The following is your Schedule of Benefits. You will find details about the benefits listed in this Schedule in the sections that follow.
Benefit
Amount
Death Benefit (Employee Only)
$15,000
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit (Employee Only)
For Your Death
$15,000
For Two Dismemberments
$15,000
For One Dismemberment
$7,500
Weekly Accident and Sickness Disability Benefit (Employee Only)
Weekly Benefit
$250 per week ($300 per week for payments made on or after January 1, 2011) for up to 13 weeks
Benefit Begins on
First day after an Accident
Eighth day after Sickness
Maximum Duration of Benefit
13 Weeks or 65 Working Days per Injury or Sickness, in accordance with the Disability Section
A Non-Bargained Employee is not eligible for the Weekly Accident and Sickness Benefit until the first day of the fourth month after the Non-Bargained Employee began participating in the Plan.
Wellness Expense Benefit (Employee and Spouse Only)
Physical Examination, Smoking Cessation Programs and Certain Tests and Laboratory Work
Up to the first $250 for you and your spouse every two calendar years. Deductible and coninsurance doe not apply
Medical Benefit (Employee and Dependents)
Comprehensive Major Medical Lifetime Maximum Benefit (including Mental Health Benefits)
Unlimited
Deductible: Individual/Family (not included in your Out-of-Pocket Maximum)
$250/Maximum of 3 individual deductibles per family each calendar year
Coinsurance (% the Fund Pays for Most Covered Services, Unless Otherwise Specified)
80%
Out-of-Pocket Maximum
PPO Provider
Non-PPO Provider
$1,250 per person each calendar year after Deductible is satisfied
Not applicable (1)
Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (2)
PPO Facilities
Non-PPO Facilities
Subject to Pre-Admissioon Authorization (2)
80%
70% of the Allowable Charge
(1) The Out-of-Pocket Maximum is not applicable for covered expenses received at non-PPO Hospitals or non-PPO Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, for services received from a Non-PPO Physician, treatment of Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse, or treatment of infertility.
(2) See the Pre-Admission Authorization Section on page 28 for information about obtaining prior approval through Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Service Advisory (MSA) before elective hospitalization, elective Inpatient surgery, dialysis facility, and skilled nursing facility, and the requirements for notifying the MSA of any emergency admission within certain timeframes. If you do not call the Blue CrossBlue Shield MSA for prior approval or within two days of an emergency admission, you must pay an additional $250 copayment.
Benefit
Amount
Physician's Services
PPO Physicians
Non-PPO Physicians
85%
70% of the Allowable Charge
Chiropractic Services
PPO Providers
Non-PPO Providers
Calendar Year Maximum per Person
85%
70% of the Allowable Charge
$1,250
Metal Health Treatment
Inpatient
PPO Facility
Non-PPO Facility
Outpatient
Limited to 30 days per calendar year
80%
70% of the Allowable Charge
50% Up to 45 visits per calendar year
Substance Abuse Treatment
Inpatient
PPO Facility
Non-PPO Facility
Outpatient
$15,000 per person per calendar year
$30,000 per person Lifetime Maximum
80%
70% of the Allowable Charge
50%
Infertility Treatment Benefits
Coinsurance
Combined Lifetime Maximum for You and Your Spouse
50% of covered expenses
$20,000
Organ and Tissue Transplants
Treated the same as other medical expenses. (However, no deductible or coinsurance is applied if you use a Blue Cross Blue Shield Centers of Excellence Facility).
Hospice Care Benefits
Coinsurance
Bereavement Counseling
Maximum Lifetime Benefit
No Deductible or copayment is require
100% paid by Fund
Limited to 6 visits; Maximum of $50 per visit
$10,000 per person
Substance Abuse Employee Assistance Program
Telephone Counseling and Referral Program
No Charge
CVS Caremark Prescription Drug Program
Retail Program
Mail Order Program
You should use the Prescription Drug Program in the following manner:
For immediate or short-term medications
For maintenance or
long-term medications
YOU PAY
Generic Drug (Per Prescription)
10% ($5 minimum)
10% ($10 minimum)
Brand Name Drug - Generic Available (Per Prescription)
30% ($25 minimum, $50 maximum)
30% ($50 minimum, $100 maximum)
Brand Name Drug - No Generic Available (Per Prescription)
20% ($15 minimum)
20% ($30 minimum)
Maximum Supply
34 days
90 days
Refill Limit
As prescribed
As prescribed
Calendar Year Deductible per Family, not included in the Out-of-Pocket Maximum