ARE YOU MONITORING YOUR MILEAGE?

Although you may have been told that your tablet (GPS time tracker system) calculates your daily work mileage, it may not be calculated correctly. You may want to print out a free printable log from the internet or invest in a mileage log book from Staples or Amazon to keep track of your time and check it against your system.

ARE YOU ENTERING YOUR TRIPS TO THE LAB, OFFICE, OR A PATIENT'S HOME THAT WAS NOT HOME OR NOT FOUND?

Anywhere you drive in the course of your workday, not just visits, need to be entered as non-visit activity so that you get mileage credit. This could be a significant amount of money you may miss out on.

Remember that you should check your pay each period to make sure mileage is paid out correctly. Per the contract language below, and when we ratified the contract.

WE REMIND MEMBERS THAT YOUR CHARTS NEED TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE WEEK BEFORE SUNDAY AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT OF THE LAST DAY OF THE PAY PERIOD, OR YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE ALL OF YOUR MILEAGE!

ARTICLE 9 – TRANSPORTATION, MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE

(PAGE 29 OF YOUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT)

Section 2: Nurses will be reimbursed at the mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, adjusted as of the date of the Internal Revenue Service announcement. 

Section 3: Employees who utilize their own vehicles in the performance of their duties will be reimbursed at the mileage rate for each mile traveled between assigned working locations (except their office), and shall also be reimbursed as follows:

A. Employees who are scheduled by the Employer to report to their first assigned working location before reporting to the office shall receive the mileage rate for the distance between their home and the first assigned working location or for the distance from the office to the first assigned location, whichever is less.

B. Bargaining unit members will comply with the current requirement that “POINTCARE-NVA Mileage” be submitted before Saturday, 12:00 midnight, of the last day of the pay period. ANY NVA mileage submission after that deadline will not be reimbursed. Appendix C.

C. Night nurses, nurses working on weekends and holiday rotations, and extended hours nurses shall receive mileage reimbursement from portal to portal for miles traveled while working at night and on weekends, holidays, and extended hours. 

D. Employees who experience extended travel times will be paid their on-scale hourly rate for time traveled with the manager’s approval.

For questions or concerns, contact a

Local Officer or your Labor Rep: Meredith Larson:

mlarson@jneso.org or (800) 292-0542 x115