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Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Limited Purpose FSA, and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to participate in the FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, or DCAP for 2026, you must enroll during annual open enrollment, even if you are enrolled for the current year. Don’t wait until the last minute! The SEBB open enrollment deadline is closer than you think. Navia Benefit Solutions must receive your enrollment no later than November 24, 2025. (Exception: You do not have to be enrolled in an FSA to receive the $200 contribution per the SEBB collective bargaining agreement, if eligible. Learn more below.)
About FSA and DCAP
An FSA allows you to set aside pretax money from your paycheck to pay for out-of-pocket health care costs. A Limited Purpose FSA is limited to only dental and vision expenses. DCAP allows you to set aside pretax money from your paycheck to pay for qualifying childcare or elder care expenses.
Contribution limits
The minimum contribution for the FSA and Limited Purpose FSA in 2026 is $120 and the maximum contribution limit is $3,400. The minimum contribution for DCAP is $120 and the maximum contribution limit for DCAP increased to $7,500 per household for 2026 ($3,750 each if you are married and filing separate tax returns).
How to enroll
You have two options for how to enroll:
Navia Benefit Solutions must receive your enrollment no later than November 24, 2025.
FSAs and UMP High Deductible don’t mix
If you have UMP High Deductible with a health savings account (HSA), you can enroll in a Limited Purpose FSA for eligible dental and vision expenses, but you cannot enroll in the FSA. If you enroll in an FSA and UMP High Deductible, you will be automatically disenrolled from the FSA.
If you enroll in UMP High Deductible and still have at least $120 in your FSA from a previous year, the leftover amount (up to $660) will be converted to a Limited Purpose FSA.
FSA funds may carry over
If you have an FSA in 2025, unused funds up to $660 may carry over and be used for 2026. IRS rules require that any amount over $660 be forfeited to the plan administrator, the Health Care Authority. The minimum carryover amount is $120. Any amount under $120 will be forfeited unless you enroll in an FSA for 2026.
Deadlines for claims
All 2025 FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, and DCAP expenses must be incurred by December 31, 2025. You must submit all 2025 claims to Navia Benefit Solutions for reimbursement by March 31, 2026.
$200 FSA contribution for eligible employees
If you're a school employee earning $40,000 or less during the state fiscal year prior to the plan year, as reported to the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), and you meet SEBB Program eligibility requirements, you might qualify for a $200 FSA contribution in January 2026, per the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The funds will not be deducted from your paycheck, and no action is required to receive the funds. You will be notified by February 2026 if you are awarded this contribution.
To qualify, you must not waive SEBB medical coverage, unless you're covered as a dependent on another SEBB medical plan that is not UMP High Deductible. You cannot be enrolled in an FSA and UMP High Deductible at the same time.
For more details, including a full list of eligibility requirements, please see the CBA FAQs.
Questions
For questions about:
FSA/DCAP: Visit the SEBB Program’s Flexible Spending Arrangements and Dependent Care Assistance Program webpages or contact Navia Benefit Solutions at 1-800-669-3539 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific), Monday through Friday.
Your enrollment or SEBB account: Check Benefits 24/7. If you still have questions, contact your payroll or benefits office.
Health plan benefits: Contact the plans.
Benefits 24/7: Go to the Help with Benefits 24/7 webpage or call the login assistance phone line at 1-866-335-0043. This line is for login issues only. Contact your payroll or benefits office for other account-related issues.
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