees pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the total premium.
16.2
Regular Employees Assigned to Work Less Than Eighty (80) Hours Per Pay Period:
For County employees occupying permanent part-time positions, who work a minimum of forty (40), but less than sixty (60) hours in a biweekly pay period, the County will pay one‑half (1/2) of the County contribution to hospital and medical care premiums described above. Employees will pay the remainder of the total premium.
For County employees occupying permanent part-time positions who work a minimum of sixty (60), but less than eighty (80) hours in a biweekly pay period, or qualify for health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the County will pay eighty-five percent (85%) of the Kaiser High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) or three-fourths (3/4) of the County contribution to the hospital and medical care premiums described above. Employees will pay the remaining 15% or 25%, as applicable, of the total premium.