HR Update; December 14, 2007
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- Important Information Regarding Behavioral Health Benefits beginning 1/1/08
- UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
- Two Online Applications on AYSO to Close Temporarily
Important Information Regarding Behavioral Health Benefits beginning 1/1/08
Beginning January 1, 2008 all Behavioral Health benefits for UC employees and their dependents will be provided by United Behavioral Health. For those individuals who were enrolled in a plan with a different Behavioral Health provider in 2007 (Health Net, PacifiCare, WHA) and you are currently receiving services, there are special transition benefits for you and covered family members. Additionally, Blue Cross Plus and Definity plan members who were receiving out-of-network behavioral health benefits are also eligible for transition benefits as the out-of-network benefits are being eliminated in 2008 except for members in the Blue Cross PPO plan.
Many behavioral health providers used by Health Net, PacifiCare and WHA are also UBH providers. If your provider is in both networks, you can continue to see your current provider and access care in-network. To determine if your provider is covered under UBH you can either call UBH directly or by searching the website https://www.liveandworkwell.com/public/ . Sign in using the access code 11280.
For those individuals who are currently seeing a provider who is not affiliated with UBH, transition of care is designed to allow a member to complete treatment with their current provider within a 6 month period of time or provide up to 6 months in which time to transition to a provider who is contracted with UBH. Contact UBH at 1-888-440-8225 for certification for transition of care.
More information on transition of care, including information regarding medical plan transition of care, can be found here. Follow the specific link that applies to your situation.
UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
Are your ducks all in a row? Start to plan now—it’s never too early.
- UC Retirement Plan—UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans—403(B), 457(B), and DC Plans
Please pass this on to your colleagues, circulate invitations, post the actual schedules, or otherwise re-broadcast these weekly reminders about our valuable (FREE) education programs for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch; your questions; your spouse/partner. . .
- UC Retirement Plan (UCRP)-UC’s Defined Benefit Plan
- “The Features of UCRP”
- Coming Soon
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- The Future of UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans-the 403(b), 457(b) and DC Plans
- “Enrolling in Your UC Savings Program”
- December 19, Parnassus, N - 217, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- December 20, Laurel Heights, LHts - 384, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- “Determining Your Right Investment Strategy”
- December 19, Parnassus, N - 217, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- December 20, Laurel Heights, LHts - 384. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- “Achieving a Sound Retirement”
- December 19, Parnassus, N - 217, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- December 20, Laurel Heights, LHts - 384, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- “Understand the How-to’s of FITSCo’s NetBenefits Website”
- Coming Soon
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- Schedule one of these meetings for your department
- Focus on Your Future!
Usually there can be at least one (or more) workshop(s) per week scheduled at various UCSF locations around town. For more details and listings for upcoming scheduled presentations, please refer to our Workshops and Presentations Schedules menus found at our local UCSF HR/Benefits website.
Two Online Applications on AYSO to Close Temporarily
The Benefits Enrollment (aka New Hire) and the Current Enrollments applications, found at the At Your Service Online website, will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14th, 2007. These two AYSO applications will re-open the morning of Friday, January 4th, 2008. Both are being closed to allow OP and local payroll offices time to complete year-end health and welfare changes.
An employee with a PIE who does not complete his/her online Benefits Enrollments by 5 p.m. on December 14th will need to complete paper form(s).
Please keep these dates in mind as you work with new (or newly-eligible) employees.
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