Pre-Tax Benefits
Health Insurance: The Local Choice – Anthem
Dental Insurance: The Local Choice – Delta Dental of VA
Vision Insurance: The Local Choice – Blue View Vision
Health Savings Accounts: Ameriflex
– Employee Maximum $3,850/year
– Family Maximum $7,750/year
HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).
Please refer to the Important Facts section of this booklet for information regarding the Mecklenburg CPS HSA contribution.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Ameriflex
– Medical Reimbursement FSA Maximum: $3,050/year
– Limited Purpose Reimbursement FSA⁺ Maximum: $3,050/year
– Dependent Care Reimbursement Maximum: $5,000/year
⁺Limited Purpose FSA funds can only be used for qualifying vision, dental and orthodontia expenses
You will need to re-enroll in the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts if you want them to continue next year.
IF YOU DO NOT RE-ENROLL, YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL STOP EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2023.
Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life
Accident Benefits: Colonial Life
Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life
Dental Insurance: Delta Dental of VA (Stand-Alone Policy)
Vision Insurance: Superior (Stand-Alone Policy)
Post-Tax Benefits
Disability Benefits: Colonial Life
Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life
Group Term Life Insurance: Anthem
Life Insurance: Colonial Life
– Term Life Insurance
– Whole Life Insurance
Additional Benefits
Student Loan Assistance Program: GradFin
Please note your insurance products will remain in effect unless you speak with a representative to change them.
Enrollment Period: MAY 2, 2023 – MAY 16, 2023
Effective Dates: JULY 1, 2023 – JUNE 30, 2024
QUALIFICATIONS:
– Employees must work 30 hours or more per week with a contract.
IMPORTANT FACTS:
– The plan year for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Delta Dental (stand-alone policy), Superior Vision (stand-alone policy), Anthem Group Term Life, Health Savings Accounts, Spending Accounts, and Colonial Insurance products lasts from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
– Deductions for The Local Choice benefits (Anthem Health, Delta Dental & Blue View Vision), Delta Dental (stand-alone policy), Superior Vision (stand-alone policy), and Anthem Group Term Life will begin June 2023. Deductions for Health Savings Accounts, Spending Accounts, and Colonial Insurance products will begin July 2023.
– Health FSA Rollover Provision: Your employer provides the rollover option for your FSA plan. Please see the Flexible Spending Account section of your benefit booklet for more information on this provision. Participants must re-elect coverage for any of the rollover funds (up to $610) to be rolled over into the new plan year. Failure to elect an FSA account will result in a “Use It or Lose It” scenario.
– Mecklenburg County Public Schools will contribute $500 annually for employees enrolled in any tier of the HDHP and meet the following requirements:
– Employees setting up a new HSA must activate their HSA bank account within 60 days of election in order to receive the $500 employer contribution.
– Employees are responsible for notifying payroll when those accounts are active; payroll will not be sending out emails requesting employees to activate their accounts.
– Employer contributions will be reduced to a $250 contribution if an active account is not in place by December 1 each year.
– 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 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.
– 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 July 31, 2023.
– 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.