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This is the ninth of ten messages Outreach and Training will send related to the SEBB Program’s annual open enrollment.
We ask that you share these messages with employees according to the recommended schedule. Please do not forward this email directly to employees. Instead, copy and paste the message included below into your regular means of communication to distribute to employees.
Thank you in advance for your time and effort to share these messages. If you have comments or suggestions, contact us through HCA Support.
Recommendation: Share this message with employees on 11.15.2023.
Open enrollment reminders
The 2024 SEBB annual open enrollment ends Monday, November 20, 2023.
How to make changes
To change your health plan, waive coverage, or return from waived, remove a dependent, or attest to the spouse or state-registered domestic partner (SRDP) coverage premium surcharge, log in to SEBB My Account and update your account before 11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023.
You may complete a 2024 Premium Surcharge Attestation form if you are required to attest to the spouse or SRDP coverage premium surcharge and prefer not to attest online.
Forms and any required dependent verification documents must be received by your payroll or benefits office no later than November 20, 2023.
Dual enrollment reminder
You and your dependents cannot be enrolled on two SEBB accounts, and you and your dependents cannot enroll in health plans under both the SEBB Program and the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program. You may waive your enrollment in SEBB medical to enroll in PEBB medical only if you are also enrolling in PEBB dental. In doing so, you waive your enrollment in SEBB dental and vision. You can only waive SEBB dental and vision coverage if you enroll in PEBB medical and dental, and only in specific situations.
Dual enrollment within the SEBB Program
- You may waive SEBB medical to enroll as a dependent under the SEBB medical plan of your spouse, SRDP, or parent. You must enroll in your own dental and vision plan.
- A child eligible for SEBB medical and dental under you and your spouse or SRDP may be enrolled under both accounts, but the child is limited to one medical plan enrollment, one dental plan enrollment, and one vision enrollment.
- If you are eligible under two SEBB employers, you may choose which employer to enroll under.
Dual enrollment between SEBB and PEBB Programs
- You may waive SEBB medical, dental, and vision to enroll in PEBB medical and dental.
- If you waive SEBB medical, dental, and vision to enroll in PEBB medical and dental plans, you will be enrolled in SEBB employer-paid long-term disability (LTD), employee-paid LTD with the option to reduce and decline the benefit, and basic life insurance.
FSA and DCAP reminder
To enroll in the Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Limited Purpose FSA, or the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), you may either:
- Visit the Navia Benefit Solutions You will be asked to log in or create an account through Secure Access Washington (SAW) to enroll online, or
- Download and complete Navia’s 2024 Annual Open Enrollment form, available on Navia’s Forms & Documents webpage, and submit it as instructed on the form.
Navia Benefit Solutions must receive your enrollment no later than Monday, November 20, 2023. Remember, you must enroll during open enrollment to participate in an FSA or DCAP, even if you aren’t changing your election amount.
Questions
Contact your employer’s payroll or benefits office for questions about enrollment or your SEBB account. For questions about benefits, contact the plans.
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