The Human Resources office is currently advertising for Adjunct Psychology Instructor vacancies for the Fall 2016 semester for the Springfield, Jacksonville and Beardstown locations.  Complete information on all Adjunct Instructor opportunities can be found on the HR Employment website.

OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS MAY 2, 2016 AND ENDS JUNE 9, 2016

The annual open enrollment process for health and dental insurance is now open and ends Thursday, June 9^th.  Please thoroughly review the attached memo that provides an overview of information about the health and dental insurance coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2016, including premium information.  Please read below in its entirety and select links that are pertinent to you for more detailed information.

You must go online (click here for online enrollment instructions) to complete the enrollment process if you are:

• declining health insurance coverage;
• changing plans;
• adding/dropping dependents; and/or
• contributing to a medical and/or dependent care flexible spending account.

PRINT YOUR ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION AFTER COMPLETING THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR YOUR RECORDS.  CHANGES/ENROLLMENTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER JUNE 9, 2016.

If you are currently enrolled in the Open Access Plan or High Deductible Plan and wish to make no changes to that enrollment for the new plan year, there is nothing you need to do.

INSURANCE PLANS

For the plan year beginning July 1, 2016, there are no changes to coverage, benefit levels or plan design for the Open Access Plan, High Deductible Plan, Vision Benefit and Dental Plan.  For a complete schedule of benefits for each plan and important notices about your health insurance coverage, please click on the links below:

Open Access Plan Schedule of Benefits
High Deductible Plan Schedule of Benefits
Vision Plan Schedule of Benefits
Cigna Dental Schedule of Benefits
Important Notices About Your Insurance Coverage
Important Contact Information

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

For those employees who are enrolled in the High Deductible Plan, the College will contribute $2,908 for plan year 2017.  The contribution will be made in two installments of $1,454:  July 15, 2016 and January 15, 2017.  In order to make tax-free deposits into a Health Savings Account, you must meet the following IRS eligibility requirements:

• must be enrolled in a qualified high deductible plan;
• must have no other health insurance coverage;
• must not be enrolled in Medicare;
• must not be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return.

For more information about health savings accounts, please review the following:

HSA FAQ
IRS Publication 969
IRS Qualified Medical Dental Expenses

I also highly encourage anyone interested in the High Deductible Plan with a Health Savings Account to attend one of the informational sessions noted in the attached memo or schedule a meeting with me to review information.

New Health Savings Account Enrollees

Health Savings Accounts will be set up with Health Equity.  We will be in contact with you to set up a meeting to go through the enrollment process and answer questions.

Current Health Savings Account Holders

Please complete the HSA Authorization Form and return to the Human Resources Office no later than June 16, 2016.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND COVERAGE

In compliance with the Affordable Care Act, LLCC has provided a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) for each plan offered.  This document, in a standardized format, summarizes important information about each health coverage option to help you compare across options.  This document is meant to help you compare plans.  You may contact the Human Resources Office for a paper copy.  Please refer to the Schedule of Benefits above for more specific plan information.

Open Access Plan SBC
High Deductible Plan SBC

Please contact the Human Resources Office for questions and/or assistance.