The Board of Trustees
announces the following important changes to the Teamsters Local 631 Security
Fund for Southern Nevada plan,
Effective August 15,
2002
Medical
Plan Exclusion
The Plan
Exclusion for intentional self-inflicted injury has been deleted.
Dental Plan
Changes
Certain aspects
of the dental plan are changed:
-
Periodontal scaling
Limited to a depth of 4mm or more and payment allowed for each quadrant once
per year only. Allow 1/2 benefit when 4 or less teeth are in a quadrant.
-
Periodontal Maintenance
Limited to one treatment per calendar quarter if the patient has a history
of prior scaling and root planing.
-
Periodontal Chemo Chips
Allow charges up to a maximum of $300 per calendar year and eliminates the
current limit of two (2) sites per case.
-
Debridement
Limited to new patients only.
-
Direct and Indirect Pulp Caps
Limited to teeth where decay radiographically encroaches on the pulp of the
tooth.
-
Bone and tissue grafting
- Now covered under the plan
only in conjunction with placing implants.
Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic
facilities are not included in the Beech Street PPO network. Due to
increased fees that Mayo intends to charge the member and the Fund, and the
availability of other equally qualified facilities, the Trustees chose to
eliminate the Mayo Clinics from the network. This includes the Mayo facilities
in Scottsdale, AZ, Rochester, MN and Jacksonville, FL. Claims for charges
incurred at any Mayo Clinic on or after August 15, 2002 will be handled as Non-PPO
claims. Contact Beech Street or the Administrative Office for Centers of
Excellence in the PPO network.
Please note that Walgreens is back as a part of the Funds nationwide pharmacy
network with Express Scripts effective July 1, 2002
Reminder:
Update Your Mailing Address
As always, the
Trustees want to be certain all plan participants receive updates to their
health and welfare plan; therefore, make it a priority to keep the
Administrative Office informed of your current mailing address. You need only
stop by the Administrative Office and complete a new enrollment card or your
Union Office and fill out a change of address form.
Should
you have any questions or need additional information regarding the changes
outlined above please call the Fund Administrative Office at
(702) 252-7001
You may also visit our website at
www.swadmin.com
Teamsters Local 631 website at
www.631trustfunds.com
