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C-3: Employee’s Claim
You must fill out this form to initiate your Workers’ Compensation claim. You should retain one copy, file a second with the Board, and provide a third to your legal representative.
TRS BK19: EFT/Direct Deposit Cancellation Request Form
Please complete this form if you would like to cancel the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or Direct Deposit of one or both of the following: a) your monthly retirement allowance under the Qualified Pension Plan (QPP); or b) your monthly annuity...
Provider vision care
Annual eye examinations from providers across the five boroughs plus allowances for glasses or contact lenses and discounts on regular glasses, as well as prescription and non-prescription sunglasses.
Visionaries
Teacher Tisha Gomez and the students in the vision technology program at the School for Cooperative Technical Education in Manhattan give the gift of sight, free of charge, to students and community members every day, producing eyeglasses in their...
Mandatory Generic Price Waiver Form
This price waiver form must be completed by both the member and his/her physician in cases where a brand rather than generic prescription is deemed medically necessary.
Optional Rider Claim Form - Non-NYC Health Insurance Plans
This form is for retired members who have elected a non-New York City optional rider for health insurance or prescription plan, or are covered under their spouse’s/domestic partner’s non-NYC health plan.
Dental Claim Form Instructions
These instructions explain how to fill out your dental claim form either after treatment or for pre-treatment estimates for more complicated procedures such as periodontic surgery, bridges, crowns, inlays, dentures and other procedures that cost over...
TRS BK11: Account Number Change Form for Electronic Fund Transfer
Please file this form only if you meet one or both of the following conditions: You are receiving Qualified Pension Plan (QPP) and/or Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) payments from TRS through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT); and The account number at your...
C-2: Employer’s Report
The employer is required to fill out this report within 10 days to notify the Workers’ Compensation Board of your work-related injury or illness. You should not participate in filling out this form. See the C-2: Employer's Report - Filing Procedure...
Your benefits as new members
As a UFT member, you have one of the best health benefits packages anywhere.
C-4: Physician’s Report
Your doctor must fill out this form at regular intervals — usually every 4-6 weeks — during your convalescence. It is used to determine your level of benefits — so it is very important that your doctor fills it out carefully.
Making the most of UFT membership
UFT members have valuable rights and a voice in their professional lives. This FAQ provides important information about how to utilize UFT membership to its fullest.
Retired Paraprofessional Support
We are excited to announce our new support system designed exclusively for our retired paraprofessionals in order to make it easier for you to connect with the UFT and request assistance.
Drug Reimbursement Form for In-Service Members
Include all original pharmacy receipts with prescription detail clearly noted which must include the name, strength, quantity and price. Please attach to this form. Receipts must be mailed within 90 days from date of service. Reimbursement will be in...
Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Incident Package
Use the forms in this package to report occupational exposure incidents. Exposure incident means a specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results...
OP 160: Leave of Absence Without Pay
All pedagogical personnel may apply for a medical leave of absence without pay only when they have exhausted all of their Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) days. This application must be completed, signed and submitted to HR Connect for approval...
Paraprofessional Handbook
Read the Paraprofessionals Chapter Member Handbook, which was designed to be a source of information, offering insights, resources, and tools for paraprofessionals.
New Member Checklist
Your choice to embark on this career shows so much about your character and determination, and our city is lucky to have you. Use this checklist to help you get started.
Educational Paraprofessional Leave Application
Educational paraprofessionals should use this form for initial requests for leaves of absence as well as requests for extensions. Requests for extensions must be submitted prior to the date of expiration of the current leave.
Accommodation Request for Individuals with Disabilities
If an accommodation request is denied or cannot be provided through informal means, the employee may apply for a formal accommodation by submitting the Accommodation Request Form on page 2. Medical documentation to support the request must be...
Pension for paraprofessionals
Pension and TRS membership for paraprofessionals
Application for Retirement Leave of Absence (Terminal Leave)
Pedagogues and paraprofessionals use this form to apply for a retirement leave of absence. For every two days in the employee’s sick bank, one day of terminal leave is granted. The form must be filed 30 days in advance of the leave. The leave can...
Record Keeping and Taxes: A Guidebook For Family and Group Family Child Care Providers
The information and forms in this booklet can help you keep track of your child care business income and expenses in a way that will make sense to you and your tax preparer when the time comes to file your tax returns. (English)
OP 198: Application for Excuse of Absence for Personal Illness (Sick Leave)
This form is used by all pedagogues to apply for medical certification for absence up to 20 consecutive school days, for requests to borrow sick days, for excuse of absence due to children’s diseases, and for injury in the line of duty claims. Rules...
Coordination of benefits
Benefits provided by the UFT Welfare Fund are subject to Coordination of Benefits (COB) provisions. COB is applicable when you or your dependents are covered by another group benefit plan.
How to Upload Documents to the Welfare Fund
View instructions for uploading documents online to complete Welfare Fund forms.Declination of Welfare Fund Benefits - For Eligible Dependents
Use this form to decline Welfare Fund benefits for your eligible dependents. You must sign this form and have it notarized.
Declination of Welfare Fund Benefits - All Benefits
Use this form to decline all Welfare Fund benefits for yourself and eligible dependents. You must sign this form and have it notarized.
Declination of Welfare Fund Benefits - Dental and/or Vision
Use this form to decline Welfare Fund dental and/or vision benefits for yourself and eligible dependents. You must sign this form and have it notarized.
Union membership has its privileges
Membership in the UFT means never having to figure it out all alone, with union support and resources across the spectrum of financial, physical and mental wellness. Here is a list of resources available to UFT members.
RFA-1W (Request for Assistance by Injured Workers) - Workers Compensation form
File this form and any attachments with the Workers' Compensation Board when you want the board to take a specific action in your claim, or if you need to alert the board to any problem or situation that is affecting your claim. Many of the most...
In Hospital Private Duty Nursing Care Claim Form - HIP Subscribers Only
For HIP subscribers only, use this In-Hospital Private Duty Nursing Claim Form for the UFT Welfare Fund to cover the costs, after a 72-hour deductible, of 80% of the usual and customary costs of in-hospital services provided by a registered nurse...
Chemical Inventory Form
Form and instructions from the DOE Science Safety Manual.
HIPAA: Personal Representative Form (PR Form)
You can choose a personal representative(s) to share your health information with by filling out this form.