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Volume 49, No. 10

B.C. Reg. 143/2006

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

May 23, 2006

B.C. Reg. 143/2006, deposited May 18, 2006, pursuant to the PUBLIC SERVICE BENEFIT PLAN ACT [Section 7]. Order in Council 352/2006, approved and ordered May 17, 2006.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

(

a) the Extended Health Care and Dental Plans Regulation, B.C. Reg. 403/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 1,

(

b) the Group Life Insurance Regulation (No. 1), B.C. Reg. 408/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2, and

(

c) the Long Term Disability Plan Regulation, B.C. Reg. 409/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 3.

— I. CHONG, Minister of Community Services and Minister Responsible for Seniors' and Women's Issues; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

APPENDIX 1

Section 2 of the Extended Health Care and Dental Plans Regulation, B.C. Reg. 403/97, is amended

(

a) by repealing paragraphs (c), (jj), (mm), (pp) and (uu),

(

b) by repealing paragraphs (

b) and (

g) and substituting the following:

(

b) eligible bargaining unit employees of the British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.;

(

g) eligible employees of the British Columbia Innovation Council;

, and

(

c) by adding the following paragraph:

(iii) eligible employees of Deas Pacific Marine Corporation.

Section 3 (1) is amended by striking out "$50 000 per eligible employee" and substituting "$100 000 per eligible employee".

APPENDIX 2

Section 2 of the Group Life Insurance Regulation (No. 1), B.C. Reg. 408/97, is amended

(

a) by repealing paragraphs (f), (g), (vv), (ww), (zz), (aaa), (fff), (ggg), (nnn) and (ooo), and

(

b) by repealing paragraphs (e), (

l) and (

v) and substituting the following:

(

e) eligible employees of Deas Pacific Marine Corporation;

(

l) eligible employees of the British Columbia Innovation Council;

(

v) eligible employees of the British Columbia Utilities Commission; .

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) of the table by adding the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

June 1, 2005

Nil

$6.40

, and

(

b) in paragraph (

c) of the table by adding the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

June 1, 2005

16¢

$6.40

Section 4 is amended

(

a) by striking out "(g)", "(aaa), (ggg)" and "(ooo)", and

(

b) in paragraphs (a) (ii), (

b) and (

c) of the table by adding the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

September 1, 2005 — $80 000

16¢

$12.80

Section 5 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out "(f)", "(vv), (zz)", "(fff)" and "(nnn)",

(

b) in paragraphs (a) (

i) and (ii) of the table by striking out the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

April 1, 2004 — $65 000

17¢

$11.05

(

c) in paragraphs (a) (ii) and (b) (ii) of the table by adding the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

June 1, 2005 — $80 000

16¢

$12.80

, and

(

d) in paragraph (b) (

i) of the table by striking out "9¢" under the heading "Employee" and substituting "19¢".

Section 5.1 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (a) (ii) of the table by adding the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

June 1, 2005 — $65 000

16¢

$10.40

(

b) by renumbering paragraph (

b) of the table as paragraph (b) (i),

(

c) in paragraph (b) (

i) by striking out the following items as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

April 1, 2000 — $65 000

21¢

$13.65

April 1, 2004 — $65 000

17¢

$11.05

, and

(

d) by adding the following subparagraph at the end of the table, with the items as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

(b)

(ii) Other employees/appointees effective January 1, 1998:

An amount equal to three times the annual salary rounded to the next higher multiple of $1 000, with a minimum employer paid coverage as follows:

for each $1 000 of coverage exceeding the employer paid minimum:

for each participating member:

April 1, 2000 — $65 000

$13.65

April 1, 2004 — $65 000

17¢

$11.05

June 1, 2005 — $65 000

16¢

$10.40

Section 5.2 (a) (ii) of the table is amended

(

a) by striking out the following item as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

April 1, 2001 — $70 000

17¢

$11.90

, and

(

b) by adding the following items as indicated:

Coverage

Monthly Premium

Employee

Employer

April 1, 2000 — $70 000

17¢

$11.90

April 1, 2002 — $80 000

17¢

$13.60

June 1, 2005 — $80 000

16¢

$12.80

Section 8 is amended

(

a) by striking out "$8 000" and substituting "$10 000", and

(

b) by striking out "$4 000" and substituting "$5 000".

APPENDIX 3

Section 1.2 (c) (

i) of the Long Term Disability Plan Regulation, B.C. Reg. 409/97, is repealed.

Section 2.1 (

a) is amended by striking out "Plan Type A, B, F or G" and substituting "Plan Type A or B".

Section 2.2 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (a.1) (ii) by striking out "Plan Type E & G" and substituting "Plan Type E" and by striking out "Plan Type F and H" and substituting "Plan Type H",

(

b) in paragraph (

c) by striking out "(age 60 for firefighters and correctional centre employees)," and substituting "(age 60 for firefighters, correctional centre employees and special constables of the Legislative Assembly),", and

(

c) in paragraph (

d) by striking out "six (6) months following cessation of benefits." and substituting "nine (9) months following cessation of benefits. A temporary assignment or auxiliary appointment will not disqualify an employee from the 9 month access period."

Section 2.3 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out "Plan Type A, B, F or G

— "total disability", as used in this Plan, means the complete inability, because of an accident or illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of his/her own occupation for the first two years of disability (25 months for Plan Types A and B)" and substituting "Plan Type A or B

— "total disability", as used in this Plan, means the complete inability, because of an accident or illness, of a covered employee to perform all the duties of his/her own occupation for the first 25 months of disability",

(

b) in paragraph (e) (

i) by striking out "Plan Type A, B, F, G, H or I" and substituting "Plan Type A, B, H or I", and

(

c) in paragraph (e) (ii) by striking out "Plan Type D or E" and substituting "Plan Type E or J".

Section 2.4 (

e) is amended by striking out "Plan Type D, E, F or G" and substituting "Plan Type D or E".

Section 2.6 (

f) is amended by striking out "Plan Type A, B, F, G, H, I or J" and substituting "Plan Type A, B, H, I or J".

Section 2.7 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

(

d) Limitation of benefits for successive disabilities in (

b) and (

c) above must be determined within one year from the date of absence due to successive disabilities.

Section 2.8 (a) (

i) is amended by striking out "(60 th birthday for firefighters and correctional centre employees);" and substituting "(60 th birthday for firefighters, correctional centre employees and special constables of the Legislative Assembly);".

Section 2.13 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

b) by striking out "Plan Type A, B, F, G, H, I or J:" and substituting "Plan Type A, B, H, I or J:", and

(

b) by repealing paragraph (

f) and substituting the following:

(

f) For employees covered by Plan Type A, B, H, I or J

— LTD benefits received will be reduced by the same amount of any benefits received for the same period under the

Employment and Assistance Act or the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act , except where the benefits received for that period under those Acts are repaid to the government. Where the employee has been deemed eligible for benefits, under one or both of those Acts, which exceed the LTD benefits level, LTD benefits will not be subject to reduction for that additional amount.

Section 2.20 (

b) is amended by striking out "(PSERC 7 form)." and substituting "(BCPSA 7 form)."

Section A of

Schedule A is amended

(

a) by repealing paragraphs (

f) and (

g) and substituting the following:

(

f) all eligible regular officers and employees of the British Columbia Innovation Council;

(

g) all eligible regular employees of the Judicial Development Commission appointed under the Justice Administration Act ; , and

(

b) by repealing paragraphs (ll), (mm), (oo) and (ss).

Section B of

Schedule A is amended by repealing paragraphs (w), (

y) and (aa).

Schedule A is amended by repealing sections F and G.

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