Benefits forAsheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Benefits Plan Overview

Pre-Tax Benefits

 Flexible Spending Accounts*

  • Medical Reimbursement Maximum $2,750/year
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Maximum $5,000/year

 Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life

 Accident Benefits: Colonial Life

 Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life

Dental Insurance**: Delta

Vision Insurance**: EyeMed

 

*You will need to re-sign for the Spending Accounts if you want them to continue next year.

IF YOU DO NOT RE-SIGN, YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL STOP EFFECTIVE December 31, 2020.

 

Post-Tax Benefits

 Disability Benefits: Colonial Life

 Critical Care Benefits: Colonial Life

 Life Insurance

  • Term Life Insurance: Colonial Life
  • Whole Life Insurance: Colonial Life
  • **Group Term Life Insurance: Sun Life

 Identity Theft Shield & Life Events Legal Plan: Legal Shield

 Pet Insurance: Nationwide

 Telemedicine: Call A Doctor Plus

 

**GROUP TERM LIFE BENEFITS: EMPLOYEES WILL NEED TO RE-ENROLL IN BENEFITS AND DESIGNATE A BENEFICIARY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR THE NEW PLAN YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021.

Please note other insurance products will remain in effect unless you see a representative to change them.

 

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: OCTOBER 15, 2020 – OCTOBER 31, 2020

EFFECTIVE DATES: JANUARY 1, 2021 – DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • – You must work 30 hours or more per week.

 

IMPORTANT FACTS:

  • – The plan year for Colonial Insurance products, Spending Accounts, Delta Dental, Sun Life Group Term Life, EyeMed Vision, Call A Doctor Plus Telemedicine and Legal Shield Identity Theft Shield & Life Events Legal Plan lasts from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

 

  • – Deductions for Sun Life Group Term Life will begin December 2020. Deductions for Colonial Insurance products, Spending Accounts, Delta Dental, EyeMed Vision, Call A Doctor Plus Telemedicine and Legal Shield Identity Theft Shield & Life Events Legal Plan will begin January 2021.

 

  • Health FSA Rollover Provision: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College provides the rollover option for your FSA plan. Participants must re-elect coverage for any of the rollover funds (up to $550) to be rolled over into the new plan year. Failure to elect an FSA account will result in a “Use It or Lose It” scenario.

 

  • – If signing up for any coverage on your spouse and/or children, please have their dates of birth and social security numbers available when meeting with the Benefits Representative.

 

  • – PLEASE NOTE: Pierce Group Representatives are not authorized to assist employees with their SHP enrollment or make SHP enrollment elections on an employee’s behalf.

 

  • – If you will be receiving a new debit card, whether you are a new participant or to replace your expired card, please be aware that it may take up to 30 days following your plan effective date for your card to arrive. Your card will be delivered by mail in a plain white envelope. During this time you may use manual claim forms for eligible expenses. Please note that your debit card is good through the expiration date printed on the card.

 

  • – Elections made during this enrollment period CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD unless there is a family status change as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. Examples of a family status change are: marriage, divorce, death of a spouse or child, birth or adoption of a child, termination or commencement of a spouse’s employment, or the transition of spouse’s employment from full-time to part-time, or vice-versa.

 

  • – Once a family status change has occurred, an employee has days to notify the North Carolina Service Center at 1-888-662-7500 to request a change in elections.

 

  • – Flexible Spending Account expenses must be incurred during the Plan Year in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

 

  • – An employee has 90 days after the plan year ends to submit claims for spending account expenses that were incurred during the plan year. Please note that if employment terminates during the plan year, that employee’s plan year ends the day employment ends. The employee has 90 days after the termination date to submit claims.

 

  • – With Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, the maximum reimbursement you can request is equal to the current account balance in your Dependent Care account. You cannot be reimbursed more than has actually been deducted from your pay.

 

  • – The Colonial Cancer plan and the Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Accident and Colonial Medical Bridge plan have a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until January 31, 2021.

 

  • Additionally, some policies may include a pre-existing condition clause. Please read your policy carefully for full details.

 

  • – Please be aware there are certain coverages that may be subject to federal and state tax when premium is paid by pretax deduction or employee contribution.

 

  • – An employee taking a leave of absence, other than under the Family & Medical Leave Act, may not be eligible to re-enter