BENEFIT BASICS

Camden County Board of Commissioners offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to promote health and financial security for you and your family. This Benefit Guide provides you with your benefits choicesreview it carefully so you can choose the coverage that is right for you and your family. Open Enrollment is the time each year that you have the opportunity to review benefits options and select benefits. The Camden County plan year runs from July 1 to June 30 each year.

Benefit Basics

You are eligible for benefits if you work at least 30 hours per week and are a permanent employee. You may enroll your eligible dependents for coverage, including:

Your legal spouse, Your children up to age 26.

You will select your benefits during Open Enrollment in May 2023. Once your benefit elections become effective on July 1st, 2023, they will remain in effect until June 30th, 2024. You may only change coverage during this time if you experience a qualifying life event

Qualifying Life Events

Once you have made your selections during open enrollment, you can only change them during the year if you experience an event such as:

Marriage

Divorce or legal separation

Birth of your child

Death of your spouse or dependent child

Adoption of or placement for adoption of your child

Change in employment status of employee, spouse or dependent child

Qualification by the Plan Administrator of a child support order for medical coverage

Entitlement to Medicare or Medicaid

You must notify the Benefits Department within 30 days of a qualifying life event. Depending on the type of event, you may need to provide proof of the event, such as a marriage license. If you do not contact the Benefits Department within 30 days of the qualified event, you will have to wait until the next annual enrollment period to make changes (unless you experience another qualifying life event).

Learn More:

For more information or questions about your benefits, contact the Benefit Resource Center by calling 855.874.0835 or email BRCSOUTH@USI.COM.

Dependent Documentation

Camden County requires supporting documentation when you request to add a dependent to your plan. Be prepared to provide proof of eligibility such as your marriage certificate, your child(ren)’s birth certificates, appropriate adoption paperwork or other documents that support your dependent relationship. This paperwork is required not only to support the coverage of eligible dependents, but also to support a mid-year change in status such as marriage or birth of a child.