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Know Your Cards

BY CHYRISSE DEKKER | MARKETING DIRECTOR , ARTA
All members of ARTA are issued a membership card . A second card is supplied to members who subscribe to the ARTA Retiree Benefits Plan . Each of these cards has important features that you should be familiar with .
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JANE DOE
ALBERTA RETIRED TEACHERS ’ ASSOCIATION
MEMBER
Member : 123456
Type :
Plan Member
Expiry :
12 / 31 / 2014
Signature : ___________________
Membership Card
Retiree Benefits ID Card
COVERAGE
BENEFITS
Family
Ultimate Health 1200
Family
Dental Plan Option B
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Your ARTA Membership Card
The ARTA Membership Card contains three important pieces of information :
Your membership number . This number is used

1 for three things :

First , use it as your user name at the ‘ Member Login Portal ’ when you are trying to access your membership information . There is an orange tab at the top of ARTA ’ s main web page . If you click on it , it will take you to a page with a box that says ‘ Member Login Portal .’ Click on that and use your membership number as your user name .
Second , you can access the ARTA Affinity Partner Program with that number at http :// affinity . arta . net / login /
Third , present the card with that number to our Affinity partner outlets for discounts and special offers .
Type . This is your membership category and is mostly

2 just for office use . Expiry Date . This is your membership expiry date . If

3 you are in doubt as to when your membership renewal is due , it is this date . Each time you renew your membership , you will receive a new membership card . That new card will have a new expiry date .

Issued 2014 / 01 / 01
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ID NO .
PLAN MEMBER
1234567
Joe Sample
ID NO .
DEPENDANTS
2345678
Jane Sample
3456789
John Sample
GROUP 19930 SECTION 001 Contact a Benefit Plan Coordinator at 1-855-444-ARTA
Your ARTA Retiree Benefits ID Card
Provide this card to your health care professionals such as your dentist and pharmacist .
Manage your Retiree Benefits by using the seven-digit identification number to access the ‘ ARTA Members Health Care Account ’ at https :// arta . asebp . ab . ca . Notice that this is a different number from your membership number .
If your extended health care coverage includes travel , make sure to take this card with you on all trips . You will require this card in the case of any emergency while you travel .
All emergency travel numbers are on the back of this card .