All regular faculty and staff employees who made changes or elections to their MD state benefits during the Open Enrollment period that ended June 14, 2006 will be receiving their official Summary Statement of Benefit Elections for Year 2007 via campus mail. Direct Pay employees (contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty members) who made any changes during OE will receive their summary statements at their home address directly from the State of MD Department of Budget and Management – Employee Benefits Division (DBM-EBD). Employees who did not make any changes or elections during OE will not receive a summary statement.
It is extremely important that you carefully review your summary statement as soon as you receive it and compare it with your OE worksheet. Any administrative errors must be noted on a copy of your summary statement and returned, along with an explanation of the error, to TU?s Office of Human Resources Benefits Unit no later than Monday, July 10. Forgetting to make a change, wanting to switch plans because of availability of providers, or wanting to change the amount of a Flexible Spending Account for FY 2007 are not considered administrative errors!
Please note that if your summary statement shows a ~ next to any dependents or a * next to your MD State Term Life insurance selection, you must submit the required documentation to TU?s OHR Benefits Unit within 30 days of the date of call listed on the bottom right portion of your summary statement.
New payroll deductions for FY 2007 benefits for regular 26 pay employees will appear in the July 12, 2006 paycheck. Those employees should carefully review that paystub to confirm that their benefits and deductions are accurate.
Direct Pay employees whose new contract dates were sent to OHR before the end of OE should receive their new payment coupons by the end of June that reflect their FY 2007 coverages. Any Direct Pay employees who have not received their new coupons by July 10 should call the DBM-EBD at 410-767-4775, option #2, to check on the status of their coupons.
Questions or concerns should be directed to Dave Curtis, x4-6018 or {dcurtis@towson.edu}, or Gail Price, x4-6017 or {gprice@towson.edu}, in the TU Benefits Unit.
