As we near the close of the 2015 health benefits open enrollment, please be reminded of the following information.
Calls to Action
- Regular Faculty and Staff – No action is required unless you want to change benefits, dependents, or enroll in a flexible spending account (FSA) in 2016. Current benefit choices will rollover to 2016, except FSA.
- Contingent Faculty and Staff – No action is required unless you want to change benefits, dependents, you are changing the percentage of time worked, or your contract ends on December 31, 2015.
- If your contract ends on December 31, but is being renewed in January for at least 90 days, the new contract dates must be reported to the Benefits unit.
- If you are changing the percentage of time worked, please email openenrollment@towson.edu for additional information.
- If you are not changing benefits, dependents, or percentage of time worked AND your current contract is continuing for at least 90 days in January, 2015 benefit choices will rollover to 2016 and the state of Maryland Employee Benefits Division will issue new benefit payment coupons.
Method of Enrollment
- Regular Faculty and Staff currently enrolled in benefits must use the Interactive Voice Response system to make changes to benefits.
- Regular Faculty and Staff who are not currently enrolled in benefits and all Contingent Faculty and Staff must use the 2016 enrollment form during open enrollment.
Open Enrollment Resources
- Visit www.towson.edu/openenrollment
- Email openenrollment@towson.edu
- Visit www.dbm.maryland.gov/benefits
- Stop by the Benefits unit during walk-in hours:
- Mondays 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m.
- Thursdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Other times available by appointment. Open enrollment ends at 5 p.m. on November 16. Changes to benefits cannot be made after this date unless you have a qualifying event during the plan year.
