Address, Phone Numbers, and Links Information |
| Organization & Address | Phone & Fax | Web Link |
UUP Administrative Office
| P.O. Box 15143 Albany, NY 12212-5143 |
800-342-4206 866-812-9446 (fax) |
Click Here |
UUP Benefit Trust Fund
| PO Box 15143 Albany, NY 12212-5143 |
800-887-3863 866-559-0516 (fax) |
Click Here |
UUP Services
| Member Services | 800-342-4206 | Click Here |
| Retiree Services | 800-342-4206 | Click Here |
Delta Dental
| PO Box 2105 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-2105 |
800-471-7093 |
Davis Vision*
PO Box 1525 |
800-999-5431 800-584-2866 |
Click Here
Click Here |
For Benefit Trust Fund eligibility, employees must be eligible for enrollment in the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP)
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
| NYS Health Insurance Program | 877-769-7447 | Click Here |
| United Healthcare (medical or sugical benefits and claims, outpatient reaiology, certification of home care, medical equipment, and uspplies, infertility and cancer Centers of Excellence or chiropractic and physical therapy benefits) | 877-769-7447, Press 8,1 |
Click Here |
| Empire BlueCross BlueShield (hospital benefits and claims, preadmission certification of in-patient hospital, skilled nursing facility admissions or Centers of Excellence for Transplant surgeries) | 877-769-7447, Press 8, 2 |
Click Here |
| OptumHealth (mental health and substance abuse benefits and claims, authorizatoin of services or referrals to network providers | 877-769-7447, Press 8,3 |
Click Here |
| United HealthCare and Medco (prescription drug coverage, claims, flexible formulary, preferred drug lists, the Excelsior Plan three level preferred drug lists, prescription mail service) | 877-769-7447, Press 8,4 |
Click Here |
| NurseLine (health information, education, and support) | 877-769-7447, Press 8,5 |
Click Here |
HMO Participants
| Call your individal HMO |
Retirement Systems (Pensions)
| NYS Employees' Retirement System | 866-805-0990 | Click Here |
| NYS Teachers' Retirement System | 800-782-0289 | Click Here |
| TIAA-CREF (Optional) | 800-842-2776 | Click Here |
| Metropolitan (Optional) | 800-638-5433 | Click Here |
| VALIC (Optional) | 800-448-2542 | Click Here |
| ING (Optional) | 800-677-4636 | Click Here |
Tax Deferred Retirement Savings
| NYS Deferred Compensation Plan 457(b) | 800-422-8463 | Click Here |
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
| General Information | 800-342-9810 | Click Here |
| Member Benefits | 800-626-8101 | Click Here |
American Federation of Teachers(AFT)
| Plus Member Benefits | 800-238-1133 x8643 |
Click Here |
Worker's Compensation/Social Security Disability
| Fine, Olin, and Anderman (Legal Representation) | 866-362-4887 | Click Here |
Flex Spending Account
| Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) |
800-358-7202 800-342-8017 |
Click Here |
NYS/UUP Joint Labor/Management Office
| General Information/td> | 518-486-4666 | Click Here |
New York State Department of Civil Service
| Div. of Employee Benefits, State Campus Albany, NY 12239 |
800-833-4344 | Click Here |
New York State Tax Information
| Pensions & Annuities | 800-225-5829 | Click Here |