Healthcare: Medical, Dental and Vision. Employees may make mid-plan year enrollment changes without having a qualified life event. Employees may

Enroll in benefits if not previously enrolled
Enroll dependents if not previously enrolled

Documentation required to establish relationship

dis-enroll themselves or their dependents

Documentation showing other coverage is required for example through another employer or Medicare.

The effective date for any of these changes will be May 9, 2020.

Important Note! If an employee makes any changes as stated above for May 9, 2020. These changes will continue for the plan year beginning July 1, 2020, unless the employee is making different changes during Open Enrollment, which ends on May 22, 2020.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Medical and Dependent Care Spending Accounts. Employees may make mid-plan year changes without having a qualified life event. Employees may enroll, dis-enroll, increase contributions or decrease contributions.

Important Note! Employees currently participating in the Flexible Medical Spending Account (FSA) dis-enrollment is limited to the greater of either the amount they have contributed or the amount they have used. The amount an employee elects during enrollment for the FSA is available to employees on the first day of the year. Therefore, an employee having enrolled in the FSA for $2,000 for the plan year and having used all of their election prior to COVID-19 may not dis-enroll. An employee having used less than the amount they have contributed may dis-enroll without having to continue to contribute any additional funds. The effective date of change will be May 9, 2020. This is separate from Open Enrollment which ends on May 22, 2020. If you want your Flexible Medical and/or Dependent Care Spending Account elections to continue July 1, 2020, you MUST make your elections during Open Enrollment.

If an employee does not dis-enroll From FSA and has funds in their account on July 1, 2020, the IRS will continue to allow employee to roll over up to $500 into the next plan year. If an employee has funds in either of the FSA programs on July 1, 2020, the IRS will extend the access to the funds until December 31, 2020. This extension is in addition to the $500 roll over.

Please see the job aide to assist you with processing the changes in employee self-service (ESS). If you have any question please contact our office at 505-768-3760 or employeebenefits@cabq.gov for assistance.

Your Insurance & Benefits Team!

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