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University Emeriti & Pre-Retirement Relations Committee
Academic Senate, Los Angeles Division
Minutes of Meeting
December 1, 2006
Present:
Jeanne Giovannoni (Chair), Joyce Appleby, Daniel Atkinson, Sachiko Cochran, Seymour
Feshbach, Werner Hirsh, Herbert Kaesz, Philip Levine, Eddie Murphy, Robert Scott, Shane
White,
Guest:
Assistant Vice Chancellor Lubbe Levin (Campus Human Resources), Director Lydia Oller
(Benefits Services), J. Bridget Sheehan-Watanabe (Health Care Facilitator),
Staff:
Brandie Henderson, Ellen Montz
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m.
1.
Information Sources for Health Care Plan Policies
Chair Giovannoni introduced and welcomed Bridget Sheehan-Watanabe Director Lydia Oller and
Assistant Vice Chancellor Lubbe Levin to the committee. Ms. Sheehan-Watanabe discussed the
Health Care Plans available to the Emeriti and where to go and who to contact if there were
questions concerning health care plans. The health care provider should be contacted with
questions concerning specific plan coverage and access and the UCLA office should be contacted
with questions about health care choices UCLA provides. She also stated that all information was
confidential.
The committee suggested to Assistant Vice Chancellor Levin that her office distribute a document
detailing both repeated problems had by the retirees and solutions to these problems and other
frequently asked questions. It was also suggested that Assistant Vice Chancellor Levin’s office
provide tips on health care plan policies to place in the Emeriti Newsletter.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Levin pointed out the HMO and POS/Plus Tips in the handout provided
with the presentation. The eight tips provided for HMO carriers were as follows: 1. New
Members- PCP must be open and accepting new patients, 2. 1-800-UCLA-MD1 for referral to
UCLA PCPs, 3. Member must live or work in PCP’s service area, 4. Family members can belong to
different medical groups under one health plan, 5. Check ID card and call plan immediately if
incorrect PCP or medical group is listed, 6. HMO changes outside of Open Enrollment for provider
disruption issues only, 7. Keep records, receipts and authorization letters, 8. Save money on Rx
by using mail order or UC pharmacies for 90 day supplies. The POS/Plus tips given are as
follows: 1. Make sure services are referred/authorized when using HMO tier, 2. For in-network
HMO tier, see HMO tips, 3. Keep out-of-network cost lower by using Blue Cross providers, 3.
Save money on Rx by using mail order or UC pharmacies for 90 day supplies.
2.
Minutes
The committee reviewed and approved the minutes from October 6, 2006.
3.
Consideration and Determination of Conferral Request
The committee received an application requesting conferral of Emeritus status. The committee
reviewed the applicant’s documents, supporting letters, and the respective departmental
recommendations. The committee unanimously, with one abstention, found that the applicant
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fulfilled the criteria as established by the Guidelines for Emeritus Conferrals, and will recommend
to Vice Chancellor Tom Rice that the following individual be granted the Emeritus title:
Peter Blackman, Administrative Vice Chancellor
ACTION: Chair Giovannoni will communicate committee’s recommendation for the conferral
application to Vice Chancellor Tom Rice through Ms. Brandie Henderson at the Academic Senate
office.
4.
New Business
1. In reaction to discussion regarding the process and criteria by which a non-academic
becomes an emeriti, it was decided that the topic would be revisited. The committee will
review the history of the conferral process and the specific wording of the criteria for nonacademics.
ACTION: The topic will be put on an upcoming agenda. Members wishing to change the
process or wording should submit any change requests to Chair Giovannoni so the future
discussion can be directed.
2. Chair Giovannoni stated that she would like to invite Professor Malcolm Gordon, chair of the
Council on Planning and Budget, to a future meeting to discuss matters of space for emeriti.
Professor Hirsh also suggested Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen.
3. Plans for future pre-retirement meetings were also discussed. The meetings were originally
planned for CHS but due to various circumstances they were stalled, the committee wishes to
start them again. The committee also expressed approval for working in concert with the
Faculty Association on orienting younger faculty to retirement benefits and investments
5.
Future Meeting Dates
The remaining committee meeting dates are February 2, 2007, April 6, 2007 and June 1, 2007.