Register today!  Quickly and securely register using our improved website registration process! Have your personal information at your fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!  Click on “Create an Account” above to get started. You will need to know your name, date of birth, SSN or Alternate ID, and zip code as they are recorded in the Trust Office.  Problems? Click on Contact Us. 

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Coronavirus Update For Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 525 Members & Families

Your Collective Union Health team would like to provide you and your family with the best guidance for how to proceed during this evolving time.  If you or your family member is experiencing any of the following symptoms: 

 -Fever greater than 100.4 FDry or productive cough

 -Shortness of breath

 -Generalized body aches

                      OR

-If you have been in contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19

Please call Collective Union Health at 702-960-4465 so one of our trained staff can further assist and direct your care.  After hours call 877-239-9372

In an effort to minimize the risk of exposing otherwise healthy patients, we ask that if you are experiencing ANY of the above symptoms you do not come into clinic prior to calling the provided number.  Please visit www.cdc.gov  for steps to help prevent infectious disease transmission and infection at home. 

We have designated the Buffalo Clinic as the “sick” clinic and the Windmill as the “not sick” clinic. All calls should be going to the Windmill Clinic at 702-960-4465 and you will speak to a medical professional.  Please call before arriving or you will be turned away.

As always, your Collective Union Health team is committed to providing the best care for you and your family.

Dr. Susan Ritter                Heather Tamburrino PA              Shelly Owen PA

EMERGENCY DENTAL SERVICES - The CDC has recommended holding off on routine preventative care and many dentists are only seeing patients for emergency services only.  If you need emergency dental care, contact your dentist office.  If their office is closed, contact Cigna at 1-800-244-6224.

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Self-Payments

To make a self-payment from your debit/credit card, Click Here

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Welcome COLLECTIVE UNION HEALTH

Register, access your medical records, schedule appointments Click Here

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the Health & Welfare Plan has partnered with Activate Healthcare and two Collective Union Health clinics are open eligible Participants and their covered family members.  Collective Union Health facilities provide convenient comprehensive Primary and Acute care and wellness services, delivered by experience physicians and advance practice providers, exclusively to Local 525 members at no cost.

The 2 locations are:

1607 E. Windmill Lane, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV  89123

                                  and

911 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 113, Las Vegas, NV  89128.

Both locations are NOW OPEN!  Call (702) 960-4465 (Windmill location) & (702) 960-4441 (Buffalo location) for an appointment. 

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PROVIDER NETWORK EFFECTIVE 1/1/19 

The Plan has chosen Anthem Blue Cross as the PPO provider for the Indemnity Medical Plan and the Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) Plan effective January 1, 2019.  Anthem Blue Cross is now the current provider network. To obtain the maximum possible benefits from the Plan, you still must use Behavioral Health Options (BHO) for behavioral health services and Navitus for prescription drug benefits.  Finally, the current Hospital network in the Las Vegas area is not changing and will apply to both the PPO and the EPO Plan.

To find a doctor using the Anthem website:

Go to www.anthem.com

-Click on the Menu on the upper left side of the web page

-Select "Find a Doctor" under the Care section in the middle of the page

-Under "Search as a Member", go to the OR section that asks for "Identification Number or prefix (first three values) and enter IFP

Then you can find a provider in the network by entering the type of provider, the specialty of the provider, and your location.  You can also limit the selection to those doctors who are accepting new patients. 

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  *QUEST LABORATORY IS NO LONGER A CONTRACTED PROVIDER*

If you have lab work done by Quest after January 1, 2019, it will be considered Out of Network and your out of pocket expense will be higher.  You are responsible to inform your ordering physician to ensure they do not send lab requests to Quest.  If your doctor orders lab work using a Quest lab slip, you should take it to LabCorp (Anthem contracted lab) or to one of the Collective Union Health clinic locations.  Lab work that is done at the Collective Union Health clinic locations is no cost to you.

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Add this website and Fund's Logo on Your Smartphone!  You will have access to all of your benefit information from anywhere at any time...

For an iPhone:
* Open web browser - Safari
* Type www.ourbenefitoffice.com/ualocal525 in the address bar
* Click the box with the vertical arrow icon at the bottom of the screen
* Click the icon that says "Add to Home Screen"
* Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
* Click on the word "Add" at the top right corner of your screen

For an Android:
* Open web browser - usually Google Chrome
* Type www.ourbenefitoffice.com/ualocal525 in the address bar
* On the top right of Chrome screen there are three dots - click on the three dots, then click on "Add to Home Screen"
* A message box pops up: "Add to Home Screen Title"; click on "Add"

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 TRAVELERS

We recognize the need to educate our travelers on their healthcare benefits when working away from home.  You will start seeing more information on this website as we identify specific needs.  Please click on the Documents tab above to reference the new Travelers information section, which will continue to expand.  If you have specific suggestions, please feel free to contact the Administrator at (702) 415-2199.

If you are traveling and need assistance locating a PPO provider, or any help navigating through your healthcare system, contact BeneSys at (702) 415-2199. 

Remember:  When working outside the Local 525 jurisdiction, travelers' hours are pro-rated and reported less timely; therefore, your healthcare coverage could be affected.   Please contact the Trust Fund office for more information and to avoid possible loss of coverage when working outside the Local 525 jurisdiction.

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