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A labor-management subcommittee is tasked with supporting successful 60-minute intake performance, using consensus decision-making and reviewing streamlining initiatives one month post-bargaining.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},239757,1789152640,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,114,118,123],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":111,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":115,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},18,30,"letters",{"id":119,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":124,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":126},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":128},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":129,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":22,"category_id":115,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":33,"language":136,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":80,"read_time":26},5909877438554,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/5600025385ad2bf12a7?_k=1778553567797529272","# LETTER OF AGREEMENT\n\nKaiser Permanente and OFNHP Professional Bargaining unit hereby agree to the foilowingunderstandings regarding schedule templates for outpatient Mental Health Therapists in the Mental HealthDepartment:  \n1.Scheduled work hours for a 1.0 FTE are 37.5 of productive time with 2.5 hours of paid break,for a totalof 40 paid hours.  \n2.Full morning and/or afternoon sessions are required(e.g.,10-2:00 shift is impermissible).  \n3.    Standard Built Breaks from 12:00 to 12:30 or a 30-minute block in the middle of the a.m.or p.m.session.  \nEach MHT may choose among 12:00-12:30,a.m.,or p.m.  \n4.    Lunches may be 11:30-12:00,12:00-12:30,and 12:30-1:00.MHTs are encouraged to take lunch from  \n12:30-1:00 to promote standardization:  \n5.    Five-day coverage will be balanced across the week by service area team so that there is adequatecoverage each day of the week.Each geographic service area may first try to work out balanced 5-daycoverage within their teams.If no agreement can be reached,MHTs will choose days off in seniorityorder.  \n6.Three standard start times:0730,0800 and 0830,balanced across teams to optimize coverage.Somestart time exceptions will apply to accommodate group appointments based on member demand.Therapists currently offering an evening group from 6-7:30 and who currently work a 3-or 4-dayschedule may choose a 12-hour template on the day the evening group is offered  \n7.The work week options require a minimum of four days per week in clinic,for all FTE levels.Five dayspreferred.Employees currently working 3 days per week will be grandfathered in as exceptions,andexceptions to the FTE options in item 8 may be necessary.Employees currently working 2 days per weekmay choose to work 3,4 or 5 days.  \nEach current individual MHT may choose 4-or 5-day schedule;management won't impose quotas foreither.  \nAdjustment for the 3-day providers who are currently working three 10-hour shifts(30 coded hours)willbe an additional FTE option at 0.75.  \n8.   Five FTE options to choose from:1.0,0.9,0.8,0.7,and 0.5,with adjustments for 3-day schedules forthose MHTs who currently have a 3-day schedule and choose to have that 3-day schedule grandfatheredin.  \n9.    MHTs who work in 2 departments or are on-call may work less than.5 and will not fit into one of the FTEoptions.  \n10.All MHTs will be offered the opportunity to upcode or downcode prior to implementation of newtemplates,including those who currently fall within one of the FTE options.However,all MHTs muststay within the FTE options and a 4-or 5-day workweek other than those who are already in a 3-dayschedule and choose to remain with that schedule.  \n11.Standard treatment team meetings will be held from 1:00-1:30 twice weekly.An MHLT subcommitteewill develop recommendations to make the treatment teams consistently valuable to participants.  \nMHTs who work at sites without a team meeting shallcallinto the team meeting for their geographicservice area.  \n12.Group sessions are allotted 2.5 hours total to cover prep,group time,and charting.Actual group sessiontime may vary depending on type of group.  \n13.   An MHLT sub-committee will be tasked with redesigning the group program,with labor,management,and NWP participation,with the redesign to be completed within three(3)months of the conclusion ofbargaining.Once completed,staffing of group sessions will be made using a team-based decision makingprocess within each geographic service area,and then in reverse seniority order if necessary.Existing group programs and schedules will remain status quo until the redesign is complete.Poorly utilized groups willbe discontinued.  \n14.A portion of non-contact time(in-basket)can be scheduled early or late in the day if the Therapistchooses,but not both at the beginning and end of day.Any in basket time first in the morning will notbe able to follow a new patient evaluation.  \n15.All NEW appointments will be 60 minutes in length for both adult and pediatrics.A labor-management","cbCaisXk4y4Z1P90","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisXk4y4Z1P90","pdf",131832,"English","# Letter of Agreement\n## Outpatient mental health therapist schedule terms\n## FTE and workweek options\n## Breaks, lunch, and start times\n## Group sessions and treatment team meetings\n## Intake length and documentation streamlining","[{\"question\":\"What are the standard scheduled work hours for a 1.0 FTE MHT?\",\"answer\":\"A 1.0 FTE corresponds to 37.5 hours of productive time plus 2.5 hours of paid break, totaling 40 paid hours per week.\"},{\"question\":\"Which lunch and built-break time options are included in the schedule templates?\",\"answer\":\"Built breaks are set for 12:00-12:30 or a 30-minute block mid a.m. or p.m. session. Lunch may be scheduled for 11:30-12:00, 12:00-12:30, or 12:30-1:00, with encouragement to take lunch from 12:30-1:00.\"},{\"question\":\"How long are new appointments and what process supports the 60-minute intake?\",\"answer\":\"All new appointments for both adult and pediatrics are 60 minutes. A labor-management subcommittee is tasked with supporting successful 60-minute intake performance, using consensus decision-making and reviewing streamlining initiatives one month post-bargaining.\"}]","LETTER OF AGREEMENT - SCHEDULE TEMPLATES FOR OUTPATOUT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS | PDF"]