Submit a form to apply for retirement health coverage

Send us a form to apply for extended health care and/or dental coverage when you apply for your pension – or any time after you've retired.

1. Print the form
2. In part 2, select the plan(s) you wish to enrol in: Extended Health Care, Essential Dental or Enhanced Dental
3. If you are applying for coverage for your spouse or dependant(s), include their name(s) in part 3 and select the plan(s) you wish to enrol them in: Extended Health Care or Dental
4. Complete, sign and date the form
5. Submit the form to BC's Teachers' Pension Plan

You can apply for extended health care and dental coverage if you:

• Are a permanent resident of Canada
• Have medical coverage through a provincial health plan in the province where you live (if you are applying for extended health care coverage)
• Apply within 60 days of your pension effective date or have had continuous coverage in a different plan (if you are applying after the 60-day period has ended)

You can include your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) in your coverage if:

• You are eligible for coverage through the Teachers' Pension Plan
• They have medical coverage through a provincial health plan in the province where they live
• They are joining the plan within 60 days of your pension effective date or have had continuous coverage in a different plan (if they are applying after the 60-day period has ended)

If you are applying for coverage for yourself, your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) 60 days or more after your pension effective date, check Green Shield Canada's My Benefit Plan booklet to see if you meet the eligibility criteria.