The 2008 Open Enrollment period for all faculty and staff employees will end Wednesday, May 14.
How to Make Changes
All employees will now have to hand deliver their completed OE worksheets, along with all other required dependent documentation, to OHR by 5 p.m. Wednesday in order to make any changes or to enroll during this OE. Do not send them through campus mail! Worksheets received after 5 p.m. Wednesday will not be accepted. If you are currently enrolled in any of the MD State benefits plans and don?t want to make any changes, you do not need to complete another worksheet. Remember that OE does not involve the separate group life insurance plan and long term disability plan offered through the USM by Unum (which shows on your paystub as GROUP LIF INS or DISBLTY INS); changes affecting those coverages can be made at any time.
Effective Date for Changes
? Regular faculty and staff OE transactions will be effective July 1, 2008.
? Direct pay employees’ (contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty) OE transactions will be effective July 1, 2008 as well, assuming the MD State Department of Budget and Management (EBD) has new FY ?09 contract dates for the direct pay employee. Payment coupons for the new plan year will not be processed by EBD if they don?t have those new contract dates!
Questions about OE should be directed to Dave Curtis at x4-6018 and {dcurtis@towson.edu} or Gail Price at x4-6017 and {gprice@towson.edu}.
