Open Enrollment

2020 Open Enrollment

Open enrollment for medical/prescription, dental, vision, critical illness, and flexible spending account benefits will be available from October 1, 2019 through October 25, 2019.

 

Employees who do not wish to make any changes to their medical/prescription, dental, vision or critical illness benefits do not need to take any action. 

Employees who wish to continue or enroll for flex spending account benefits are required to complete the enrollment paper form.

Note: Employees ADDING NEW DEPENDENTS to medical, dental, vision, or critical illness must provide marriage certificates and/or birth certificates/legal adoption/custody papers to establish the relationship to the new dependent. Please see eligibility page for details.

NMSU employees are encouraged to attend one of the webinars scheduled for October 2nd or 3rd to learn about the medical/prescription and dental plans to be effective January 1, 2020. Registration is not required to attend a meeting, but space is limited.  Representatives from the medical/prescription, dental and vision carriers will be presenting information on their respective plans for the 2020 plan year.

Meetings are scheduled for:

Wednesday, October 2nd 

(Interactive Q&A after presentation)
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Corbett Senate Chamber (302)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Corbett Senate Chamber (302)

Thursday, October 3rd

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Corbett Senate Chamber (302)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Corbett Senate Chamber (302)

 

For those employees who cannot join the meetings in person, the recordings are available at the following links: Delta Dental, Vision Service Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Express Scripts, Presbyterian

 

Open Enrollment Options Enrollment Site/Forms
Medical/Prescription

 

Click Here for the Open Enrollment site

 

 

 
  • Add coverage for yourself and/or your dependents
  • Change coverage from your current carrier to another medical carrier
  • Change coverage type (i.e. Family coverage to Employee only coverage, etc.)
  • Drop coverage for yourself and/or your dependents

Medical/Dental Plan Changes

The state Risk Management Division (RMD), the state office that administers the medical, prescription and dental plans, has confirmed there will be changes to the plans as of January 1, 2020, as listed below:

  • Naprapathic Services – increased to 25 visits per year (copay remains the same as last year)
  • Physical, Occupational, &  Speech Therapy – match PCP co-pays: $25, $35, $40 and 50%

 

Presbyterian

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Express Scripts

Benefit Comparison

 Enrollment closed on October 25th.
Dental

 

Click Here for the Open Enrollment site

 
  • Add coverage for yourself and/or your dependents
  • Drop coverage for yourself and/or your dependents
  • Change coverage type (i.e. Family coverage to Employee only coverage, etc.)

Delta Dental of New Mexico

 Enrollment closed on October 25th.
Vision

 

Click Here for the Open Enrollment site

 
  • Add coverage for yourself and/or your dependents
  • Drop coverage for yourself and/or your dependents
  • Change coverage type (i.e. Family coverage to Employee only coverage, etc.)

VSP

 Enrollment closed on October 25th.
Flexible Spending Account

 

Flexible Spending Account 2020 Open Enrollment Form

  • Health Care
    • 2020 Annual Maximum: $2,700
    • $500 carryover from one plan year to the next
  • Dependent Day Care
    • Annual Maximum: $5,000
    • No carryover
 Enrollment closed on October 25th.
Aflac Critical Illness

 

2020 Aflac Enrollment Form

 
  • Add coverage for yourself and/or your dependents

·         Change coverage amount for yourself and your dependents

 Enrollment closed on October 25th.

Enrollment/change deadline is October 25, 2019. All changes made through open enrollment will be effective January 1, 2020.

 

 

Questions about all benefit programs should be directed to the Benefit Services department at 575-646-8000 or benefits@nmsu.edu.