PML 2006-028 August 9, 2006 Page 7 FLEXELECT Important Program Change: Effective January 1, 2007, the FlexElect Program will increase the administration fee from $1.00 per month to $2.50 per month. For employees who are enrolled in the Dependent and/or Medical Reimbursement Accounts and/or FlexElect Cash Option, the increased administrative fee will be deducted from their monthly pay on their January 1, 2007, pay warrants (December 2006 pay period). Employees who enroll in any FlexElect Option during the open enrollment period and employees who are automatically re-enrolled in FlexElect Cash Option have until December 31, 2006, to cancel their enrollment or make changes. As indicated in a previous memo we sent to departments, we will no longer provide hard copies of the FlexElect handbook. The 2007 FlexElect handbook is available and can be downloaded from DPA’s Web site at www.dpa.ca.gov (click on Benefits, then click on FlexElect Reimbursement Accounts, under Related Forms). You should refer to BAM Section 700 for information regarding FlexElect and processing instructions for open enrollment forms. DPA recently mailed an open enrollment notification to the homes of employees currently enrolled in a FlexElect Reimbursement Account, as a reminder that they must re-enroll during open enrollment if they want to participate in a reimbursement account in 2007. As in the past, DPA sent Personnel Offices a list of employees in your department who are enrolled in a 2006 FlexElect Reimbursement Account. Where possible, we mailed the listing to the appropriate field office. You may want to send the employee(s) a reminder that they must re-enroll during open enrollment if they want to participate in a reimbursement account in 2007. The Cash Option Enrollment Authorization (STD. 701 C) has been revised and is currently available through the Department of General Services Forms Management Section. The STD. 701 C rev. — 9/05 is also included in the 2007 FlexElect Handbook and departments should begin using the revised form to process FlexElect Cash Option transactions. The form was revised to include language regarding the dental plan three-year commitment and the impact to Permanent Intermittent (PI) employees who lose eligibility for PI cash if they are appointed to a permanent position.
PML 2006-028 August 9, 2006 Page 7 FLEXELECT Important Program Change: Effective January 1, 2007, the FlexElect Program will increase the administration fee from $1.00 per month to $2.50 per month. For employees who are enrolled in the Dependent and/or Medical Reimbursement Accounts and/or FlexElect Cash Option, the increased administrative fee will be deducted from their monthly pay on their January 1, 2007, pay warrants (December 2006 pay period). Employees who enroll in any FlexElect Option during the open enrollment period and employees who are automatically re-enrolled in FlexElect Cash Option have until December 31, 2006, to cancel their enrollment or make changes. As indicated in a previous memo we sent to departments, we will no longer provide hard copies of the FlexElect handbook. The 2007 FlexElect handbook is available and can be downloaded from DPA’s Web site at www.dpa.ca.gov (click on Benefits, then click on FlexElect Reimbursement Accounts, under Related Forms). You should refer to BAM Section 700 for information regarding FlexElect and processing instructions for open enrollment forms. DPA recently mailed an open enrollment notification to the homes of employees currently enrolled in a FlexElect Reimbursement Account, as a reminder that they must re-enroll during open enrollment if they want to participate in a reimbursement account in 2007. As in the past, DPA sent Personnel Offices a list of employees in your department who are enrolled in a 2006 FlexElect Reimbursement Account. Where possible, we mailed the listing to the appropriate field office. You may want to send the employee(s) a reminder that they must re-enroll during open enrollment if they want to participate in a reimbursement account in 2007. The Cash Option Enrollment Authorization (STD. 701 C) has been revised and is currently available through the Department of General Services — Forms Management Section. The STD. 701 C rev. 9/05 is also included in the 2007 FlexElect Handbook and departments should begin using the revised form to process FlexElect Cash Option transactions. The form was revised to include language regarding the dental plan three-year commitment and the impact to Permanent Intermittent (PI) employees who lose eligibility for PI cash if they are appointed to a permanent position.
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