Newly benefit-eligible employees will have 30 calendar days to elect health/vision, dental, and optional life insurance coverage for themselves and their dependents, or to make an election to opt-out if full-time or waive coverage if part-time. Required documentation must also be submitted within the 30 calendar days. Full-time and part-time employees who do not make an election within the 30-calendar-day period will be defaulted into the Quality Care health/vision and dental plans without the option to insure dependents.
It is strongly recommended that newly benefit-eligible employees attend the UPB Benefits Overview Session and State University Retirement System (SURS) Webinar. Employees can register for the Benefits Overview Session through the Business & Financial Services website at Benefits Information - Business & Finance (uillinois.edu). A login or password is not required to register for these sessions. Register for the SURS webinar at http://surs.org/seminars-webinars.
Employees can visit the MyBenefits.illinois.gov website, administered by the State of Illinois and powered by LifeWorks, for plan information and to make plan elections. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) election deadline is in force, regardless of whether benefit-eligible jobs are in Banner or new employees can access the New Hire Benefit forms in System HR Services.
As stated, when employees make insurance coverage elections, they have the same 30-calendar-day period to supply relationship or opt-out documentation. If relationship documentation is not received within the CMS timeline, dependents will not be added to coverage.
During this initial period, important communication will be sent to employees by post mail from UPB, CMS, and SURS. We ask departments to please remind their new hires to update their mailing and email addresses in System HR Services as soon as possible.
