Forms & Benefits
Below you will find a myriad of resources available to APSCUF members. Included on this page is information relating to medical benefits (including claim forms, plan comparisons and much more), retirement planning, Healthy U, members-only special services and discount programs, coaches supplemental benefits, and much more. Click here to download a PDF file outlining the benefits of your APSCUF membership.
Not a member? Learn more about joining APSCUF. If you are a member and have any questions about any of these benefits or services, please contact Bim Arthun at 800-932-0587, ext. 3021, or email her at barthun@apscuf.org.
FLU SHOTS 2019–20
- Flu Shot Opportunities – 2019 — This PDF includes Highmark’s contracted-pharmacy vaccination list and UPMC’s HMO flu-shot-reimbursement form.
GENERAL BENEFIT INFORMATION
- Benefit summary and highlights for faculty and coaches
- Hearing benefit
- Employee Health Contribution Schedule
PA FACULTY HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND
The PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund website (pafac.com) is experiencing difficulties and should not be visited. Enrollment eligibility and benefit information is still available on the site. Please use the PDF forms below for claims filing.
Announcements:
- Orthodontic benefit lump-sum payment (January 2020)
- Important information about your dental and vision benefits (January 2019)
- Your vision benefits – a letter from the Fund trustees (January 2019)
- Maintain your eyes and teeth (June 2016)
- Revisions and benefit announcements (December 2015)
- Health & Welfare Fund annual vision benefits (January 2013)
- Health & Welfare Fund extension of coverage for adult children (2011)
- Please note that the benefit level remains unchanged (see January 2019 memo from the HWF trustees).
Vision benefits:
- NVA vision benefit summary
- Your vision benefits – a letter from the Fund trustees
- Vision claim form for non-network providers (NVA)
- Find a network provider
- Learn about the NVA mobile app
Dental benefits:
- UCCI dental benefit summary
- Dental claim form for non-network providers (UCCI)
- UCCI PAFAC HWF Clients’ Corner
- Find a network provider (Advantage Plus)
- Learn about the United Concordia mobile app
Benefits for part-time faculty:
To qualify for benefits with the PA Faculty Health and Welfare Fund, part-time faculty must have worked at least 25% of full-time in any one (1) of the preceding three (3) semesters. The benefit package shall be provided after the initial waiting period of one (1) semester is served, and thereafter, so long as benefit claims are incurred while part-time faculty are employed by the State System of Higher Education and work at least 25% of full time. (The initial eligibility waiting period of one (1) semester shall only be served once by part-time faculty who work continuously for at least one (1) semester each academic year.)
Part-time faculty who work 25% to 49% of full-time are eligible for member only benefits. Part-time faculty who work 50%–99% of full-time are eligible for member benefits AND their lawful spouses or same-sex domestic partners are eligible for benefits. The term “spouse” includes any same-sex spouse. Unless a part-time faculty member is working at least 50% of full-time, his or her spouse/eligible same-sex domestic partner will not be eligible for benefits.
- Vision benefit summary for part-time faculty
- Vision claim form for non-network providers
- Dental benefit summary for part-time faculty
- Dental claim form for non-network providers
Contact Information:
PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund
60 Boulevard of the Allies, 5th FL
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 844-865-1137
Fax: 412-224-4465
Email: pafaculty@cdsadmin.com
COACHES SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS
- State System dental benefits program
- United Concordia claim form
- United Concordia claim-form instructions
- NVA Vision benefit summary
- NVA Vision
- NVA Vision claim form
HEALTH PLANS
- PPO handbook
- PPO highlights
- PPO preventive schedule
- Member-submitted Highmark claim form (fillable PDF)
- BCBS Global Core claim form (international medical claims)
- BCBS Global Core brochure (international medical claims)
HIGHMARK PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
- Prescription Drug Program Summary – Effective Jan. 1, 2020
- Pharmacy benefits FAQs
- Express Scripts mail-order form
- Revised process for prescription drug overrides
- Rx plan for faculty and coaches
HEALTHY U
The current Healthy U wellness year is Sept. 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020. Employees and their enrolled spouse/domestic partner must each complete 70 wellness points prior to May 31, 2020, to avoid paying a 10% penalty on health insurance premiums beginning July 1, 2020.
To verify completion and/or add wellness activities, log in to your Sharecare account at www.mycare.sharecare.com and click on the ACHIEVE icon, and then REWARDS. The RealAge Test must be completed and/or updated each year.
Additionally, the ADA and GINA notice must be agreed to on an annual basis. You do not need to agree to the HIPAA notice to complete the Healthy U requirement.
More information is available on the Healthy U page, or contact Bim Arthun, director of membership services.
HIGHMARK WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Highmark Discount Wellness Program (Blue365) includes discounts on:
- Apparel and footwear
- Fitness
- Home and family
- Nutrition
- Personal care
- Travel
MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Effective Jan. 1, 2020, ConnectYourCare will provide administration for the Flexible Spending Account program. Visit the FSA page for more information.
SPECIAL SERVICES
RETIREMENT
- Pre-retirement checklist
- Retirement system and plan websites and detailed contact information
- Additional retirement information, including PASSHE information
- Forms and specifics about phased retirement are available on the State System’s website at http://www.passhe.edu/phasedretirement.
- Already retired? Check out our APSCURF section for more information.
FACULTY AND COACHES INTERNSHIP
APSCUF’s faculty and coaches orientation internship is for APSCUF members who have some local APSCUF responsibility and are interested in expanding a working knowledge of the union. Interns spend a week in the summer in the Harrisburg office to observe the entire spectrum of union administration. They interact with staff members who serve in various capacities. The program aims to prepare APSCUF members for increased local and/or state responsibilities. Click here to download an application and more information about hotels, travel, and meals. Questions? Email Katie Jeffries at kjeffries@apscuf.org,
Member Services
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PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund
60 Boulevard of the Allies, 5th FL
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 844-865-1137
Fax: 412-224-4465
Email: pafaculty@cdsadmin.com