For specific steps to take and forms to complete, visit the Line of Duty Injury section of the UFT website.

The DOE’s Comprehensive Injury/Accident Report, including a description of the accident/incident and witness statements, must be filled out in a timely fashion. You can get a copy from your school secretary or download it from the UFT website. You are also advised to fill out the online UFT Incident Report on the UFT website. UFT-represented employees are no longer required to complete the OP 200 legal form as part of the Line of Duty Injury application process.

If you miss the deadline because you are hurt or have other extenuating circumstances, report it as soon as possible and apply for the Line of Duty Injury on SOLAS. Speak to your UFT chapter leader or district representative if you think there may be a problem.

On rare occasions, the DOE will request you to come in for a medical evaluation. Unless you hear from them, there is no need for you to contact them. 

No. They may designate someone else if they choose.

Yes, if they are earned during the year(s) that are included in calculating your final average salary, although certain caps may apply. The UFT won this important benefit in a landmark lawsuit against the city.

Yes, the type of pension plan that covers UFT members is called a defined benefit plan because the amount of your annual pension payments is defined by law and guaranteed by the state government for as long as you live.

If you are an appointed teacher, the box may be blank because you have not filed an enrollment application or (if you have) because your application is still being processed. If you are not an appointed teacher and have not filed an enrollment application with the Teachers’ Retirement System, the box is blank because you are not yet a TRS member; you must file an enrollment application to join TRS.

You may qualify for a different tier if you switched tiers during a tier change period, or if you transferred your membership to TRS from another eligible retirement system. In addition, you can apply for reinstatement to your previous status if you are presently a TRS in-service member and lost your tier membership in TRS or another New York City or New York State public retirement system. You may obtain a Membership/Tier Reinstatement Request Form (SD42) in the “Tools” section of the TRS website at www.trsnyc.org or by calling TRS at 888-8NYCTRS. To be reinstated, you must pay back the contributions that were refunded when your membership ended, plus 5 percent interest from the date of the refund to the date of repayment. BERS members should call 929-305-3800.

Yes, you and your spouse are both eligible for reimbursement of your catastrophic co-payments under your Medicare Part D coverage. Each of you individually has to reach the annual catastrophic limit; your totals cannot be combined. Claims must be submitted by Feb. 1 for the prior year’s reimbursement. The Fund prepares a new form in December of each year for your use in filing for this reimbursement.

Yes, the Welfare Fund pays 80 percent of reasonable and customary charges when the benefit is not covered by HIP PRIME for in-service members. To file for payment, you need to complete a Welfare Fund anesthesia claim form and attach an itemized paid bill from the provider along with a rejection letter from HIP.