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An employee's full-time salary rate on January 1 of the previous year (or the hire date if later) is used to determine the Medical Contribution Base (MCB) for the current year (e.g., the MCB for 2009 will be based on the full-time salary on 1/1/2008). The amount of the MCB, is not adjusted due to salary changes throughout the year; it will remain the same until next January 1 at which time it is recalculated. The salary rate is defined as the monthly salary the employee is appointed to receive under an academic, nonacademic, and/or administrative title(s) payable through the University. This includes such things as stipends. It does not include:

overtime payments,
shift or other differential pay,
consulting fees or payments in lieu of private practice,
general assistance "by-agreement" payments,
compensation for extension teaching,
compensation received for summer session or other vacation period employment in excess of regular salary,
any remuneration received which is in excess of 100% of full-time equivalent of your regular and normal position, and
perquisites and any bonuses or other special compensation.

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