The Dental Benefit Plan of the Elevator Industry provides you with three optional programs from which you and your eligible dependents can choose to receive coverage as listed below.
Please note, participants in the Dental Benefit Plan of the Electrical Industry should go to that plan's page for more information about their plan.
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield Indemnity Program: You can visit the dentist of your choice, but you have to pay out-of-pocket for expenses exceeding the Plan’s maximum allowance, which is based on a fee schedule.
- Empire Dental Managed Network Program: There are no out-of-pocket expenses if you go to a network dentist. However, you must remain with that dentist or program for at least one year.
- DDS Inc. Program: There are no out-of-pocket expenses if you see a network dentist, but Plan limits apply. You may switch from one network dentist to another at any time.
Plan Overview
This information provides the highlights of the Elevator Dental Benefit Plan, and is applicable to all three Plan options unless otherwise noted. Complete details are available in the Summary Plan Description.
You are eligible after 26 weeks of employer contributions. Once under full employment, you must be working full time for a contributing employer for 26 consecutive weeks immediately prior to incurring a reimbursable expense. If you were unemployed during any or all of this period, you must be registered for employment in order to be eligible for Plan benefits. If you are unemployed and registered for employment, you remain eligible for coverage for up to 39 weeks.
If you retire on a Early Standard, Standard, or Disability Pension from the Pension Plan (PHBP Trust Fund), you remain eligible for benefits under this Dental Plan. This benefit applies to your eligible dependents as well.
You can cover your spouse and children. As a participant, you are able to cover your lawful spouse and children (adopted or biological) from birth up to their 19th birthday. However, full-time unmarried dependent students attending approved institutions of higher learning shall be covered up to age 26.
An original letter from the registrar’s office of the applicable institution shall be required as proof of current college or school attendance after each spring and fall semester commences. Dependent children who are enrolled in college shall receive benefits under the Dental Benefit Plan of the Elevator Industry during winter and summer college recess and within three months after they graduate from college.
Stepchildren may be covered by purchasing COBRA.
Smile, we’ve got you covered. The Plan programs cover a wide range of services, including but not limited to basic and preventative care, prosthetics and orthodontic services. Refer to the Summary Plan Description for a schedule of maximum allowances under the Empire BlueCross BlueShield Indemnity Program.
No pre-certification is needed for Empire Managed Network or DDS options.
Under the Empire BlueCross BlueShield Indemnity Program, pre-certification of benefits is required for all prosthetic and orthodontic procedures before treatment begins, but not for basic preventative services.
Plan Information
Plan Name: Dental Benefit Fund of the Elevator Industry
Plan Identification Number: 13-0891035
Plan Number: 508
Plan Year: June 1 through May 31
Type of Plan: This is a multiemployer/employee welfare benefit plan providing dental benefits to covered employees and their eligible dependents.
Plan Administrator: Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry
Forms and Documents
Important Documents
July 2022 Dental Elevator Plan changes
Helpful Resources
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