Employee Benefits Offered at the UConn Health Center



		Benefits Updates Health Care Options for Employees Disability Insurance Supplemental Benefits COBRA Benefits Retirement Plans Alternate Retirement Plans Changing Beneficiaries (75K PDF) Tuition Program Leaves of Absence Same Sex Domestic Partnership Civil Union On-line Resources Graduate Assistant Benefit Program Workers' Compensation CHET - Connecticut Higher Education Trust 529 College Savings Program Health Care Options for Employees Employees eligible for medical and dental insurance enroll at the time of initial employment. Thereafter, employees can add or change insurance during the annual open enrollment period. Open enrollment generally occurs during the month of May, and elections made at that time are effective July 1. Look for announcements for specific dates and times during the spring each year. State employee health insurance rates Special payroll insurance rates Adding/dropping dependents outside of the open enrollment period For specific choices, coverage and rate information, please visit the State web site on health care options. [back to top] Disability Insurance UNUM Long Term Disability The UNUM Long Term Disability policy automatically covers all faculty, managerial/ confidential, and UHP employees who are employed at least 50% of full-time. Eligible employees are covered after 3 months of continuous active employment. The plan pays eligible employees 60% of their base salary if they are out due to a long-term health condition beyond 180 days. For complete details of the disability plan please refer to the Plan booklet, or call the Benefits Unit at 860-679-4105. [back to top] Medical & Dental Insurance Plan Information for Graduate Assistants/Trainee Graduate Assistants and/or trainees are eligible to enroll in medical and dental insurance plans. We are offering two Anthem medical plan options and one dental plan options. The summary and rate charts briefly summarize available benefits for the medical and dental plans. These are not intended to be comprehensive descriptions of the plans. For more detail information, you may request literature from the medical and dental carriers by visiting their web sites, www.anthem.com, and www.cigna.com, or by calling their toll-free numbers, 1-800-922-2232 (Anthem medical), 1-800-367-1037 (Cigna dental). Medical Insurance Plan Summary Dental Insurance Plan Summary Medical Plan Rates [back to top] Supplemental Benefits Employees may enroll in supplemental benefits offered by the State and pay for them through automatic payroll deduction. Choices of benefit options include: Short Term Disability Insurance Long Term Disability Insurance Auto and Homeowners Insurance Cancer Insurance Universal Life Insurance Term Life Insurance For more information regarding these optional benefits visit the State web site on supplemental benefits or call the Benefits Unit at 860-679-4105. [back to top] COBRA Benefits The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) requires organizations with more than 20 employees to offer continuation of health insurance benefits upon a "qualifying event." Qualifying events COBRA rates [back to top] Retirement Plans The State Employees Retirement System (SERS) consists of several defined benefit plans, listed below. The plan available to employees is dependent on the date of hire. Tier IIA - a contributory plan that is available to employees who were first hired on July 1, 1997 and after. Tier II - a non-contributory plan (except for hazardous duty positions) that covers employees who were first hired and chose the SERS after July 1, 1984 and up to June 30, 1997. Tier I - a contributory plan that covers employees who were first hired and chose the SERS on or before July 1, 1984. [back to top] Alternate Retirement Plan The Alternate Retirement Plan (ARP) was established in 1975 and is available to all new unclassified employees. The third party administrator is ING. Employees contribute 5% of salary; the State contributes an amount equal to 8% of salary. [back to top] Teachers' Retirement System The Teachers' Retirement System (70K PDF) is a contributory defined benefit plan available to employees who hold a state teachers certificate and have a position at the Health Center which requires a teaching certificate. Employees contribute a total of 7% salary, 6% for the retirement benefit and 1% for retirement health benefits. [back to top] Tuition Program Tuition Waiver for Dependent Children A waiver of tuition is available to dependent children of faculty, Managerial/Confidential exclusions, and University Health Professional (UHP) staff enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the University of Connecticut and its regional campuses. An in-state rate is available to dependent children of faculty and professional staff who attend University of Maine, Orono or the University of Rhode Island. Tuition Waiver Policy for Dependent Children (12K PDF) Tuition Waiver Request for Dependent Children Form (109K PDF) Tuition Waiver for UHP Employees (NEW Effective 7/1/06) A waiver of tuition and a partial waiver of credit fees equivalent to tuition is available to UHP employees on a space available basis for all undergraduate and most graduate courses taken at the University of Connecticut. UHP Contract Language Tuition Waiver Procedures for UHP Employees Tuition Waiver Request for UHP Employees Tuition Reimbursement The tuition reimbursement program is available to University of Connecticut Health Center employees in the following areas: Managerial/Confidential Tuition Policy (9K PDF) Classified Bargaining Units (45K PDF) University Health Professional (UHP) Tuition Policy (21K PDF) UHP Tuition Reimbursement Form and Fact Sheet (201K PDF) [back to top] Leaves of Absence If you have questions regarding the Request for a Leave of Absence, please call 860-679-4105. Family and Medical Leave Act, Federal (7K PDF) Family and Medical Leave Act, State Family and Medical Leave Guide When an employee takes a leave of absence, the following forms need to be completed: Family and Medical Leave Request Form (55K PDF) Medical Certificate - Form P-33A, Employee (65K PDF) Medical Certificate - Form P-33B, Caregiver (55K PDF) [back to top] Same Sex Domestic Partnership Employees and retirees can now apply for health care and pension benefits for same sex domestic partners. In order for employees to access the health care and pension benefits now available to their domestic partners, a Domestic Partnership Affidavit (CO-1049), form must be completed and submitted, along with supporting documentation. For more information regarding the Health Care and Pension Benefits for Same Sex Domestic Partners of State Employees and Retirees, please visit the State of Connecticut Comptroller's website: http://www.osc.state.ct.us/empret/domestic/index.html [back to top] Civil Union Civil Unions Public Act No. 05-10, an act concerning Civil Unions became law effective October 1, 2005. With this law, state employees and retirees will now be able to cover their civil union partners and eligible dependent children. An employee or retiree who enters into a civil union will be accorded thirty days there from to obtain medical and dental coverage for his or her civil union partner and eligible dependent children. The employee must contact Human Resources at (860) 679-4105 to obtain the enrollment form. For federal income tax purposes, if the employee provides more than fifty percent of a civil union partner’s financial support the employee should also provide a signed statement to Human Resources stating that fact. For those employees who have an approved domestic partnership affidavit on file and who enter into a civil union, the employee is required to notify Human Resources within 30 days of the change in status. For those employees or retirees who have an approved domestic partnership affidavit on file who do not enter into a civil union, benefits will remain unchanged. An employee or retiree who enters into a civil union but fails to enroll his or her civil union partner and eligible dependent children within thirty days will be required to wait until the annual health insurance open enrollment period in order to do so. For additional information, contact Human Resources at (860) 679-4105. 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