Message From the Trustees
The Trustees of the Funds are committed to supporting you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) health emergency.
Please check this website often for updates. In the meantime, we urge you to follow the safety protocols for your location.
Questions About Your Benefits?
Although the Fund Office lobby and Union Local Offices are temporarily closed during this period of reduced social contact, Fund Office staff and Union Local benefit staff are available to answer your questions and hear your concerns. To contact the Fund Office, email them at contact@scufcwfunds.com, or call 877-284-2320. Please ensure your name and social security number or date of birth are included for identification.
For the most current COVID-19 vaccine information, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is your best source. Visit COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC.
Additional links for vaccine appointments:
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/ For appointments
https://www.cvs.com/vaccine For appointments
https://hidrb.com/ To add your name to the national COVID-19 vaccine standby list
You may also check with your doctor or below for local Southern California resources to help schedule your vaccine.
City of Pasadena Public Health Department
COVID-19 Vaccine – Public Health Department (cityofpasadena.net)
1845 N Fair Oaks Ave Pasadena, CA 91103-1620
Phone: (626) 744-6046
Email Department
Visit Website
Imperial County Health Department
935 Broadway St, El Centro, CA 92243-2349
Phone: (442) 265-1339
Email Department
Kern County Health Department
1800 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306-3302
Phone: (661) 838-0301
Email Department
Long Beach City Department of Health and Human Services
2525 Grand Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815-1765
Phone: (562) 570-4016
Email Department
Visit Website
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LA County COVID-19 Vaccine – LA County Department of Public Health
241 N Figueroa St Ste 151, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2601
Phone: (800) 339-6993
Email Department
Visit Website
Orange County Health Care Agency
Homepage | Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (ochealthinfo.com)
405 W 5th ST FL 7th, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4599
Phone: (800) 564-8448
Email Department
Visit Website
Riverside County Department of Health
4065 County Circle Dr, Riverside, CA 92503-3410
Phone: (951) 358-5416
Email Department
Visit Website
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
Vaccine – COVID-19 (sbcovid19.com)
351 N Mountain View Ave Rm 303, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0010
Phone: (909) 387-6218
Email Department
Visit Website
San Diego Department of Environmental Health
COVID-19 Vaccine (sandiegocounty.gov)
PO BOX 129261, San Diego, CA 92112-9261
Phone: (858) 505-6671
Email Department
Visit Website
San Luis Obispo County Health Department
COVID-19 Vaccines in SLO County – San Luis Obispo County (recoverslo.org)
2191 Johnson Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 781-5500
Email Department
Visit Website
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
COVID-19 Vaccine Information – County of Santa Barbara (publichealthsbc.org)
300 N San Antonio Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1316
Phone: (805) 651-5102
Email Department
Visit Website
Shasta County Public Health
2650 Breslauer Way, Redding, CA 96001-4246
Phone: (530) 225-5591
Email Department
Ventura County Health Department
Vaccine Information – Ventura County Recovers
2240 E Gonzales Rd Ste 210, Oxnard, CA 93036-8216
Phone: (805) 981-5101
Email Department
Visit Website
Given the orders to Stay at Home and reduce social contact, telemedicine/telehealth service will give you access to a doctor at home 24/7. You will save substantial time and money by using telehealth instead of going to urgent care centers or the emergency room. You will also avoid coming into contact with other sick people.
For the Indemnity PPO Medical Plan, the Fund is adding telemedicine/telehealth service through the Anthem PPO network, LiveHealth Online.
The HMOs, including Kaiser and Anthem Blue Cross HMO, already have telehealth services for participants in their plans. There are no fees if the HMO telehealth visit is for COVID-19.
The Fund has also added telehealth services for mental health counseling through HMC for Actives and non-Medicare Retirees in the Indemnity PPO Plan and the Anthem HMO.
If you’re feeling sick—or stressed—you can connect with a doctor via secure video chat on your smartphone, tablet, computer, or by phone.
Telehealth doctors can diagnose symptoms, recommend next steps, and prescribe medication if you need it (in most states). You will pay no more for a telehealth visit than you would for any other in-network office visit covered by your plan (deductible, copay, and/or other cost sharing may apply).
Indemnity PPO Plan participants who see a doctor via Anthem’s LiveHealth Online to evaluate whether COVID-19 testing is needed should keep a copy of the doctor’s note for that visit. Submit the doctor’s note to the Fund Office to get reimbursed for your copay/coinsurance.
See this guide, and follow the instructions to register and setup your account with LiveHealth Online.
Click HERE to connect with an HMC doctor.
Suspension of Benefit Rules – Final Extension Through July 31, 2022
The Board of Trustees agreed that the suspension rules would not be enforced for any retiree working in Covered Employment from March 2020 with a final extension through July 31, 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A copy of the Plan’s Suspension of Benefits Rules is available by calling the Fund Office.
If you have any questions, please contact the Fund at (714) 220-2297 extension 247.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is your best source for the latest updates on COVID-19. Visit cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
Medical Telehealth Services
Use the information below to contact your medical carrier directly for service.
Indemnity PPO Active and Non-Medicare Retired Participants
Indemnity PPO Medicare Participants (Retirees)
Check with your doctor for their virtual visit capabilities. See Medicare Telehealth for more info.
HMO Active and Non-Medicare Retired Participants
Anthem Blue Cross HMO
Kaiser Permanente HMO
Medicare Participants (Retirees)
Anthem MA Preferred PPO – Medicare Advantage
Kaiser Senior Advantage HMO
Mental/Behavioral Telehealth Services
For personalized support, use the information below to contact your plan directly.
HMO Active and Non-Medicare Retired Participants
Anthem Blue Cross HMO (services provided by HMC)
Company Username: SCUFCW
Medicare Participants
Anthem MA Preferred PPO – Medicare Advantage
Kaiser Senior Advantage HMO
PPO Indemnity Active and Non-Medicare Retired Participants
HMC HealthWorks
Company Username: SCUFCW
PPO Indemnity Medicare Participants
HMC HealthWorks
Company Username: SCUFCW