Benefits Plan Overview

Pre-Tax Benefits

 Health Insurance: The Local Choice – Anthem

Dental Insurance: The Local Choice – Delta Dental of VA

Vision Insurance: The Local Choice – Blue View Vision

Health Savings Accounts

• Employee Maximum $3,600/year
• Family Maximum $7,200/year

HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)

Halifax County Public Schools will contribute $20 per month to an employee’s HSA

 Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life

 Accident Benefits: Colonial Life

 Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life

Dental Insurance: Delta (Stand-Alone Policy)

Vision Insurance: EyeMed (Stand-Alone Policy)

Post-Tax Benefits

 Disability Benefits: Colonial Life

 Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life

 Life Insurance

• Term Life Insurance: Colonial Life
• Whole Life Insurance: Colonial Life

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

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: APRIL 19, 2021 – MAY 7, 2021

EFFECTIVE DATES: JULY 1, 2021 – JUNE 30, 2022

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Employees must work 25 hours or more per week, or must be a contract employee.

IMPORTANT FACTS:

• The plan year for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Health Savings Accounts, Delta Dental (stand-alone policy), EyeMed Vision (stand-alone policy) and Colonial Insurance products lasts from July 1,  2021 through June 30, 2022.

• Deductions for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Delta Dental (stand-alone policy) and EyeMed Vision (stand-alone policy) will begin June 2021. Deductions for Health Savings Accounts and Colonial Insurance products will begin July 2021.

• Please visit www.piercegroupbenefits.com/halifaxcountypublicschools to review plan summaries and other required health plan notices.

• 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.

• 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 30days to notify the Pierce Group Benefits Service Center at 1-800-387-5955 to request a change in elections.

• As a married couple, one spouse cannot be enrolled in an FSA at the same time the other is contributing to an HSA.

• The Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Medical Bridge plan has a -day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until July 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.