- Eligibility Rules
- Enrolling and Updating Information
- Coverage Rules
- Coordination of Benefits (COB)
- Special Coordination of Benefits (SCOB) Information
- Forms and Claim Submission Information
- General Questions and Answers
- Miscellaneous Information
Important Information
FORMS HOTLINE: 212-539-0539
Who is covered?
You are eligible to be covered by the UFT Welfare Fund
Benefits Plan for Retirees if all of the following criteria are
met:
1. You retired after June 30, 1970; and
2. You are receiving a pension check from a retirement
system maintained by the City; and
3. You were covered by the UFT Welfare Fund immediately
prior to retirement of City employment; and
4. You are not currently employed by the City (or City
related agency) or by the New York City Department of
Education in a position that entitles you to Welfare Fund
benefits.
Please Note: For those members that retired prior to July
1, 1970, please contact the Retired Teachers Chapter of
the United Federation of Teachers (RTC-UFT) for further
information.
Dependents - Dependents of eligible members as
defined below are eligible for all benefits except the death benefit,
disability and in some cases supplemental benefits.
1. Legally married husband
or wife.
2. A ’domestic partner’, defined
as any individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is not married or
related by blood to the member in a manner that would bar
marriage in the State of New York, who has a close and
committed personal relationship with the member, who
lives with the member and has been living with same on a
continuous basis, and who, together with the member, has
registered as a domestic partner of the member and has not
terminated the domestic partnership. Members can obtain
details concerning eligibility, enrollment and tax consequences
from the New York City Office of Labor Relations
Domestic Partnership Liaison Unit 212-306-7605.
3. Unmarried children under age 19 The
term “children”
for purposes of this and the following definitions,
includes:
a. natural children;
b. children for whom a court has accepted a consent
to adopt and for the support of whom a
member has entered into an agreement;
c. children for whom a court of law has made a
member legally responsible for support and
maintenance;
d. children who live with a member in a regular
parent/child relationship and are supported by
the member.
The coverage termination date for children reaching age 19 will be the end of the month during which the child reaches age 19.
4. Unmarried dependent children age 19 to 23 who
are full-time students. Unmarried dependent children
between 19 and 23 who are full-time students at an accredited
degree-granting educational institution. A “Dependent
Student Certification Form” must be completed and submitted
to the Fund each fall semester to confirm eligibility
of student status. The form is available at the UFT Welfare
Fund website www.uftwf.org or by calling the forms hotline
at 212-539-0539. The termination date for student coverage
will be the end of the calendar year (December 31st)
of the student’s 23rd birthday, loss of full time student status,
or graduation, whichever occurs first.
5. Unmarried children who cannot support themselves
because of a mental illness, developmental disability, mental retardation,
or physical handicap. If the disability
occurred before the age at which coverage would
otherwise terminate, and the dependent was covered by
the City at that time, coverage will be continued, by submitting
to the Fund the acceptance of the disability letter
from your basic health carrier and a completed “Disabled
Dependent Child Affidavit (DDCA)” form. The form is
available at the UFT Welfare Fund website www.uftwf.org or by calling the
forms hotline at 212-539-0539.
The following procedure must be followed:
a. Obtain a “Certificate of Disability” from your
basic health carrier. Complete the form and mail it
directly to your carrier. Your carrier will send you a
letter confirming your dependent’s disability status.
b. Request a “Disabled Dependent Child Affidavit”
(DDCA) from the Welfare Fund. The form is available at the UFT Welfare Fund
website www.uftwf.org or by calling the forms hotline at
212-539-0539. Complete the Affidavit and return it
to the Fund along with a copy of the approval letter
from your carrier.