Summer has arrived and with-it busier days at work and at home. Should you need to apply for WIP we would like to remind you of some pertinent application information.
For those of you fortunate to be enjoying summer on a Leave of Absence (LOA), please read the information below.
1. LOA PAYMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE
You will not be eligible for benefit consideration for a total disability commencing during a leave of absence, layoff, or suspension unless you have elected to keep your coverage in force during the leave of absence, layoff or suspension.
Please refer to the Continuation of Coverage During Absence from Work section of the WIP Policy Booklet, attached HERE, for more information on total disability beginning during an absence from work and prepayment of premium guidelines.
Prepayment of premiums is not required for an absence from the payroll of 15 calendar days or less. Prepayment of premiums is required for an absence from the payroll of 16 or more calendar days for one of the following reasons. You must prepay the required premium in full within 30 days of the commencement of the LOA to be eligible for benefit consideration immediately following the end of any of these periods:
If your leave of absence of 16 or more calendar days precedes your vacation and you have not prepaid the premium for that leave of absence in accordance with the Continuation of Coverage During Absence From Work section, coverage will not be reinstated until you return to active work. No prepayment of premiums is required when you are absent from work due to vacation.
Manion contact centre number for prepayment inquiries1-866-532-8999. Please identify yourself as an Air Canada flight attendant and ask to make arrangements to prepay for a LOA. Should you encounter any problems please advise Patricia Eberley.
Please be aware that Air Canada’s absentee reporting team reviews absences daily. Air Canada monitors the 30 days to apply for WIP and if you may be contractually denied due to an LOA of 16 or more days. If you have not prepaid for an LOA, Air Canada will contact you via your corporate email with any requests for information.
APPLICATION TO WIP Must Dos.
1. You must see a medical professional within the first 14 days of work missed. (This means that your appointment is while you were ill or injured. A return-to-work letter done on the last day of illness where the doctor sites you are fit to return to work and have been absent from X to Y, will not suffice for the application to WIP.)
2. You must submit all the paperwork to acclaims@manionwilkins.com within 30 days of first day of work missed and ensure all documents are signed and dated. If you are awaiting the physician’s statement, please submit the claimant’s statement, banking, disclosure and all other medical documents that you have. State the date you gave your physician the documents and the anticipated completion date.
Claims 14 days or less
The following medical professionals: Dentists, Midwives, Chiropractors, used as first point of contact for Medical Treatment, may sign the for disabilities of a duration of 14 days or less. You must be under the care of a medical doctor after 14 days for continuation of coverage.
Have your medical professional clearly indicate the diagnosis, complications (if any), treatment, medication and all dates of visits.
MAPLE APP
When utilising the Air Canada Maple app for an absence of 14 days or less, a Medical Practitioner’s Questionnaire is not required. Please obtain and submit a copy of the Medical Notes and Clinical Comments, available for you to download within the Maple app. You must also submit the claimant’s statement, physical health application up to the stop sign, banking and disclosure.
Please use the documents that are available HERE or on the Air Canada Component website.
On Behalf of The Board of Trust,
Patricia Eberley
Administrative Consultant
NOTE: All Policy Booklet information can be accessed on the Air Canada Component of CUPE web site www.accomponent.ca.
Manion, Wilkins & Associates
Plan Administration
626-21 Four Seasons Place
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9B 0A6
Switchboard: 416-234-5044
Toll Free Line: 1-800-663-7849
Fax: 416-234-0127
Contact Centre: 1-866-532-8999