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reason. To be eligible for full payment, an employee shall be required to be certified for the period between Decernber 15 and December 14, each year of this Agreement. 19.2 Employees shall be permitted to drop their paramedic certification after fifteen (15) years of continuous service in order of seniority down. Employees that drop their Paramedic certification must maintain their EMT certification. Employees shall be permitted to drop their paramedic certification providing the total number of remaining paramedics does not fall below thirty-three (33). Shauld manning increase, the total minimum number of paramedics required would increase by one (1) for every three (3) additional hires. ARTICLE XX HEALTH BENEFITS 20.1 Effective January 1, 2008, the Employer sha11 provide either individual or family medical insurance coverage at the employee's option for each full-time employee pursuant to Appendix A. The insurance coverage in effect in 2006 shall continue through 2007. 20.2 Effective January l, 2008 and through the duration of this agreement, employee(s) participating within either an individual or family plan shall cantribute an amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the plan premium or expected costs of such medical and vision plan and the Employer shall contribute ninety (90%) percent of such costs. The employee contribution shall be withheld via payroll deduction not later than the first pay period each month. 20.3 The City will offer a PPO plan that provides for annual deductibles, co-pays and co- insurance as set forth in the attached Plan design for 2008, providing said plan contains deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance benefits that are no less than those contained in Appendix A. 20.4 Employees shall participate in the AFSCME Benefit Plan at the present level of benefits. 1. Vision - Option Plan #1 (vision plan which was in effect August 1, 1994) Vision - Option Plan #2 (vision plan sunilar to that offered through Union Eye Care) 20.5 Expected cost of premium is defined as the cost of all medical, hospital, prescription drug and related fees including, but not limited to, administration fees. 20.6 The Employer reserves the right to establish plans, enrollment periods and regulations. 20.7 All changes affecting the plan, providers' enrollment periods, and regulations shall be considered and subject to recommendation by the healthcare committee in accordance with Sectian 20.10. 20.8 All employees shall receive twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars in group term life insurance, paid for by the Employer. 20.9 The City shall cause to be implemented the current I-3:ealth Caxe Plan as a qualified Plan under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. 22