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: The Local Choice – Anthem
Dental Insurance: The Local Choice – Delta
Vision Insurance: The Local Choice – Blue View
Health Savings Accounts: Ameriflex
– 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)
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 Illness Benefits: Colonial Life
Life Insurance: Colonial Life
– Term Life Insurance
– Whole Life Insurance
Please note your insurance products will remain in effect unless you speak with a representative to change them.
Enrollment Period: AUGUST 10, 2021 – AUGUST 20, 2021
Effective Dates: OCTOBER 1, 2021 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
QUALIFICATIONS:
– You must work 20 hours or more per week.
IMPORTANT FACTS:
– The plan year for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Health Savings Accounts, Colonial Insurance products, Delta Dental (stand-alone policy) and Superior Vision (stand-alone policy) lasts from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
– Deductions for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Delta Dental (stand-alone policy) and Superior Vision (stand-alone policy) will begin September 2021. Deductions for Health Savings Accounts and Colonial Insurance products will begin October 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 speaking 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.
– Flexible Spending Account expenses must be incurred during the Plan Year in order to be eligible for reimbursement.
– 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.