Wellness

The plan year is July 1 through June 30.

Employees will have the option to “opt out” of the district provider coverage. Please contact Shauna Miller in Human Resources for the appropriate form to complete. Employees who waive the coverage will only be able to rejoin the plan during an open enrollment period or after a qualifying event allowed by the Affordable Care Act.

The end of April through the first part of May every year.

Only if an employee wants to make a change in plan options, adding self and/or dependent, or dropping a dependent from the coverage.

Insurance is a complicated topic. We want to get as much information into your hands so that you might be able to make an informed decision as to which medical plan option is best for you. 

The OGI website has a number of resources for employees, as they will need to research which of the state plans will be best for their family’s circumstances. This includes the premiums for each insurance plan. Remember, as you research the plans available, the employee will always have contributions toward their own premium. The web link for these resources is https://ogi.idaho.gov/

We will require that employees self-pay their portion of their premiums during the summer (and for dependents coverage as well, if an employee has that coverage). Notices will be sent at the beginning of the summer to employees with details about the payment requirements and payment deadlines.

If payments are not received by any due date (for either employee-only or dependent coverage), the employee’s and/or dependent’s coverage will be dropped without notice. An employee and/or dependent will only be eligible to re-join the plan during an open enrollment period. The open enrollment period will generally run from late April through med-May of each year. This period is dictated by the State’s plan administrator. This would mean that you would be without coverage for several months as coverages would not be available until the July after your insurance drop date.

We want to continue to promote a culture of wellness in the district.  We have had very active partners in our wellness with our previous carriers, but we do not believe that the state’s plan is going to be an active partner in our program.  This will be a year-by-year discussion on whether we can offer these programs. Watch for more information each year. 

You will still be able to utilize your accrued sick leave benefit to purchase coverage after retirement through the RSL program with PERSI. The state’s limits will have no impact on the district’s limit – which is currently 492 days.

The State of Idaho does not recognize domestic partnerships and domestic partners will not be allowed as a dependent on the medical plan.

Unless a child has been legally adopted or is the biological son or daughter of an employee, they will not be allowed as a dependent on the coverage.