Benefits forKing William County Public Schools (VA)

Benefits Plan Overview

Pre-Tax Benefits

Health Insurance: Anthem

Dental Insurance: Delta

Vision Insurance*: UnitedHealthcare

Flexible Spending Accounts**: Ameriflex
– Medical Reimbursement FSA Maximum: $2,750/year
– Dependent Care Reimbursement FSA Maximum: $5,000/year

Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life

Accident Benefits: Colonial Life

Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life

 

**You will need to re-sign for the Flexible Spending Accounts if you want them to continue next year.
IF YOU DO NOT RE-SIGN, YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL STOP EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.

Post-Tax Benefits

Short-Term Disability Benefits: Colonial Life

Long-Term Disability Benefits: Reliance Standard

Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life

Life Insurance: Colonial Life
– Term Life Insurance
– Whole Life Insurance

 

*EMPLOYEES WILL NEED TO RE-ENROLL IN VISION BENEFITS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR THE NEW PLAN YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021.

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

 

Enrollment Period: AUGUST 16, 2021 – AUGUST 20, 2021

Effective Dates: OCTOBER 1, 2021 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

– Full-Time Employees and Full-Time Bus Drivers working 30+ hours per week are eligible for benefits.

IMPORTANT FACTS:

– The plan year for Anthem Health, Delta Dental, UnitedHealthcare Vision, Reliance Standard Long-Term Disability, Colonial Insurance products and Spending Accounts lasts from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Please Note: Health and Dental benefits are based on the Calendar Year, running from January 1st through December 31st. Health and Dental benefits and deductibles will reset every January 1st.

– Deductions for Anthem Health, Delta Dental and UnitedHealthcare Vision will begin September 2021. Deductions for Reliance Standard Long-Term Disability, Colonial Insurance products and Spending Accounts will begin October 2021.

– Please visit www.piercegroupbenefits.com/kingwilliamcountypublicschools 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 speaking with the Benefits Representative.

– 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.

– 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.

– 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.

– As a married couple, one spouse cannot be enrolled in a Medical Reimbursement FSA at the same time the other opens or contributes to an HSA.

– The Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Medical Bridge plan has a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until October 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 the Flexible Benefits Program until the next plan year. Please contact your Benefit Administrator for more information.