“CURES FOR OUR PROCESSING ILLS”

IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING OF YOUR MEDICAL CLAIMS PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

THIS OFFICE MUST BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY AS TO ANY CHANGES IN:

            A)  ADDRESS

            B)  BENEFICIARY

            C)  NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS

            D)  TELEPHONE NUMBER

            E)   MARITAL STATUS

            F)   LAST DAY WORKED (LAY-OFF, COMP, DISABILITY, ETC.)

            G)  DATE OF RETURN TO WORK

                                                       FORMS

BE ADVISED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE THE FOLLOWING FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH YOUR SHOP STEWARD (DENTAL, OPTICAL, PINK AND GREEN FORMS).

PINK:     TO BE USED WHEN SUBMITTING BILLS FOR SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS ONLY. ONE FORM PER FAMILY EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

GREEN:   USED FOR DEPENDENTS ONLY FOR X-RAYS, HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT OR ACCIDENT.

YELLOW:   USED FOR MEMBERS ONLY FOR LOSS OF TIME, AND X-RAYS CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH YOUR MAJOR MEDICAL  OFFICE.

NOTIFY DEPENDENTS, DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, LABORATORIES AND ALL PROVIDERS THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT  MUST BE MARKED WITH LOCAL 1-D MAJOR MEDICAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE.

ALL MEDICAL BILLS MUST SHOW DIAGNOSTIC AND PROCEDURAL CODES. (ITEMIZED BILLS)

ALL BILLS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS

PLEASE TRY TO SUBMIT BILLS AT LEAST WEEKLY NOT DAILY.