Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
Local Union No.73
Pension Welfare and Annuity Funds

 











 


Schedule of Benefits

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
$25
Reimbursement of Non-Network Pharmacy Expenses is explained in Presciption Drug Benefits
Optical (Vision) Benefits Amount
Lenses, Frames and Eye Examinations Up to $225 per person during a consecutive two-year period. The EyeMed program is effective
January 1, 2011 and provides additional benefits.
Hearing Aid Benefit Amount
Hearing Aid Up to $1,300 per person ($650 maximum per ear), during a consecutive three-year period

 

 

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