New Employee Benefits Overview - 31 day enrollment deadline*
| Plan/Program |
Description/Providers |
Web Link References |
| Medical Insurance |
EPO, PPO plan options provided by Arizona Benefit Options |
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| Dental Insurance |
Prepaid: Total Dental Administrators,
Indemnity: Delta Dental Plan of Arizona |
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| Vision Insurance |
Avesis, Inc. |
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| Life Insurance (Basic) |
Automatic $15,000 employer-paid term life coverage. Beneficiary designation required. |
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| Life Insurance (Supplemental) |
3 plans offered (Standard, Aetna, and Reliastar) |
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| Short Term Disability |
2 plans offered (Standard, Unum) |
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| Flexible Spending Account |
Medical and/or Dependent (day) Care pre-tax savings account. |
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New Employee Retirement Overview - 30 day enrollment deadline*
| Retirement (Classified Staff) |
Mandatory participation in Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). |
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| Retirement (Appointed Personnel) - Irrevocable Enrollment |
Mandatory participation in Arizona State Retirement System or in the Optional Retirement Plan, electing one of four investment companies: AIG Retirement, Fidelity, or TIAA-CREF. |
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* Open enrollment for health, dental, life, and disability insurance occurs annually in August, with requested enrollment changes taking effect on October 1 each year. Open enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts occurs annually in November, with enrollment changes taking effective January 1st each year. Outside of open enrollment periods, enrollment changes to pre-tax plans are permitted only in the case of a Qualified Life Event change (e.g. birth of a child, marriage, divorce, death, change in spouse's employment, change in dependent status). Life Event changes must be requested in writing within 31 days of the date of the status event.
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