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Volume 45, No. 19

B.C. Reg. 276/2002

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

October 22, 2002

B.C. Reg. 276/2002, deposited October 11, 2002, pursuant to the PUBLIC SERVICE BENEFIT PLAN ACT [Sections 3, 7 and 17]. Order in Council 910/2002, approved and ordered October 11, 2002.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that Pensioner Group Benefit Funding Regulation, B.C. Reg. 141/95, is amended

(

a) effective on the date of deposit, as set out in sections 1 (a), (

c) and (d), 2 and 3 (

b) to (d), (

f) and (

h) to (

j) of the attached Schedule,

(

b) effective January 1, 2003, as set out in sections 1 (

b) and 3 (

a) and (

e) of the attached Schedule, and

(

c) effective November 1, 2002, as set out in

section 3 (

g) of the attached Schedule. — S. SANTORI, Minister of Management Services; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

section 1 of the Pensioner Group Benefit Funding Regulation, B.C. Reg. 141/95, is amended

(

a) by adding the following

definitions:

"College Pension Plan" means the College Pension Plan continued under the

Public Sector Pension Plans Act ;

"Municipal Pension Plan" means the Municipal Pension Plan continued under the

Public Sector Pension Plans Act ;

"Public Service Pension Plan" means the Public Service Pension Plan continued under the

Public Sector Pension Plans Act ;

"Teachers' Pension Plan" means the Teachers' Pension Plan continued under the

Public Sector Pension Plans Act ; ,

(

b) by repealing the definition of "Dental Plan" and substituting the following:

"Dental Plan" means

(

a) for a retired member of the College Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan or Teachers' Pension Plan, coverage under Dental Plan Contract Index 7901 Pool 575 carried by Pacific Blue Cross, or

(

b) for a retired member of the Public Service Pension Plan, coverage under Dental Plan Contract Index 7912 Pool 598 carried by Pacific Blue Cross; ,

(

c) in paragraph (

a) of the definition of "member" by striking out

" Pension (Public Service) Act " and substituting "Public Service Pension Plan", and

(

d) in paragraphs (a.1) and (

d) of the definition of "member" by striking out

" Pension (Public Service) Act , Pension (Municipal) Act , Pension (College) Act or

Pension (Teachers) Act " and substituting "Public Service Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan, College Pension Plan or Teachers' Pension Plan".

2 Sections 1 and 2 are amended by striking out "superannuation allowance" wherever it appears and substituting "pension".

section 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) (

a) and (

b) and substituting the following:

(

a) for Medical Services Plan coverage,

(

i) if the pensionable service of the member is less than 24 months, 100% of the premium,

(ii) if the pensionable service of the member is 24 or more months and less than 48 months, 100% of the premium less

(A) $7.20 a month for a single member,

(B) $12.80 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(C) $14.40 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children,

(iii) if the pensionable service of the member is 48 or more months and less than 72 months, 100% of the premium less

(A) $14.40 a month for a single member,

(B) $25.60 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(C) $28.80 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children,

(iv) if the pensionable service of the member is 72 or more months and less than 96 months, 100% of the premium less

(A) $21.60 a month for a single member,

(B) $38.40 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(C) $43.20 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children,

(

v) if the pensionable service of the member is 96 or more months and less than 120 months, 100% of the premium less

(A) $28.80 a month for a single member,

(B) $51.20 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(C) $57.60 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children, or

(vi) if the pensionable service of the member is 120 or more months, 100% of the premium less

(A) $36 a month for a single member,

(B) $64 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(C) $72 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children;

(

b) despite paragraph (a), for Medical Services Plan coverage

(

i) if the member receives a pension on or before December 31, 1998, or

(ii) if the member terminates employment on or before December 31, 1998 and receives a pension after December 31, 1998,

100% of the premium less

(iii) $36 a month for a single member,

(iv) $64 a month for a member and spouse or a member and one child, or

(v) $72 a month for a member, spouse and one or more children or a member and 2 or more children; ,

(

b) in subsections (1) (c) (

i) and (f) (i), (2) (c) (

i) and (d) (

i) and (3) (a) (i), (c) (

i) and (d) (

i) by striking out "24 months or less," and substituting "less than 24 months,",

(

c) in subsections (1) (c) (ii) and (f) (ii), (2) (c) (ii) and (d) (ii) and (3) (a) (ii), (c) (ii) and (d) (ii) by striking out "more than 24 months" and substituting "24 or more months",

(

d) by repealing subsection (1) (

d) and substituting the following:

(

d) despite paragraph (c), for Extended Health Care Plan coverage, 0% of the premium

(

i) if the member receives a pension on or before December 31, 1998, or

(ii) if the member terminates employment on or before December 31, 1998 and receives a pension after December 31, 1998; ,

(

e) by repealing subsection (1) (

e) and substituting the following:

(

e) for Dental Plan coverage, 100% of the premium; ,

(

f) in subsection (1) (

f) and (

g) by striking out "the allowance" and substituting "the pension",

(

g) by repealing subsection (2) (

a) and (

b) and substituting the following:

(

a) for Medical Services Plan coverage,

(i) 100% of the premium if the pensionable service of the member is less than 24 months,

(ii) 75% of the premium if the pensionable service of the member is 24 or more months and less than 60 months, or

(iii) 50% of the premium if the pensionable service of the member is 60 or more months; ,

(

h) in subsection (4) (c) (

i) and (d) (

i) by striking out "20 months or less," and substituting "less than 20 months,",

(

i) in subsection (4) (c) (ii) and (d) (ii) by striking out "more than 20 months" and substituting "20 or more months", and

(

j) in subsections (5) and (6) by striking out "Acts" and substituting "plans".

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