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Benefit summary
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This is only a summary of your PSGIP benefits. It does not
describe all the details, such as applicable maximums and exclusions.
Certain limitations and conditions apply.
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| Health benefits |
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| Ambulance |
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100% of the first $50 of eligible
expenses per person, per calendar year, and 80% of any
excess |
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| Drugs |
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80% of the first $150 of eligible
expenses per drug requiring a prescription, and 100% of
any excess |
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| Hospital |
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100% of the difference between
ward and semiprivate room |
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80% of the difference between
semiprivate room and private room |
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Medical services/
equipment |
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| Paramedical services |
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All paramedical services except
massage therapy: up to 20 visits per type of practitioner
(6 visits for social workers) per calendar year, to a
maximum reimbursement of $800 per calendar year for all
practitioners combined |
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Massage therapy: 80%, subject to a maximum reimbursement
of $240 per calendar year |
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| Vision care |
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Eye exams: 80%, once every
2 calendar years (every calendar year for persons under
18) |
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Eyeglasses or contact lenses:
80%, subject to a maximum reimbursement of $160 every 2 calendar years (every calendar
year for persons under 18) |
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Additional benefits may be payable in the event of
accidental
injury. Also, certain health care expenses are not
covered.

| Dental benefits |
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80% for basic services only |
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| Option 2 |
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80% for basic services |
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50% for major services (max.
$1,000 per person per calendar year) |
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50% for orthodontics for you
and your dependents
(lifetime max. $3,000 per person) |
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| Examples of eligible
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| Basic services |
Major services |
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Routine check-ups |
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Fillings |
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Teeth polishing/cleaning |
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Root canal therapy |
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Dentures |
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Crowns |
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Bridges |
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Inlays/onlays |
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Certain conditions
and limitations apply. Also, certain dental expenses are not
covered.

| Disability benefits |
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Benefit equal to 70% of your monthly earnings,
indexed annually, to a maximum of $6,000 per month.
Long-term disability benefits may be reduced
or not
payable in certain cases.
In addition to your PSGIP coverage, you can also benefit
from an early intervention program for ill or injured employees,
offered by a professional in the Wellness Works Program.
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| Travel benefits |
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Coverage of up to $1 million per emergency above what
your provincial plan pays.
| Examples of eligible
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Reimbursement
at 100% |
Reimbursement at the
same level as in Canada |
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Hospitalization |
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Physician
services |
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Referrals |
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Return home airfare |
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Return of vehicle |
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Living expenses for travelling
companion |
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Arrangements for direct
payment for physicians services, hospitalization,
and other insured services |
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Prescription drugs |
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Wheelchairs |
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Crutches |
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Other eligible expenses
under the plans health coverage |
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Certain travel expenses are not
covered.

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| Death benefits |
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Natural death |
Accidental death |
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| Your death |
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Full-time employees: 3 x your annual
earnings, to a maximum of $300,000, with certain exceptions |
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Part-time Civil Service employees:
2 x your annual earnings;
minimum $25,000 and maximum $175,000 |
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Permanent part-time CUPE employees:
$40,000 |
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Permanent part-time UPSE and
IUOE employees, Excluded, and Non-Union, Non-Excluded employees:
$40,000 |
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Permanent part-time PEINU employees:
$100,000 |
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Part-time UPSE employees covered
before June 1, 1996:
2 x employment guarantee; minimum $25,000 and maximum $175,000 |
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| Optional life insurance
coverage of up to $300,000, in units of $10,000 |
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Same amounts as for natural death
PLUS
Basic accidental death coverage equal to your basic life insurance
coverage
PLUS
Optional accidental death coverage of up to $300,000, in units
of $10,000 |
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| Spouse's death |
$4,000, except for certain UPSE
employees
PLUS
Optional life insurance coverage of up to $300,000, in units
of $10,000 |
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Same amounts as for natural death
PLUS
Optional accidental death coverage equal to 50% of your optional
accidental death coverage (60% if you have no dependent children)
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Dependent child's
death |
$3,500
PLUS
Optional life insurance coverage of $10,000 |
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Same amounts as for natural death
PLUS
Optional accidental death coverage equal to 15% of your optional
accidental death coverage if you have a spouse
(20% otherwise; maximum $20,000 per child)
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