What you need to know.
Wellness.
With Virgin Pulse.
Virgin Pulse Wellness is coming!
Your Wellness program will
remain the same, but we are using Virgin Pulse for 2020!
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Health Screenings.
Niagara will continue to offer Biometric Screenings with Nicotine
Testing for Team Members and spouses/domestic partners
enrolled in a Niagara medical plan on 01/01/2020.
Here’s what you and your spouse will need to do between
January 1 – February 15, 2020:
- Complete your Personal Health Profile (PHP), an online, confidential questionnaire through Virgin Pulse
- Participate in a Biometric Health Screening at a Niagara onsite event OR at a participating Quest Diagnostics Lab
- During the Biometric Screening, participate in a Nicotine Test and test negative for tobacco use
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More information about your Wellness Program.
Personal Health Coaching.
Team Members and Spouses that are subject to the
Wellness Surcharge may enroll in Personal Health Coaching. When you complete
6 sessions and by the deadline of September 30, 2020, the
surcharges will stop in your paycheck and you will earn a full refund of all
surcharges paid.
You may focus on the area of health of your choice – from
Tobacco Cessation to Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep or Stress. Contact Virgin Pulse to learn more about your options.
Tobacco Cessation.
Team Members and Spouses may enroll in Personal Health Coaching for Tobacco
Cessation at any time.
The program is available to you now. When you
complete the program by September 30, 2020, you will earn a refund of any
surcharges withheld in your pay during 2020.
Biometric Medical Waivers.
Team Members and Spouses that are under care of a physician for a critical
condition, or those that may be pregnant may apply for a medical waiver from
the Biometric Screening.
Please call Virgin Pulse to
learn more about your options. All medical waivers must be requested by
2/15/20.
Rewards for participating in a wellness program are available to all eligible Team Members/spouses. If you think you might be unable to meet a standard for a reward under this wellness program, you might qualify for an opportunity to earn the same reward by a different means. Contact the Benefits Department. We will work with you (and, if you wish, with your doctor) to develop another way to qualify for the reward.