Benefits forPage County Public Schools
Congratulations on your new employment!
Please call the Service Center within 30 days of your date of hire. The Service Center number is located at the bottom of this page.
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.