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Monday, November 19, 2001 - 10:00 AM - Conference Room
SPECIAL MEETING - WORK SESSION
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kelly called the special meeting of the LEOFF Board to order at 10:00 AM
in Room I located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall located at 25 West Main
Street, Auburn, Washington.
Chair Kelly and the following Board members were present: Chair Pro Tem Bud
Larson and Russ Vandver. Members Jeanne Barber and Stacey Brothers were
excused. Others present included Mayor Charles A. Booth, Human Resources
Director Brenda Heineman, and Board Secretary Danielle Daskam.
II. LEOFF BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
The purpose of the special meeting is to conduct a work session to review and
discuss proposed revisions to the 1999-2000 LEOFF Board Policy and
Procedure Manual. Board members reviewed the manual page by page and
recommended the following revisions to the Policy and Procedure Manual:
Page 5, Section 1.1 1 (E)(1), line 8 - Correct typographical error "Dduring"
Page 8, Section 2.04, first paragraph, line 6 - change "his" to "his/her"
Page 13, Section 3.12, first paragraph, third line on page 13 ~ change "his" to
"his/her".
Page 13, Section 3.13, second line- delete the words "his/her".
Page 13, Section 3.14, first line - replace the period with a comma.
Page 25, Section 8.02(E) changed to read: The Board will authorize the
payment of the expense of an eye exam by an-licensed optometrist o_[r
licensed oDhthalmologist.
Page 27, Section 8.03, paragraph 8 changed to read: An optometrist licensed
under the provisions of Chapter 18.53 RCW or an ophthalmolo.qist
licensed under Chapter 18.71 RCW.
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Page 30, Section 9.01(I), first line changed to read: "All claims, except
prescription claims, shall be submitted to the Board within ninety (90) days
of .... "
Page 30, Section 9.01, add a new Paragraph "J" to read: "Prescription claims
shall be submitted to the Board within twelve (12) months from date of
purchase. This policy shall apply to all prescription claims purchased on
or after January 1, 2002."
Page 30, Section 9.01 re-letter paragraphs J, K and L to paragraphs K, L, and M,
respectively.
Page 30, Section 9.02, change the title of the Section to: Medical Claims for
Corrective Lenses and Frames.
Board members also discussed changing the reimbursement rate for
prescription lenses and frames to an amount over and above the amount
paid by insurance. The LEOFF Board Secretary was instructed to survey
three or four local providers to ascertain vision service costs for discussion
at the next regular Board meeting.
Page 30, Section 9.02, itemize the first paragraph as paragraph "A",
Page 30, Section 9.02, create a new paragraph "B" entitled "Laser Vision
Correction" to read as follows:
"The Board will reimburse the member the amount of $700 per eve for
Radial KeratotomV (RK) sur.qerV or laser eye surgery (LASIK and RK). If a
member is reimbursed the $700 per eye for the sur.qerV, he or she will not
be reimbursed for eyeglasses or contact lenses during the subsequent
two calendar years, unless eyeglasses or contact lenses are medically
necessary."
Page 33, Section 9.05(A)(6), change the provision to read: "The Board will not
reimburse for home health care provided by an individual who ordinarily
resides in the member's home, or is a member of the family of either the
member or the member's spouse, unless the individual is a licensed home
health care provider.
Appendix A and the manual's cover page will be amended to reflect the current
membership and member information.
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The above recommended amendments to the LEOFF Policy and Procedure
Manual, and any other proposed amendments, will be discussed further at the
December 3, 2001 LEOFF Board meeting.
III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 11:33 AM.
APPROVED THE ~¢~__b DAY OF DECEMBER, 2001.
LEQFF Board Chair ~ F Board Secretary
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