Vote: approved

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42. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES FOR FY 2019-20 Approve the Maricopa County Benefits Plan (Eighth Amendment and Restatement) document effective October 1, 2018, attached as Exhibit A. Approve the Maricopa County Benefits Plan (Ninth Amendment and Restatement) document effective July 1, 2019, attached as Exhibit B. The plan document governs how employee health and welfare benefits (such as medical, prescription, behavioral health, etc.) are administered. These documents supersede all previous plan documents. New or amended features are shown redlined with tracked changes attached for convenience as Exhibits C and D. The following is a summary of the substantive changes: Eighth Amendment – Effective October 1, 2018 • Dependent will not be added to coverage until satisfactory verification has been submitted and approved. Satisfactory verification must be submitted by no later than sixty (60) calendar days from the Change in Status. Appeal language added. See Exhibits A and C, Section 4.12(d). Ninth Amendment - Effective July 1, 2019 • Require submission of required documentation to satisfy a Dependent Audit within 45 calendar days of the date of Change in Status. See Exhibits B and D, Section 4.12(d). • If the employee fails to enroll within the thirty (30) calendar days following his Benefits Eligible Date, the Employee will be treated as having not elected to participate in this Plan. See Exhibits B and D, Section 5.4. The Maricopa County Benefits Plan document governs basic issues of plan eligibility, participation (enrollment), coverage, payroll withholding, and funding accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. The document does not define specific benefit programs, which are adopted by the Board of Supervisors in separate actions. (C-31-19-015-2-00)

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