UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Benefits open enrollment begins Nov. 3 for Penn State full-time, benefit-eligible employees.
This year’s benefits open enrollment period runs from Nov. 3 to 21 to allow employees to make changes to their benefits for the next calendar year.
The annual benefits open enrollment period gives employees the opportunity to:
— Make changes or enroll in the PPO Blue or PPO Savings plans
— Enroll in dental, vision or accidental death and dismemberment insurance
— Elect contributions for the health care and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts as well as health savings accounts for PPO Savings plan members
— Increase optional life insurance for those already in the program
Any changes or updates to health plans must be completed online through the Employee Self-Service Information Center, or ESSIC, at http://essic.ohr.psu.edu/.
All benefits changes made during open enrollment are effective Jan. 1, 2015.
All faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and fellows, and Teamsters employees who participate in a Penn State health plan must attest to the tobacco surcharge.
All faculty, staff and postdocs who cover a spouse or same-sex domestic partner must attest to the spousal insurance surcharge.
More information on benefits open enrollment can be found at http://ohr.psu.edu/benefits/benefits-enrollment/.