CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES (OTTAWA DIVISION) Policy No Ontario Non-Union Employees

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1 CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES (OTTAWA DIVISION) Policy No Ontario Non-Union Employees

2 INTRODUCTION This booklet has been prepared by Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company (hereinafter referred to as "the Insurer") so that you may fully understand the benefits you are entitled to. The following Benefit Schedule sets out the specific terms of your group insurance plan and your individual Group Certificate will indicate your actual insured amounts. More general information and a description of each benefit follows the schedule. Please read it carefully. As this booklet contains information which is important to you, it should be kept in a safe place for future reference. Group Policy Number: Effective Date of Revised Plan: June 1, 2014 Waiting Period: 3 months FOR ALL ONTARIO NON-UNION EMPLOYEES For information regarding Claims, Administration or Billing Inquiries, you may contact our: Group Customer Contact Centre Toll-Free number: You may also access Claim forms and other information online at: If you require any additional information, contact your employer. Date Issued:

3 Employee Life Insurance Benefit $15,000 Benefit terminates at retirement. Optional Life Insurance Benefit BENEFIT SCHEDULE You may select additional amounts of life insurance on your life in units of $10,000 with a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $250,000 (Employee Life and Optional Life amounts combined). You may select additional amounts of life insurance on the life of your spouse in units of $10,000 with a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $250,000. Evidence of insurability will be required for all amounts. Benefit terminates at age 70. 2

4 Extended Health Care Benefit For you and your dependents. Deductible - Nil BENEFIT SCHEDULE Percentage Reimbursed (after deductible satisfied) - In Canada: Dental Treatment Due to an Accident and Vision Care 100% All other eligible expenses 80% Drug Co-payment - You will be required to pay 20% of the eligible drug expense that you incur. In addition, you will be required to pay the portion of the dispensing fee which is over $8.50 per prescription. (Deductible and Percentage Reimbursed will not apply). For Employees who reside in Quebec: the maximum eligible drug expenses that an Employee can incur for himself and for all of his insured Dependents, which remains his responsibility, is determined by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, with respect to the Deductible, Drug Co-pay if any and the portion of eligible drug expenses that is not paid by the Insurer given the percentage of reimbursement under this Benefit. For drug expenses subsequently incurred during the same Calendar Year, the percentage of reimbursement is modified to 100%. Eligible Expense limits per individual Drugs - $15,000 each calendar year Nursing Care - $5,000 every 12 months Paramedical - $350 each calendar year for each type of practitioner listed Hearing Aids - $400 every 60 months Vision Care - $250 every 24 months (12 months for children) Benefit terminates at retirement. 3

5 BENEFIT SCHEDULE Dental Care Benefit For you and your dependents. Deductible - Nil Percentage Reimbursed (after deductible satisfied) - Basic and Preventative Treatment 80% Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery 80% Major Restorative Treatment 50% Maximum - $1,500 per individual each calendar year Late Entrant Limitations - If you apply for dental coverage for yourself or your dependents more than 31 days after first becoming eligible, for the first 12 months of each late entrant's dental coverage the benefit maximum will be limited to $250. Fee Guide Year - Current Benefit terminates at retirement. 4

6 GENERAL INFORMATION Employee Eligibility If you are domiciled in Canada and working for your employer on a permanent fulltime basis (at least 24 hours per week), you are eligible to participate after the completion of the waiting period. Coverage will become effective the day you are eligible provided your written application for coverage is received by the Insurer within 31 days of becoming eligible; otherwise evidence of insurability will be required and coverage will not be effective until the date evidence of insurability is approved by the Insurer. If evidence of insurability is required for certain levels of coverage shown in the Benefit Schedule, then that insurance will not become effective until the date your evidence of insurability is approved. If you are absent from work on the date your insurance would normally become effective or increase, then that insurance will not take effect until you are again actively at work. Employees insured under their Spouses' Plan If coverage under your spouse's health and/or dental plan terminates, either because the particular plan terminates or because your spouse becomes ineligible for either or both plans, you are eligible for immediate coverage under your company's Extended Health and/or Dental Care Benefits provided you apply within 31 days of the date your coverage terminates. For any late application (i.e. after 31 days) evidence of insurability will be required and coverage will not be effective until the day such evidence is approved. 5

7 GENERAL INFORMATION Dependent Eligibility Eligible dependents are a) For all provinces except Quebec: a person who is either your legal spouse or a common-law spouse designated as spouse on your application and with whom you have cohabited for the last 12 months, and For Quebec: your spouse, or a common-law spouse, (a person with whom you have had a child, or with whom you have cohabited for the last 12 months and have not been separated for 90 days or more due to the subsequent breakdown of your relationship, and who you publicly represent and have designated in your application as your spouse), and b) For all provinces except Quebec: your unmarried children (excluding foster children or wards) who are wholly dependent on you for support and - under age 21, or - has no spouse, is under 25 years of age and is, or is deemed to be, a full-time student at an accredited educational institution, and over whom the Employee or the Spouse of the Employee would exercise parental authority if he were a minor. For Quebec: your unmarried children (including adopted or step children but not foster children or wards) who are wholly dependent on you for support and - under age 21, or - has no spouse, is 25 years old or under and is, or is deemed to be, a full-time student at an accredited educational institution, and over whom you or your would exercise parental authority if he were a minor excluding any individual not domiciled in Canada. For all provinces except Quebec: Any child described above who attains age 21 and is financially dependent on you because of a mental or physical infirmity will continue to be covered provided that child was so handicapped and insured under this plan prior to his 21st birthday. For Quebec: any child described above who attains age 21 and is financially dependent on you because of a mental or physical infirmity, or a functional deficiency covered by the Regulation respecting the application of the Act pertaining to the prescription drug insurance passed by the Government of Quebec, will continue to be covered provided that child was so handicapped and insured under this plan prior to his 21st birthday and provided that such child is not receiving any benefits from a last resort assistance program under the Act respecting income security (Quebec). 6

8 Dependent Eligibility (continued) GENERAL INFORMATION Your dependent coverage will become effective on the date you have eligible dependents provided a written application is made within 31 days of that date; otherwise evidence of your dependent's insurability will be required and dependent coverage will not take effect until the date that insurability is approved by the Insurer. Once you have dependent coverage, new dependents will be insured automatically. For all provinces except Quebec: Coverage for a dependent (other than a newborn child) who is confined to a hospital on the date his insurance is to take effect, will be delayed until the first day immediately following his discharge from the hospital. For Quebec: If a dependent (other than a new-born child) is confined to a hospital on the date his insurance would otherwise become effective (except for the Drug Benefit under the Extended Health Care Benefit), then his insurance will not become effective until the first day immediately following his discharge from the hospital. Termination of Insurance Your coverage and the coverage of your eligible dependents will terminate on the earliest of a) the day you are no longer actively employed by the Employer on a full-time basis (including retirement), b) the day you cease to be in a class of employee eligible for insurance, c) the day you reach the applicable age limit, if any, d) the end of the period for which premiums have been paid for your insurance, e) the day the group policy terminates. The coverage of any one dependent will terminate on the day that individual no longer meets the definition of dependent. Limited coverage may be available in the event you are going to be absent from work due to temporary lay-off or leave of absence, including maternity or parental leave. 7

9 EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT The amount of life insurance you are insured for will be paid to your named beneficiary in the event of your death due to any cause. You may change your beneficiary at any time (subject to any limits set by law) by completing a form available from your employer and returning it to him. Total Disability If you become totally disabled prior to age 70 and that disability prevents you from engaging in any gainful work, your life insurance will remain in force until you recover, subject to any reduction or age limit shown in the Benefit Schedule. Initial proof of disability is required within 12 months of commencement of disability. If you contribute to the cost of this benefit, no further premiums will be required after 6 months. Living Benefit If you are totally disabled and terminally ill and the prognosis is death within the next 12 months, you may be eligible for a Living Benefit (an advance on the Life Insurance claim) equal to the lesser of $25,000 and 50% of your insured amount. If you wish to apply your employer will advise you of the necessary application requirements. Conversion Privilege If the Life Insurance of an Employee aged 65 or younger terminates or is reduced (for any reason other than due to policy termination for Residents of Quebec only), the Employee will be entitled to convert any amount of insurance, up to the terminated amount, to an individual policy without evidence of insurability. In addition, the amount of insurance that may be converted will be further limited to the lesser of a) the maximum amount applicable in the province of residence of the Employee; or b) the difference between the amount of Life Insurance in force on the date of termination of insurance and the amount of insurance for which the Employee is eligible under another group life insurance at the time of exercising his conversion right. 8

10 Conversion Privilege (cont'd) EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT For Residents of Quebec only, if the Life Insurance of an Employee aged 65 or younger terminates because of the termination of the policy and provided that the Employee was insured under this Benefit for five consecutive years immediately prior to such policy termination, the Employee will be entitled to convert to an individual policy any amount of insurance, up to the higher of $10,000 or 25% of the Employee s amount of insurance, without evidence of insurability. However, such amount of insurance will be reduced by any group life insurance for which the Employee becomes eligible during the 31 days following the termination of the policy. Your individual policy may be a Term to Age 65 plan, or any regular permanent plan (excluding special designated permanent plans), without any added benefits. Alternatively, you may select a One Year Term Plan with the option, at the end of the year, of converting this plan to one of the plans described above. Written application for an individual policy, together with the first premium, must be submitted to the Insurer within 31 days of termination. During this period, the amount of life insurance you are eligible to convert will remain in force free of charge. If your life insurance terminates as a result of the termination of the group policy, your employer will advise you of your options. 9

11 OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT The amount of life insurance an individual is insured for will be paid to the named beneficiary in the event of their death. The beneficiary may be changed at any time (subject to any limits set by law) by completing a form available from your employer and returning it to him. Total Disability If you become totally disabled, your insured amount and your spouse's insured amount, if applicable, will remain in force and your Life premiums will be waived, as long as the premiums for your Employee Life Insurance are waived but not beyond the date you attain age 65. Suicide No optional life insurance will be paid if an individual commits suicide within 2 years of the effective date, reinstatement date or the effective date of any increase of their optional insurance amount. Conversion Privilege (Employee only) If all of your Optional Life Insurance terminates for any reason other than at your request and you are age 65 or younger, you may convert that insurance to an individual policy, without medical evidence, in accordance with the guidelines for individual policies described in the Conversion Privilege of the Employee Life Insurance Benefit. However the maximum you may convert under this benefit may not exceed the maximum specified under the Employee Life Insurance Benefit, minus any amount that you may convert under the Employee Life Insurance. During the 31 day conversion period, the amount of your optional insurance that you are eligible to convert will remain in force free of charge. Conversion Privilege (Spouse only) If your spouse's Optional Life Insurance terminates for any reason other than the termination of the group policy or at your request and your spouse is age 65 or younger, your spouse's insurance may be converted to any regular permanent plan (excluding term plan), but without any added benefits. Written application together with the first premium must be made to the Insurer within 31 days of termination. During this period, the amount of life insurance that may be converted will remain in force free of charge. 10

12 EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT This benefit helps pay the cost of eligible medical and hospital expenses incurred by you and your insured family members. You will be reimbursed for eligible expenses, not covered by your Provincial Medicare Plan, subject to any deductible and percentage reimbursed that is shown in the Benefit Schedule. Payment will be made for those eligible expenses which are a) reasonable and medically necessary and b) incurred on the prior recommendation of a legally qualified physician except where otherwise indicated. Deductible/Percentage Reimbursed The deductible amount, is the total amount of eligible expenses you must absorb in any calendar year before you are reimbursed under this plan. The percentage reimbursed that is shown in the Benefit Schedule is the portion of the eligible expenses that will be reimbursed after the deductible, if any, is satisfied. Co-ordination of Benefits If you and your family are covered under this health plan and your spouse's health plan, the benefits payable under this plan will be co-ordinated so that the total amount you receive from both plans will not exceed 100% of the actual expense incurred. 11

13 EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Eligible Expenses In Canada Extended Health Care Eligible Expenses include charges for the following and must be incurred: 1) in the Employee's province of residence; and 2) outside the Employee's province of residence, but in Canada, for any reason other than a Medical Emergency. Prescription Drugs to the maximum shown in the Benefit Schedule: a) any generic drugs as listed in the most current Provincial Government Drug Formulary or any non-substitutable drugs dispensed by a licensed pharmacist, physician, or dentist, which can only be obtained by a written prescription from a physician or dentist for an illness or injury, b) injectable drugs, serums and vaccines prescribed by a physician for preventing or treating an illness, c) disposable needles, syringes, lancets and chemical reagent testing materials used for monitoring diabetes, d) drugs in the following categories bearing a Drug Identification Number: Antimalerials, fibrinolytics, fluorides (single entity), nitroglycerin, potassium replacements, single entity iron salts, thyroid agents, topical enzymatic debriding agents, e) oral contraceptives prescribed by a physician and intra-uterine devices. However, proprietary or patent medicines, experimental drugs, drugs used in the treatment of infertility, dietary or health foods, vitamins, nutritional products, smoking cessation aids (which include, but are not limited to, nicotine patches and nicotine gum) and charges for the administration of drugs, serums or vaccines are not included. Employees who reside in Quebec are also subject to the provisions of the Act applicable to prescription drug insurance (Quebec). Eligible expenses will be limited to a 100 day supply per purchase, and will be subject to the co-payment amount, if any, shown in the Benefit Schedule. 12

14 Eligible Expenses (In Canada) (cont'd) EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Nursing Care - nursing care (not custodial care) provided in the insured individual's home by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse or a registered nursing assistant none of whom is related by blood or marriage or normally live with you or any of your dependents - to the maximum shown in the Benefit Schedule. Ambulance - a) a licensed ground ambulance used to transport an individual because of emergency or in-patient treatment i) from the place where the accident or sickness occurs to the nearest hospital where adequate medical treatment is available, ii) from one hospital to another, or iii) from a hospital to the individual's residence, b) emergency transportation by a licensed air ambulance to the nearest hospital where adequate treatment is available or to another hospital when certified as essential by the attending physician. Medical Equipment - a) purchase (not repair) of a spinal brace or artificial limb or eye provided the loss of the limb or eye occurs while the individual is insured under this benefit; replacement is included when required due to physiological change, b) purchase or rental (not repair or replacement) of a brace for a limb, a truss, or crutch, c) rental or, at the discretion of the Insurer, purchase of a wheelchair, hospital bed or iron lung, d) purchase of colostomy, ileostomy or uretherostomy supplies, e) purchase of one glucometer on the written recommendation of a physician, f) purchase of reagent strips, g) purchase of a breast prosthesis when required after a mastectomy that is performed while the individual is insured under this benefit - to a maximum of $400 per individual every 60 months, h) purchase of two surgical brassieres each calendar year when required because of a total or radical mastectomy. 13

15 Eligible Expenses (In Canada) (cont'd) EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Paramedical Practitioners - to the maximum shown in the Benefit Schedule for each type of practitioner listed below provided the practitioner is operating within the scope of his license: a) services of a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed speech therapist, chiropractor, naturopath, osteopath, ergotherapist, podiatrist*, or chiropodist* whether or not the prior recommendation of a physician has been obtained, and including one X-ray per practitioner each calendar year as ordered by the practitioner, b) services of a registered masseur on the recommendation of a physician, c) services of a licensed physiotherapist who is not related by blood or marriage and does not live with you or any of your dependents, whether or not the prior recommendation of a physician has been obtained, d) services of a duly qualified acupuncturist whether or not the prior recommendation of a physician has been obtained. * In Ontario, only those eligible expenses incurred after the annual maximum allowance under the provincial health plan is exhausted, will be reimbursed. Proof that the allowance is exhausted will be required. In all other provinces, reimbursement will be made as allowed under the relevant provincial health plan. If applicable, proof that the maximum has been exhausted will be required. Orthopedic Supplies - a) purchase (not repair) each calendar year of one pair of orthopedic shoes specifically designed for the individual and purchased from a recognized orthopedic supplier; this does not include off-the-shelf shoes that are regular stock, b) purchase of an orthesis or arch support - to a maximum of $200 per individual each calendar year, c) purchase of two pairs of surgical stockings per individual each calendar year. 14

16 Eligible Expenses (In Canada) (cont'd) EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Hearing Aids - purchase (not repair) of hearing aids on the written prescription of a licensed otolaryngologist - to the maximum shown in the Benefit Schedule. Eye Examinations - eye examinations (including eye refractions) performed by an ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist - to a maximum of $75 per individual, once in any 24 month period (12 month period for a dependent child). Dental Treatment Due to an Accident - services of a dentist to repair or replace sound natural teeth because of an accidental blow to the mouth while the individual was insured under this Benefit but not by an object wittingly or unwittingly placed in the mouth. Treatment must start or a detailed treatment plan, satisfactory to the Insurer, must be submitted within 90 days of the injury. No reimbursement will be provided for treatment performed more than 2 years after the date of the accident. Vision Care - contact lenses or eye glasses (not sun or safety glasses) prescribed in writing and dispensed by an ophthalmologist or a licensed optometrist (they may also be dispensed by a qualified optician) - Eligible expenses will be limited to the maximum shown in the Benefit Schedule. Other Eligible Expenses - a) oxygen, plasma, blood or blood substitutes and their administration, b) X-ray and diagnostic laboratory procedures and X-ray or radium therapy; such procedures do not include services received while hospitalized, c) purchase of wigs required as a result of chemotherapy - to a lifetime maximum of $100 per individual. 15

17 Eligible Expenses (In Canada) (cont'd) Health Assistance - EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Health Assistance is a confidential telephone service that is available 24 hours a day enabling the insured individual to speak with experienced health care professionals and to obtain information immediately. This telephone service provides the insured individual with information on the following topics: health nutrition physical fitness immunization lifestyle child care availability of local resources Health Assistance should be considered as a complement to medical consultations and emergency medical services (911 or other); it is not intended to replace the regular health care provider of the insured individual, nor the emergency medical services of a municipality. This information service may be of use in improving your quality of life and that of your dependents. The insured individual may contact HEALTH ASSISTANCE at any time. Calls from Dial Anywhere in Canada

18 Expenses Not Covered EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT a) Expenses for services or treatment which a government health plan prohibits being paid, except to the extent it permits excess reimbursement. b) Dental treatment except as provided above. c) Cosmetic treatment unless due to an accidental bodily injury sustained while insured under this benefit. d) Expenses for service, treatment or supplies which are experimental in nature or which are provided by your employer. e) Drugs, hormones, products and injections for the treatment of obesity. f) Drugs, services, treatment or supplies for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. g) Expenses incurred as a result of intentionally self-inflicted injuries (while sane or insane) or as a result of committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence (excluding an impaired driving charge). h) Expenses for services or treatment that are payable by Workers' Compensation (or similar legislation) or any government plan, or that are received without charge. i) Expenses for treatment required as a result of war (declared or not), military service or participation in a riot, insurrection or civil commotion. Benefit Extension After Termination If on the day your insurance terminates for any reason other than Benefit termination, you are totally disabled (unable to do any work) or any of your insured dependents is confined in a hospital, coverage under this benefit will be continued for the incapacitated individual for the duration of the disability or hospitalization, up to a maximum period of 90 days provided the Extended Health Care Benefit does not terminate. Survivor Benefit In the event of your death, health benefits described in this booklet will be continued, for your eligible dependents, for a period of one year, but not beyond the date your spouse remarries, becomes insured under another group plan or the benefit terminates. 17

19 How to Claim Benefits EXTENDED HEALTH CARE BENEFIT Claim forms are available from your employer and should be submitted to the Insurer within 120 days of the date the expense was incurred. Make sure all your receipts indicate the patient's name, date of service, nature of treatment and charge. If you are required to satisfy a deductible, it is recommended you save your receipts until the deductible amount is exceeded. When incurring drug expenses, you or your insured dependent must show your payment card to the pharmacist. With this method of payment, which is referred to as direct, you or your insured dependent only pay the pharmacist for the uninsured portion of the drug expenses incurred and, therefore, you are not required to submit a claim to the Insurer. 18

20 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT This benefit helps with the cost of certain eligible dental expenses incurred by you or your insured dependents. To qualify as an eligible expense, the dental treatment must be recommended by a dentist and performed by either a dentist, a dental hygienist under the supervision of a dentist or a licensed denturist operating within the scope of his license. Reimbursement will not exceed the suggested fees in the Dental Association Fee Guide for General Practitioners in the province where treatment is received. Deductible/Percentage Reimbursed The deductible amount, if shown in the Benefit Schedule, is the total amount of eligible expenses you must absorb in any calendar year before you are reimbursed under this plan. The percentage reimbursed that is shown in the Benefit Schedule is the portion of the eligible expenses that will be reimbursed after the deductible, if any, is satisfied. Alternative Treatment When there are two or more courses of dental treatment available to adequately correct a dental condition, this dental plan will provide reimbursement for the treatment which incurs the lowest cost consistent with good dental care. Lab Fees Reimbursement of lab fees will be limited to the reasonable and customary charge in the area of service up to a maximum of 60% of the suggested fee in the above mentioned fee guide for the particular dental treatment requiring the lab services. Pre-Determination of Benefit If the total cost of any proposed treatment is expected to exceed $500, it is suggested you submit to the Insurer a detailed treatment plan that outlines the type and anticipated dates of treatment and the proposed charges. The Insurer will then advise you of the amount for which you will be reimbursed. If you change dentists at any point during the course of treatment, a new treatment plan will be required for re-assessment. 19

21 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT Co-ordination of Benefits If you and your family are covered under this dental plan and your spouse's dental plan, the benefits payable under this plan will be co-ordinated so that the total amount you receive from both plans will not exceed 100% of the actual expense incurred. Travelling Outside Canada Reimbursement will be provided for emergency dental treatment rendered while travelling outside Canada but only to the extent that you would have been reimbursed had this treatment been rendered in the province where you normally reside. Eligible Expenses Basic and Preventative Treatment excluding any services that are primarily for orthodontic treatment complete oral examinations - one in any 24 month period. recall oral examinations - one in any 9 month period. emergency or specific oral examinations. complete series of periapical films and panoramic film - each limited to one in any 24 month period. bitewing films and X-rays to diagnose a symptom or examine progress of a particular course of treatment other than temporomandibular joint film. laboratory examinations and unmounted diagnostic casts other than duplicates. consultation with another Dentist. house or hospital call and after-hours office visit. prophylaxis (light scaling and polishing) - once in any 9 month period. topical application of fluoride and anti-cariogenic substances - once in any 9 month period. pit and fissure sealants. space maintainers for missing primary teeth and mouthguards. temporary dressing for the emergency relief of pain. occlusal equilibration. 20

22 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT Eligible Expenses (cont'd) Basic and Preventative Treatment (cont'd) amalgam, acrylic, silicate or composite restorations (fillings). retentive pins. preformed stainless steel and polycarbonate crowns. uncomplicated removal of erupted teeth and the surgical removal of impacted teeth and residual roots. repair, rebasing and relining of partial or complete dentures, not including the replacement of teeth on a denture. Repair of fixed bridgework. Anaesthesia required in relation to dental surgery. Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery Endodontics - treatment of disease of the pulp chamber and pulp canals (root canal therapy). Please note that with respect to root canal therapy, the date of your final treatment will be considered the date that expense was incurred. Periodontics - treatment of the soft tissues (gums) and bone supporting the teeth. Oral Surgery other than the removal of erupted or impacted teeth or residual roots. 21

23 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT Eligible Expenses (cont'd) Major Restorative Treatment Metal inlay/onlay restorations. Retentive pins in Inlays and Crowns. Crowns (single restorations only), other than preformed stainless steel and polycarbonate crowns, for a tooth that is broken by caries or traumatic injury and cannot be filled by amalgam or composite. Replacement of an existing crown is included if such crown is at least 4 years old. Prosthodontic Appliances (e.g. fixed bridgework, removable partial or complete dentures), other than dentures with precision or stress breaker attachments or precision attachments and telescoping crown unit for fixed bridgework, as follows: a) construction and insertion of an initial permanent prosthodontic appliance if such appliance was necessary because of the extraction of at least one natural tooth while insured under this benefit; b) replacement of an existing prosthodontic appliance with a permanent prosthodontic appliance i) if such appliance was necessary because of the extraction of at least one natural tooth while insured under this benefit; or ii) if the existing appliance is at least 5 years old, or iii) if the existing appliance is temporary and being replaced by a permanent appliance within 12 months of the date the temporary one was installed; c) denture adjustments with minor adjustments limited to once in a six month period. Please note that with respect to a bridge, crown or denture the date of insertion of such appliance will be considered to have been the date that expense was incurred. 22

24 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT Expenses Not Covered a) Cosmetic dental treatment when the form and function of the teeth are satisfactory and no pathological condition exists. b) Expenses incurred for nutritional counselling, oral hygiene and dental plaque control. c) Dental treatment rendered for full mouth reconstructions, for vertical dimension correction, for the restoration of occlusion, for the correction of temporomandibular joint dysfunction or for permanent splinting of teeth. d) Expenses incurred for broken appointments, for completion of claim forms or for advice by telephone. e) Expenses for replacement of lost, mislaid or stolen dentures or appliances. f) Dental treatment not yet approved by the Canadian Dental Association or clearly experimental in nature. g) Dental services, treatment or supplies provided by your employer. h) Dental services and supplies not included in the list of eligible expenses. i) Expenses incurred as a result of intentionally self-inflicted injuries (while sane or insane) or as a result of committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence (excluding an impaired driving offence). j) Expenses for services or treatment that are payable by Workers' Compensation (or similar legislation) or any government plan, or that are received without charge or a government health plan prohibits being paid. k) Expenses for treatment required as a result of war (declared or not) military service, or participation in a riot, insurrection or civil commotion. 23

25 DENTAL CARE BENEFIT Benefit After Termination No benefits are payable for dental expenses incurred after the date your coverage under this benefit terminates. This would apply even if you had submitted a detailed treatment plan and the Insurer had advised you of the amount of eligible reimbursement. Survivor Benefit In the event of your death, dental benefits described in this booklet will be continued, for your eligible dependents, for a period of one year, but not beyond the date your spouse remarries, becomes insured under another group plan or the benefit terminates. How To Claim Benefits If your dentist uses the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), you are not required to submit a claim to the Insurer. EDI- allows the dentist to validate the eligibility, to confirm that the care provided or prescribed is covered, and to obtain confirmation of the amount payable directly to you, or the dentist, by the Insurer and the amount payable by you. The dentist himself submits the benefit claim via EDI and gives a copy of the confirmation to you. If your dentist does not use the EDI, then he will be required to complete a section of your claim form, therefore, you should obtain it beforehand and take it with you to the dentist's office. Claim forms are available from your employer and should be submitted to the Insurer within 120 days of the date the expense was incurred. 24