Benefits forPage County Public Schools
Congratulations on your new employment!
Your employment means more than just a paycheck. Your employer also provides eligible employees with a valuable benefits package. Below you will find information about how to enroll in these benefits as a new employee.
Colonial Life Insurance Products - Please call PGB’s Employee Services within 30 days of your date of hire and a PGB Benefits Representative will help you enroll in benefits. The Employee Services number is located in the contact section of this microsite.
All Other Benefits - Please reach out to your Benefits Department within 30 days of your date of hire.
Be sure to also review your group’s custom benefits microsite, that allows for easy, year-round access to benefit information, live chat support, benefit explainer videos, plan certificates and documents, and carrier contacts and forms.
Benefits Plan Overview
Pre-Tax Benefits
Health Insurance*: Anthem – The Local Choice
Dental Insurance*: Delta – The Local Choice
Vision Insurance*: Anthem – The Local Choice
Health Savings Accounts*
- Medical Reimbursement Maximum $3,550/year
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Maximum $7,000/year
HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
Page County Public Schools will contribute $50 per pay period up to $1,200 annually to an HSA
Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life
Accident Benefits: Colonial Life
Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life
Dental Insurance: Delta – Stand-Alone Policy
Vision Insurance: Superior – Stand-Alone Policy
Post-Tax Benefits
Disability Benefits: Colonial Life
Critical Care Benefits: Colonial Life
Life Insurance
- Term Life Insurance: Colonial Life
- Whole Life Insurance: Colonial Life
Enrollment Period: August 3, 2020 –August 14, 2020
Effective Dates: October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021
QUALIFICATIONS:
- You must be a contract employee, or working 20 hours or more per week.
IMPORTANT FACTS:
- The plan year for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Anthem Vision), Health Savings Accounts, Colonial Insurance products, Delta Dental (stand-alone policy) and Superior Vision lasts from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Please Note: Delta Dental benefits (stand-alone policy) are based on the Calendar Year, running from January 1st through December 31st. Dental benefits and deductibles will reset every January 1st.
- Deductions for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Anthem Vision), Delta Dental (stand-alone policy) and Superior Vision will begin September 2020. Deductions for Health Savings Accounts and Colonial Insurance products will begin October 2019.
- 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 Pierce Group Benefits Service Center at 1-800-387-5955 to request a change in elections.
- The Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Medical Bridge plan have a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until October 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.