UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State full-time, benefits-eligible employees are reminded that benefits open enrollment will end on Nov. 21.
The benefits open enrollment period allows employees to make changes to their benefits for the next calendar year.
During open enrollment, employees may:
— 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/.