Hospitalization

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church's Health & Welfare Benefits Trust (Hospitalization) was established in 1966 to provide voluntary medical coverage for ministers, ruling elders, deacons and licentiates of OPC churches, and full-time employees of churches and denominational agencies.  This coverage is both portable and competitive with other providers nationwide.

At its meeting in July 2008, the OPC General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee on Pensions, adopted the following motion:

That the 75th General Assembly authorize the Committee on Pensions to terminate the hospitalization plan effective March 31, 2009, and to assist the churches and presbyteries in making transition for the participants in the Plan to other medical care coverage.

Click here for updated information, responses to frequently asked questions,

 and any new developments regarding the closure of the hospitalization plan.

For more information about the Plan, please click on any of the following links below.  All documents available for viewing or downloading are in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in for your web browser.  To get this plug-in, click here.

Plan Description:

bullet

Plan Document and Summary Plan Description (Plan Booklet)

bullet

Schedule of Current Premium Rates

Financial Reports:

bulletAuditors Reports
bulletDecember 31, 2007
bulletDecember 31, 2006
bulletDecember 31, 2005
bulletDecember 31, 2004
bullet

General Assembly Reports:
bullet2008
bullet2007

Downloadable Forms:

bulletApplication for Plan Entry - click here to send email request
bulletBenefits Claim Form
bulletStudent Verification Form

Other Links:

bulletBeach Street Network / CappCare
bulletInsurance Design Administrators
bulletEmail contact:  opc_pension@verizon.net
bulletRegular mail:  Committee on Pensions, 886 Belmont Avenue, Suite 1, North Haledon, NJ 07508-2566
bulletPhone: (973) 427-7272
bulletFax: (973) 304-0542