Costs of dental insurance.
San José Municipal Code § 3.28.2030
in effect3.28.2030 - Costs of dental insurance.
A. The cost of providing dental insurance coverage as provided in this Part shall be borne by and paid from the medical benefits account established by Section 3.28.380 or from the trust fund established by Chapter 3.52. Unless otherwise determined by the trustees, payment shall be made out of the medical benefits account until the account is exhausted and thereafter out of the trust fund established by Chapter 3.52.
B. Except as provided in subsections C. and D.:
1. The portion of the premium to be paid from the medical benefits account established under Section 3.28.380, or trust fund established by Chapter 3.52, shall be the portion that represents an amount equivalent to the lowest of the premiums for single or family dental insurance coverage, for which the member or survivor is eligible and in which the member or survivor enrolls under the provisions of this Part, which is available to an employee of the City at such time as said premium is due and owing.
2. Members or survivors shall be required to pay that portion of the premium which represents the difference between the cost of the premium for the dental plan selected by the member or the survivors and the portion paid from the medical benefits account. Such premium as is required to be paid by a member or survivor shall be deducted from the allowance payable to such member or survivor under this Chapter.
C. To the extent that any member (including Tier 2 members) or their survivors, are eligible for dental insurance coverage as provided under Section 3.28.2005, the benefit provided from the medical benefits account, or trust fund established by Chapter 3.52, shall be the benefit that is specified under Section 3.28.2005. In the same manner as other members and eligible survivors under subsection B. above, to the extent members (including Tier 2 members) or their eligible survivors are eligible for benefits under Part 17 as specified under Section 3.28.2005, they shall be required to pay that portion of the premium which represents the difference between the cost of the premium payable for the dental plan selected by the member (including Tier 2 members) and the portion paid from the medical benefits account or the trust fund established by Chapter 3.52. Any such premium required to be paid by a Tier 2 member or their survivors, shall be deducted from the retirement or survivor allowance payable under this Chapter.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "lowest of the premiums" means that dental plan (single or family coverage as applicable to the coverage selected by the member, former member or survivor) which is an eligible dental plan as defined in Section 3.28.2040; and which has the lowest monthly premium of all eligible dental plans.
(Ords. 22261, 27838, 28914, 29283, 29904.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_IIREPL_CH3.281975FEEMREPL_PT17DEBEREMESU_3.28.2030CODEINFetched: 11/1/2026