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Organization of Staff Analysts Welfare Fund Benefits

Revised July 1, 2011

2011 Edition Changes

There are two changes in the dental coverage portion of your Welfare Fund benefits for 2011. Both represent small improvements in the benefit. Previously, you were entitled to a maximum of one implant per year and two per jaw in your lifetime. Going forward the reference to "two per jaw" has been removed, so you are covered for one implant per year up to a maximum of four in a lifetime, anywhere in your mouth. The trustees also have increased the number of times a member or dependent can receive a periodontal "deep cleaning" in a given year from four to six.

--The Trustees

Download a Copy of the Welfare Fund Plan Booklet

You may download a complete copy of the current Organization of Staff Analysts Welfare Fund Plan booklet in PDF format by CLICKING HERE.

You will need Adobe Reader installed on your hard drive to open the file. Once it opens, you will be able to print an exact duplicate of the plan booklet. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your hard drive, follow the instructions at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download and install a copy of the program.

The PICA Drug Program

For those of you who utilize drugs in the PICA program, there are changes to the program as of July, 2005. Below we provide a link to the City's website with information about these changes. (A reminder: Medicare-eligible retirees are not covered by the PICA program.)

PICA Changes As of July 1, 2005

Link to our Dental Care Provider

To determine your current Dental Benefit eligibility or locate a provider on our plan, you may click on the MetroDent icon to the left. Your browser will open a new window to display the website of Self-Insured Dental Services. Select OSA in the drop-down box that contains a list of unions and organizations served by SIDS and provide the information they request to identify yourself as a member. You will then be able to search a list of providers by geographic area and read plan descriptions.

Link to our Optical Benefit Provider

To determine your current optical benefit eligibility or locate a provider on our plan, you may click on the DavisVision icon to the left. Your browser will open a new window which will display the DavisVision website. If you wish to login as a member click on "Member Login." If you wish to find a participating provider click on "Find A Doctor." You will be asked for personal identifiers (your social security number and a password).

Important Reminders

Make sure you contact the fund:

If there is a birth or adoption
If there is a marriage, divorce or change in the family situation
If there is a serious accident involving more than one member of your family
If our member or one of his/her dependents dies
If the member becomes permanently disabled
If you change from full-time to part-time status, part-time to full-time status, if hours are reduced to less than 17 ½ hours or increased to more than 17 ½ hours
If you think you will need long term disability benefits
If/when you become eligible for Medicare
If you want to purchase Group Universal Life Insurance through OSA
If you want pension counseling
If there is a complicated problem which you would like to discuss or clarify
If you need advice or help in using the benefits

Who to Contact and How

Forms and Questions Download Forms	(212) 686-1229 OSA Welfare Fund Forms
Superimposed Major Medical Plan Medical/Hospital/Prescription Drugs	Michelle Rivas (212) 686-1229 or S.I.D.S. (800) 537-1238 (718) 204-7172 (516) 396-5500
Long Term Disability	Michelle Rivas (212) 686-1229
COBRA Young Adult Dependent Coverage	Yolanda Milanes Vojna Stanic-Geraghty (212) 686-1229
Dental	Michelle Rivas (212) 686-1229 or S.I.D.S. (800) 537-1238 (718) 204-7172 (516) 396-5500
Vision Care Claims	Rose Collins (212) 686-1229 or DavisVision (800) 999-5431
Life Insurance	Diana Carroll (212) 686-1229
Medicare Drug Rider	Vojna Stanic-Geraghty (212) 686-1229
Survivor Benefits	Rose Collins (212) 686-1229
Pension Counseling Appointments	(212) 686-1229
Retirees	Michelle Rivas (212) 686-1229
Appeals of Claim Denials Must Be In Writing To:	Trustees, OSAWF 220 E 23rd St. St.707 New York, NY 10010

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