Open Enrollment
2026 Open Enrollment
October 20-31
This year’s open enrollment will be passive, meaning if you do not make any changes, your current benefits will continue for the upcoming short plan year (except for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), which require re-enrollment each year).
In Spring 2026, we will hold an active open enrollment, during which you will be required to make new benefit elections. If no action is taken at that time, your existing benefits will end.
Please note that group life, voluntary life and AD&D, and long-term disability insurance are not included in the open enrollment process.
New for 2026
- Open Enrollment Dates: This year’s open enrollment will run from October 20–31, a shorter window than usual.
- Coverage Elections: Employees will make elections for state medical, prescription, and dental plans, as well as NMSU-administered plans (vision, flexible spending accounts, accident, and critical illness, and hospital).
- Plan Year Shift: The October enrollment will cover a shortened plan year from January–June 2026. Another open enrollment will take place in spring 2026 for the new plan year starting July 1, 2026.
- Voluntary Benefits: Voluntary benefits through Unum (accident, critical illness, and hospital) have been renewed with lower rates and expanded hospital coverage.
We know employees will have questions, and we ask for your patience as our Benefits team adapts processes for these changes. Updates will be shared by email, in the Hotline newsletter, and on here. Please check the site for the most up-to-date information.
Open Enrollment Kickoff
Corbett Center Auditorium from 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Representatives from NMSU Benefit Services, the State of NM Healthcare Authority, and all major insurance carriers (medical, prescription, dental, vision, FSA, and Unum voluntary benefits) will be available to answer your questions.
- Live presentations: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- For employees outside Las Cruces, a Zoom link is available to join the live presentations:
Join via Zoom
Daily Zoom Q&A Drop Ins
Q&A's - every weekday until 10/31 at 10:00 am via Zoom.
Enrollment
Scan the QR code or visit https://www.mybenefit.site/nmsu for self-enroll instructions or to set up an appointment with a benefit counselor or call 877-700-8136. (The direct link to schedule is https://outlook.office.com/book/Booking-VSNewMexicoStateUniversity@appriver3651012518.onmicrosoft.c…)
To self-enroll, visit http://www.employeenavigator.com/
- Log in or first time users register as a new user, use company identifier NMSU
- Start Open Enrollment and click “Save and Continue” to move to the next benefit
- After reviewing your enrollment summary, click to sign
Medical
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Presbyterian HMO |
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BlueCross BlueShield HMO |
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| BlueCross BlueShield PPO Group Number: 26602 1-877-994-2583 |
Prescription Insurance
| CVS Caremark Group Number: RX22AR 1-877-744-5313 |
Flexible Spending Accounts
| http://www.mcgriffinsurance.com/flex 800-768-4873 or 1-800-930-2441 |
Dental
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Delta Dental |
Vision
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VIsion Service Plan (VSP) |
Voluntary Benefits
Unum
800-635-5597