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| Claim Submission Guidelines
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| First, let me take a moment to
thank-you for taking the time to visit this particular page. It has now
been a year since the plan administrator has started processing claims. It
appears that there are several common problems with many, though not all,
claims submitted for reimbursement. Understanding and avoiding these
errors will go a long way towards speeding the process of handling
your claim and, ultimately, getting your reimbursement check to you.
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This is a reimbursement plan only, we
cannot reimburse you what you have not paid.
By law, we cannot just give you the
money!!!
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| 1. Photocopies of receipts, checks, statements,
on
8.5 x 11 paper only.
Why?? - All documents are scanned into our computer
for ease of retrieval. Our scanner wants 8.5 x 11 paper, which is also the
size of the claim form, which is added to the scan made of your receipts.
Little bitty receipts can get lost, which means you can't get reimbursed
for that amount. Also, we have to photocopy them, ultimately at expense to
you, in order for us to scan into our records. Most importantly, if
the claim is lost in the mail, you have lost all hope for reimbursement
for those receipts.
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| 2. An insurance statement is not necessarily proof of
payment. Why?? - If the primary reason is for you to show what you
have paid in insurance then that is fine. Generally, insurance statements
only show what you owe for the service, not that you have actually paid. |
| 3. Your receipt of payment must show that
it was for a covered service or expense and be dated.
Why?? - While the receipt may look the same as all the
others that are marked properly, it cannot be assumed that an unmarked
receipt is valid.
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| 4. Keep your address and other valid
information current and use the Change
of Account Information Form.
Why?? - We are independent from IATSE Local 12. By law,
we do not share information about you. Reimbursement checks have gone to
old addresses. We do not verify each address placed on each claim against
what is on record. You must use the Change of Account Information Form to
ensure that your records are updated.
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| Finally, we feel that it is worth
while to remind everyone that this plan is a closed plan, no new money is coming
in to offset operating costs. At this point, we are still operating off of
interested earned. The Board of Trustees and the Plan Administrator have
made every effort to minimize operating overhead to preserve your entire
account balance. Our single biggest time consuming ($$) expense is with
members that do not take a moment to organize, copy what is presented to
us and to verify that it is a receipt for a payment made.
Our first year is now behind us, we have learned
much over the past year and are adapting to meet the changing needs in
order to better preserve your funds. Thank you for your patience and
help us help you by doing all you can when filing a claim. |
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