Dental and vision programs
Please note: The following is a brief summary of the participation and eligibility requirements of the dental and vision coverages. Final interpretation of any provision is governed by the master contract.
Please consult your benefit booklet or contact the AWC Trust for complete information on the programs, their rules and requirements.
Participation requirements
- 75% of all full AND eligible part time employees must be enrolled on these programs.
- If dependent coverage is offered for these programs, 75% enrollment of dependents is required (excluding dependents covered by another dental or vision plan).
- A member employer may enroll employee groups (i.e., bargaining unit, department, etc.); however, the group must consist of at least five (5) employees.
- Contract and temporary employees are not eligible to participate.
- LEOFF I retirees are not eligible to enroll on active dental or vision programs.
General participation requirements see all the Trust’s participation requirements.
Find out the dependent eligibility requirements, what happens when a dependent loses other coverage, and when and how “newly acquired dependents” (spouses, registered domestic partners, stepchildren, newborns and adopted children) can be added to coverage.