PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM
Call the Fund Office at 1-(800)-323-7268 and ask for MCM.
You can get $500 in well-child care benefits for completing this program.

This program is available for female employees/retirees and spouses. The goals of the Prenatal Care Program are a healthy pregnancy and delivery with major emphases on early recognition of possible premature delivery and reducing complications. Early education and adequate prenatal care throughout pregnancy can help to reduce the incidence of premature birth and low birth-weight babies. MCM’s specially trained staff will perform a screening for high risk factors and will offer information, counseling and resources. When you call MCM, the MCM nurses will work with you and your doctor to provide the best assistance possible during this special time.

Call as soon as a pregnancy is confirmed (in the first trimester) and call again within 12 hours after delivery. If the mother is not covered by Lineco in the first trimester but is eligible in the second trimester, then the initial contact must be made during the second trimester.

MCM will ask you to complete certain forms and provide updates on the progress of your pregnancy. You must complete any required forms and provide the information requested by MCM in order to qualify for the well-child care benefits described below. After delivery, MCM will send you a letter verifying that you successfully completed the program.

$500 in Well-Child Care Benefits -If MCM is called within the time frames stated above, and if the mother completes MCM’s prenatal care program, the Plan will pay up to $500 in benefits for routine well-child care for the child after birth and through age 4 (provided the child is eligible at the time such care is provided).

Well-child care benefits will not be paid UNLESS the mother completes MCM’s prenatal care program. This means complying with MCM’s procedures, including completing and returning the forms, and providing any updates requested by MCM. This applies whether your initial contact with MCM is during the first or second trimester.