General Benefits Information/Eligibility
Eligibility Requirements
- The employee must be employed by Fort Mill School District on a permanent and full-time basis, working 30 or more hours per week.
- Part-time employees may also be eligible based on their position.
- The employee must complete appropriate election forms with 31 days of the date of employment or status change.
- Enrollment Deadline: 31 days from hire date
Effective Date: State Insurance
- Employed on the 1st day of the month, coverage begins on that day.
- Employed on the 1st working day of the month, coverage may begin on the 1st day of that month or the following month.
- Employed after the 1st working day of the month, coverage begins the 1st day of the following month.
Health Insurance Cards: Issued by the vendor within 3 weeks of enrollment.
Open Enrollment for Dental: October, in odd-numbered years.
State Standard Health Plan and Savings Plan – (Important Points)
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Worldwide access to network hospitals/physicians through the Blue Card Program.
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Spouse/Children (younger than 26): Eligible dependents may be added to coverage.
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Making Changes to Insurance Program: Eligible employees may make certain changes to benefits during designated enrollment periods and within 31 days of a family status change or special eligibility situation.
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Tobacco User Certification: Enrolling a health plan will require certification as a tobacco or non-tobacco user. If only you, as the employee, are enrolled and use tobacco, there will be an additional $40 per month surcharge added to the health premium. If dependents are covered (even if only one out of the group uses tobacco), an additional $60 per month surcharge will be added to the health premium.
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Transferring Employee: As an active employee, PEBA Insurance Benefits considers you a transfer if you change employment from one participating group to another with no break in insurance coverage or with a break of employment of no more than 15 calendar days. A transfer is not a new hire for insurance purposes. He must remain enrolled in the same insurance benefits in which he was enrolled at his former employer.
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Separating Employee: Employee's benefits will terminate on the first day of the following month of the employee's termination date. COBRA packets will be mailed within two weeks of the termination date.