There has been nothing normal about the last few months of the 2019-20 school year.

COVID-19 has brought change and uncertainty to all of our lives.

As this school year comes to a close, we want to acknowledge and thank all members across the education community for your dedication and perseverance through these challenging times.

For information on COVID-19 related to your benefits coverage, please visit www.otip.com/coronavirus.

Summer benefit reminders

As summer approaches, here are some important reminders about your benefits coverage to keep in mind:

• Update your preferred email address: Did you know that OTIP receives your board email address from your employer? We use it as your default email address for notifications from your OTIP secure account and information about your benefits plan. If you have not already done so, consider updating your preferred email address to your personal email so you won’t miss important information.
• Self-serve your benefits online: OTIP’s secure member site makes it easy for you to submit your claims online and access your benefits booklet at any time. Your benefits booklet has important information about what you are covered for, eligibility, and when your benefit year starts and ends.
• Add a new family member for health and/or dental coverage: You have 31 days from the date of the corresponding life event (e.g. wedding day, common law (one-year anniversary of co-habitation), day your child is born or adopted, date your spouse loses coverage, your FTE has increased) to add your spouse or child to your employee group benefits plan. Make sure you and/or your family has the coverage you need and avoid being a late entrant.
• Add Child Optional Life for your eligible child: You must do this within 31 days of your child(ren) being eligible (i.e. when you become eligible for coverage or the birth/adoption of your child). This benefit cannot be added after the 31 days, even with proof of good health (evidence of insurability).
• Update the status of your student¹: OTIP requires annual confirmation if an overage student covered under your plan will be enrolled in school and requires coverage in the new school year. If this applies to you, you will get email reminders starting in June to complete this confirmation.

¹Check your benefits booklet to confirm the maximum age for your child.

Is your employment status changing with the end of the school year?

If your employment status is changing soon, there are some important things to know about your benefits.

Questions? We are here to help! You can call OTIP Benefits Services at 1-866-783-6847.

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