EDB MANUAL, SECTION E - BENEFITS

E8.0 EDB BENEFITS - FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS AND TIP

E8.1 DepCare - Dependent Care Account

The DepCare - DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM allows employees to pay for eligible dependent care expenses on a pre-tax, salary reduction basis.

Employees may enroll, increase, decrease or cancel the DepCare deduction only during their Period of Initial Eligibility (PIE), during Open Enrollment, or within 31 days of an eligible Family Status Change.  If the employee is on Leave of Absence, the DepCare PIE begins the day employee returns to work.

E8.2 How to Enroll Employee in DepCare Account due to Family/Employment Status Change

1. Go to the screen function ERET.
2. Tab to the ‘DepCare Amount’ field. Enter the monthly deduction amount in decimal points.
   • For example: the request is for $120 a month. Enter 120.00
3. Tab to ‘Effective Date’ field. The Entry effective date, MMDDYY, is always the last day of the month in which the enrollment is processed. However, the participation/eligibility in the plan is effective the first of the following month.
   • For example: The employee gets married on 5/15/YY. The EDB entry effective date is 5/31/YY. The DepCare participation/eligibility effective date is 6/1/YY.
      

   NOTE:  The 31- day PIE for enrollment always begins on the day employee has a change in family or employment status (e.g. marriage, birth, adoption, etc.). However, if the employee is on Leave of Absence, the DepCare PIE begins the day employee returns to work.

   • For example: The baby is born on 6/16/YY, employee is on leave of absence and returns to work on 8/14/YY. The EDB entry effective date is 8/31/YY. The DepCare participation effective date is 9/1/YY.
4. After entering the effective date, press F9. Make a brief comment regarding the enrollment specifics, and press F9 again to complete the enrollment.

E8.3 Health Care Reimbursement Account - HCRA

The Heath Care Reimbursement Account (HCRA) allows employees to pay for eligible medical, dental and vision care expenses on a pre-tax, salary reduction basis.

Employees may enroll, increase, decrease or cancel the HCRA deduction only during their Period of Initial Eligibility (PIE) for the current year, during Open Enrollment for the following calendar year, or within 31 days of an eligible Family Status Change. If the employee is on Leave of Absence, the HCRA PIE begins the day employee returns to work.

E8.4 How to Enroll Employee in HCRA due to Family/Employment Status Change

1. Go to the screen function ERET.
2. Tab to the ‘HCRA ANNUAL’ field. Enter the annual amount.
   • For example: the request is for $4000 annual contribution. Enter 4000
3. Tab to ‘Monthly’ field. Enter the monthly amount, which is the annual amount divided by the number of months left to the end of the calendar year. Enter the monthly amount in decimal points.
   • For example: the annual amount requested in $4000. There are 5 months left to the end of the calendar year. The monthly amount will be $4000 ÷ 5 = $800. The amount should be entered 800.00
4. Tab to ‘Effective Date’ field. The Entry effective date, MMDDYY, is always the last day of the month in which the enrollment is processed. However, the participation/eligibility in the plan is effective the first of the following month.
   • For example: The employee gets married on 5/15/YY. The EDB entry effective date is 5/31/YY. The HCRA participation/eligibility effective date is 6/1/YY.
      

   NOTE: The 31- day PIE for enrollment always begins on the day employee has a change in family or employment status (e.g. marriage, birth, adoption, etc.). However, if the employee is on Leave of Absence, the HCRA PIE begins the day employee returns to work.

   • For example: The baby is born on 6/16/YY, employee is on leave of absence and returns to work on 8/14/YY. The EDB entry effective date is 8/31/YY. The HCRA participation effective date is 9/1/YY.
5. After entering the effective date, press F9. Make a brief comment regarding the enrollment specifics then press F9 again to complete the enrollment.

E8.5 Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP)

Employees automatically participate in the Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP) which allows them to pay medical premiums on a pre-tax basis. Employees may, however, opt not to have these premiums deducted on a pre-tax basis only during the initial PIE or during Open Enrollment.

 PPEINS0-E1440                 EDB Entry/Update                12/18/YY 11:41:09
 12/13/YY 23:41:35           Insurance Enrollment              Userid:  ABCDE   
 ID: 121212121 Name: EXAMPLE,IMA                                 Pri Pay: MO    
 Assigned BELI:     Derived BELI:     Effective Date:                           
 BELI Status Qualifiers:  Primary:    Date:         Secondary:    Date:         
 CURRENT ENROLLMENTS
         Plan  Cov Eff Date End Date    Opt Out                   BRSC          
 Medical  HN   UA   0701YY                                                      
 Dental   D1   UA   0701YY                                                      
 Vision   VI   UA   0701YY                                                      
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 Future Enrollment Pending: NO   State Dom Part Dec:     Contribution Base:  42 
                                              Cov Eff Date    BRSC              
 AD&D       Prin Sum: 100 Coverage   : S         0715YY                         
 Disability Wait Per: 030 Salary Base:  3179     0401YY                         
 Supplemental Life  : 1   Salary Base:  39       0701YY                         
 Dependent Life Plan:                                                           
 Basic Life         :     Salary Base: 039       0701YY                         
 Insurance Reduction Code  :                                                    
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E8.5(a) Insurance Reduction (TIP) Code

This is a one-character code that identifies the Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP) option elected by the employee:

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