The Alternate Compensation Program (ACP) is an optional benefit program, which provides eligible pharmacists with a 20% wage rate differential in exchange for their participation in certain benefits plans. Participation is open to pharmacists, who are eligible for Employer-paid health plan and other benefits under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provided pharmacists have individual and/or group medical coverage through other means. Proof of other medical coverage will be required to participate in the ACP and must be provided on an annual basis in order to continue ACP participation.
Pharmacists enrolling in ACP will not be eligible for the following benefits:
• Health Plan
• Dental Plan
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Earned Time Off Program
• Disability Plans
• Designated Holiday Pay for Holiday not worked
• Other paid time off such as Compassionate Leave, Educational Leave.
Effective January 1, 2013, the Alternate Compensation Program (ACP) is an optional benefit program which provides eligible employees with a 20% wage rate differential in exchange for their participation in the Flexible Benefits Program, provided employees have individual and/or group medical coverage through other means. Proof of other medical coverage will be required to participate in the ACP and must be provided on an annual basis in order to continue ACP participation.
Pharmacists enrolling in ACP will not be eligible for the following benefits:
Benefits provided under the Flexible Benefits Program
Earned Time Off Program
Designated Holiday Pay for Holiday not worked
Other paid time off such as Bereavement Leave, Educational Leave.
However, pharmacists participating in ACP may request two (2) weeks of unpaid leave per year taken in one-week increments. Additional unpaid weeks may be granted.
Pharmacists enrolling in ACP will continue to be eligible for the following benefits in addition to the 20% rate above their wage:
• Pharmacist-purchased Optional Contributory Life Insurance (for Pharmacists scheduled to work 32 hours or more per week)
• Dependent Care Spending Account
• Health Care Spending Account
• Commuter Spending Account
• Kaiser Permanente Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA)
• Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pharmacists Pension Plan (KPSCPPP)
• Jury Duty paid at ACP rates
• Survivor Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unpaid Leaves of Absence (no benefits associated with the leaves)
• Holiday worked will be paid at one and a half (1 ½) times the base rate.
• Overtime pay will be at one and a half (1 ½) times the regular rate of pay
• Shift differentials will be paid on all compensated hours, as applicable.
Effective January 1, 2013, pharmacists enrolling in ACP will continue to be eligible for the following benefits in addition to the 20% rate above their wage:
Pharmacist-purchased non-Flex Life Insurance (for Pharmacists scheduled to work 32 hours or more per week)
Dependent Care Spending Account
Health Care Spending Account
Commuter Spending Account
Kaiser Permanente Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA)
Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pharmacists Pension Plan (KPSCPPP)
Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pharmacists Defined Contribution (PDC)
Jury Duty paid at ACP rates
Survivor Assistance
Tuition Reimbursement
Unpaid Leaves of Absence (no benefits associated with the leaves)
Holiday worked will be paid at one and a half (1 ½) times the base rate.
Overtime pay will be at one and a half (1 ½) time the regular rate of pay
Shift differentials will be paid on all compensated hours, as applicable.
Pharmacists who enroll in ACP will be paid out all of their accrued ETO hours at the regular base rate, upon entering ACP. Accrued ESL and Educational leave will be frozen upon entering ACP and will be restored upon return to the Benefits Program.
Health Plan and Dental coverage will cease at the end of the month in which the pharmacist enters ACP. Disability Plans and Employer-paid Life Insurance will terminate on the effective date of the ACP enrollment. Pharmacists will continue to accrue pension service for purposes of vesting and credited service. Final average pay will be calculated based on straight time base wage rate.
Effective January 1, 2013, pharmacists who enroll in ACP will be paid out all of their accrued ETO hours at the regular base rate, upon entering ACP. Accrued ESL and Educational Leave will be frozen upon entering ACP and will be restored upon return to the Flexible Benefits Program. Health Plan, Supplemental Medical and Dental coverage will cease at the of the month in which the pharmacist enters ACP. Disability plans and company-paid life insurance and coverage purchased through the Flexible Benefits Program will terminate on the effective date of the ACP enrollment.
Participating pharmacists will continue to accrue pension service for purposes of vesting and credited service. Final Average Monthly Compensation (FAMC) will be calculated based on base wage rate Frozen Participants will continue to accrue pension services for purposes of vesting. FAMC will be calculated based on base wage rate.
Pharmacists who elect to participate in the ACP when first hired or when first eligible must remain in the Program for the remainder of the payroll calendar year, or pharmacists who elect to participate in the ACP during the annual open enrollment period must remain in the ACP for a minimum of one (1) calendar year beginning with the first (1st) payroll period of the following year. Pharmacists may withdraw from ACP during the ACP calendar year if they lose their other medical coverage or have a qualified family or employment status change.
The ACP wage rate differential will begin on the first day of the pay period following enrollment for pharmacists who are newly hired or newly eligible, or the first day of the new payroll calendar year for pharmacists who elect to participate in the ACP during the annual open enrollment period.
Pharmacists who retire while enrolled in the ACP and otherwise meet eligibility for post-retirement benefits will be provided with post-post-retirement benefits in accordance with Article XIII and Appendix D.