HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ENROLLMENT APPLICATION
FOLLOWING ARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ENROLLMENT APPLICATION.
ALL INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETED AS INDICATED.
Insurance or benefit administration may be provided by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, First Priority Health, or First Priority Life Insurance Company.
Information is issued by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield on behalf of these companies, which are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
JD-8 (12-15)
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
The first thirteen (13) items ask for information regarding
the employee. The information you must complete includes:
1) Employer Name and Reason for Application
2) Employee First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name.
3) Employee Street Address
4) City
5) State
6) Zip Code
7) Employee Social Security Number
8) Effective Date of Coverage
9) Employee Status: Please check (✓) the appropriate box
indicating whether you are an Active, Retired, Hourly
or Salary employee. If retired, please indicate
retirement date.
10) Employee Home Phone Number (including area code)
–
Please provide so that we may contact you if we
have questions about your application and to better
serve you.
11)
Employee Work Phone Number (including area code)
12) Employee Hire Date (i.e., date employee first eligible to
enroll for benefits) – Specify month/day/year. Required
under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
13) Check Type of Coverage for which you are enrolling,
using the appropriate category (employee, two person
or family).
14) T
o be completed by Account/Administrator only
Items 15 through 18 ask for important information about
yourself and each eligible member of your family (15
yourself, 16 your spouse/ domestic partner, 17-18 your
dependents). Please complete all requested information.
If relationship is “other”, please indicate the dependent’s
relationship to the employee according to the codes
provided on the application.
• First Name/Middle Initial/Last Name — Complete
the First Name, Middle Initial and Last Name for each
eligible person listed.
• Social Security Number — Please include the Social
Security Number of each person.
• Do you have other insurance? — If you or a family
member have other medical insurance including
Medicare, respond “yes”. If not, you must respond “No”.
• Birth Date (month/day/year)
•Sex(female or male)
• Check if: Student over Maximum Regular
Dependent Age, Disabled and/or Act 4 dependent
If your dependent is over the Maximum Regular
Dependent Age and is a full time student or a
disabled dependent of any age or an Act 4
dependent to the age of 30 (see your benefit
administrator for eligibility), please check
(✓)
the
appropriate column by that dependent’s name.
Physician of Record (POR) Information — A Physician of
Record is the physician selected by the member, who
provides routine care and coordinates other specialized care.
Please note that choosing a POR does not impact your
benefits or claims payment in any way. Choosing a POR
simply helps us to better serve you by connecting you to the
practice where most of your health care is received.
a) Full Name of Physician of Record (POR) Group
Practice — Indicate the name of the POR Group
Practice selected from the Online Provider Directory for
yourself and each of your dependents. You and your
dependents can each choose a different POR.
b) Physician of Record (POR) Number from Provider
Directory — Please indicate the corresponding
number for the physician practice you or your
dependent chose as a POR from the Online Provider
Directory, Practice Information tab.
c) Are you an existing Patient of this POR? — Please
check “Yes” or “No” to indicate if you are currently a
patient of the POR you chose for yourself or your
dependents.
For online provider lookup, go to www.highmarkbcbs.com
and search under the “Find a Doctor or Rx” tab. If you need
assistance with choosing a POR, please call Member Service
at 1-800-241-5704.
Disclaimer: Please note that a provider number may not be
available for providers that are located outside of the local
servicing area. In this case, a POR cannot be chosen.
19) Needs to be completed if you, your spouse/domestic
partner or one of your eligible dependents has other
health insurance coverage or is eligible for Medicare.
Please complete all information requested. Refer to
your Medicare card to complete the Medicare
Information section.
20) Should be completed by your Account Administrator.
21) You must sign and date the form where indicated.
Once the form is completed, retain the last copy for your
records.
For employers with more than 50 employees located in these Northeastern PA counties: Bradford, Carbon,
Clinton, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming.