Benefits forJones County Government

Benefits Plan Overview

Pre-Tax Benefits

 Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life

 Accident Benefits: Colonial Life

 Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life

 Dental Insurance: AlwaysCare

 Vision Insurance: Community Eye Care

 

Post-Tax Benefits

 Disability Benefits: Colonial Life

 Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life

 Life Insurance

  • Term Life Insurance: Colonial Life
  • Whole Life Insurance: Colonial Life
  • Group Term Life Insurance (Employer Paid Benefit): USAble

 

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

 

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: OCTOBER 5, 2020 – OCTOBER 7, 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 AlwaysCare Dental, Community Eye Care and Colonial Insurance products lasts from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

 

  • – Deductions for AlwaysCare Dental and Community Eye Care will begin December . Deductions for Colonial Insurance products will begin January 2021.

 

  • – 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 30 days to notify the North Carolina Service Center at 1-888-662-7500 to request a change in elections.

 

  • – The Colonial Cancer plan and the Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Accident, Colonial Critical Illness and Colonial Medical Bridge plan have a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until January 31, 2020.

 

  • 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 the Flexible Benefits Program until the next plan year. Please contact your Benefit Administrator for more information.