Your pretax account is on the move to Benefit Resource (BRI).

On Jan. 1, 2022, all State of Minnesota pretax plans are moving from 121 Benefits to Benefit Resource (BRI).

Pretax plans

The State of Minnesota pretax plans include the following:

• Medical/Dental Expense Account (MDEA)
• Dependent Care Expense Account – Daycare (DCEA)
• Transit Expense Accounts for both Parking (PKEA) and Mass Transit (BVEA)
• State of Minnesota Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Account

Key dates

• December 15 – 31, 2021: Watch for your Beniversal Card in the mail.
• December 30, 2021: The deadline to submit claims to 121 Benefits is noon (Central Time).
• December 31, 2021 – January 10, 2022: Your 2021 funds are transitioning to the BRI system. No 2021 claims may be submitted or reimbursed, and 2021 carryover funds will not be accessible during this time.
• January 1, 2022: Your 2022 funds for MDEA are available on the BRI system.
• January 10, 2022: You can start submitting your 2021 claims to BRI.
• January 14, 2022: Your 2022 funds for DCEA, PKEA, and BVEA are available on the BRI system.
• January 15, 2022: Your 2021 balances will be rolled to the 2022 plan year. Carryover funds are available.

Register your new account at BRIWEB and download the mobile app

All account holders will have a new BRI account for eligible pretax expenses. Register your account on BRIWEB to have convenient and secure access to account balances, transaction information, file claims, and more.

To register on BRIWEB, you’ll need the following information:

• Company Code: Minnesota
• Member ID/Registration ID: Employee ID + last four digits of your SSN
• Personal Info: First name, last name, zip code
• Access to an email or phone number to complete the registration process

You may also download the BRIMOBILE app, available through the Apple App Store or Google Play, to access the same services as BRIWEB.

Activate your new Beniversal Prepaid Mastercard

The new Beniversal Prepaid Mastercard will replace the 121 Benefits card. You will receive your new card in the mail on the following schedule:

MDEA, PKEA, BVEA:

• Employees with a new 2022 election: Employees who elected a pretax account during 2022 benefits enrollment will receive cards in the mail between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, 2021.
• Employees with a 2021 rollover only: Employees who have a rollover balance from 2021 and did not elect a pretax account during 2022 benefits enrollment will receive cards in the mail in late Jan. 2022.
  

State of Minnesota HRA (2011):

• Employees with an HRA rollover only: Employees with HRA rollover funds will receive cards in the mail in late Jan. 2022.

Submit your 2021 claims

• Claims for the 2021 plan year may be submitted to 121 Benefits through noon Central Time on Dec. 30, 2021, and will be paid through the 121 Benefits platform.
• No 2021 claims may be submitted or reimbursed from Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 10, 2022.
• 2021 claims may be submitted from Jan. 10, 2022 through Feb. 28, 2022 and will be processed through the BRI platform.
• No funds eligible for carryover will be lost due to the transition.

Funds availability

Employees will be able to access their pretax account funds as follows:

Pretax account	2021 funds available for 2021 expenses	2021 funds available for 2022 expenses	2022 funds available for 2022 expenses
MDEA	Jan. 10, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	Jan. 1, 2022
DCEA	Jan. 10, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022
PKEA	Jan. 10, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022
BVEA –Vanpool expenses	Jan. 10, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022
BVEA – Mass Transit	N/A	Jan. 15, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022
State of Minnesota HRA (2011)	Jan. 10, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	N/A

Have questions?

Contact BRI Participant Services:

• PHONE: (800) 300-1672
• EMAIL: participantservices@benefitresource.com
• LIVE CHAT: Available through BRIWEB

Phone support is available:

• Monday - Friday from 7:30 am – 5:00 pm (Central Time) through Dec. 31, 2021.
• Monday - Friday from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm (Central Time) beginning in 2022.
  
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