09/01/2025 - 8/31/2026
Benefit Contact Information
Higginbotham Public Sector (866) 914-5202 www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Higginbotham (833) 918-3667 crandallisd@hps.higginbotham.net
BCBSTX (866) 355-5999 www.bcbstx.com/trsactivecare PRESCRIPTION
Clever RX
Group #1085 (800) 873-1195 www.cleverrx.com
Cigna Group #HC110566 (800) 754-3207 www.cigna.com
Recuro (855) 6RECURO www.recurohealth.com HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT
EECU (817) 882-0800 www.eecu.org
Cigna Group #3334771 (800) 244-6224 www.mycigna.com
Superior Vision Group #308730 (800) 507-3800 www.superiorvision.com EDUCATOR
The Standard (800) 368-1135 www.standard.com
American Public Life Group #18219 (800) 256-8606 www.ampublic.com
The Hartford Group #715611 (800) 523-2233 www.thehartford.com BASIC AND VOLUNTARY
AND AD&D
Lincoln Financial Group Group #1127686 (800) 423-2765 www.lfg.com
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT
Higginbotham (866) 419-3519
https://flexservices.higginbotham.net
5Star Group #04809 (866) 863-9753
https://5starlifeinsurance.com MASA Group #BCBCRANISD (800) 643-9023
www.masamts.com
ID Watchdog (800) 774-3772 www.idwatchdog.com
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Annual Benefit Enrollment
Annual Enrollment
During your annual enrollment period, you have the opportunity to review, change or continue benefit elections each year. Changes are not permitted during the plan year (outside of annual enrollment) unless a Section 125 qualifying event occurs.
• Changes, additions or drops may be made only during the annual enrollment period without a qualifying event.
• Employees must review their personal information and verify that dependents they wish to provide coverage for are included in the dependent profile. Additionally, you must notify your employer of any discrepancy in personal and/or benefit information.
• Employees must confirm on each benefit screen (medical, dental, vision, etc.) that each dependent to be covered is selected in order to be included in the coverage for that particular benefit.
New Hire Enrollment
All new hire enrollment elections must be completed in the online enrollment system within the first 30 days of benefit eligibility employment. Failure to complete elections during this timeframe will result in the forfeiture of coverage.
Q&A
Who do I contact with Questions? For supplemental benefit questions, you can contact your Benefits/HR department or you can call Higginbotham Public Sector at 866-914-5202 for assistance.
Where can I find forms? For benefit summaries and claim forms, go to your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub. com/crandallisd.
How can I find a Network Provider? For benefit summaries and claim forms, go to the Crandall ISD benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd. Click on the benefit plan you need information on (i.e., Dental) and you can find provider search links under the Quick Links section.
When will I receive ID cards? If the insurance carrier provides ID cards, you can expect to receive those 3-4 weeks after your effective date. For most dental and vision plans, you can login to the carrier website and print a temporary ID card or simply give your provider the insurance company’s phone number and they can call and verify your coverage if you do not have an ID card at that time. If you do not receive your ID card, you can call the carrier’s customer service number to request another card. If the insurance carrier provides ID cards, but there are no changes to the plan, you typically will not receive a new ID card each year.
What is Guaranteed Coverage? The amount of coverage you can elect without answering any medical questions or taking a health exam. Guaranteed coverage is only available during initial eligibility period. Actively-at-work and/or pre-existing condition exclusion provisions do apply, as applicable by carrier.
What is a Pre-Existing Conditions? Applies to any illness, injury or condition for which the participant has been under the care of a health care provider, taken prescription drugs or is under a health care provider’s orders to take drugs, or received medical care or services (including diagnostic and/ or consultation services).
Annual Benefit Enrollment
Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Guidelines
A Cafeteria plan enables you to save money by using pretax dollars to pay for eligible group insurance premiums sponsored and offered by your employer. Enrollment is automatic unless you decline this benefit. Elections made during annual enrollment will become effective on the plan effective date and will remain in effect during the entire plan year.
CHANGES IN STATUS (CIS):
Marital Status
Change in Number of Tax Dependents
Change in Status of Employment Affecting Coverage Eligibility
Gain/Loss of Dependent’s Eligibility Status
Judgment/ Decree/Order
Eligibility for Government Programs
Changes in benefit elections can occur only if you experience a qualifying event. You must present proof of a qualifying event to your Benefit Office within 30 days of your qualifying event and meet with your Benefit/HR Office to complete and sign the necessary paperwork in order to make a benefit election change. Benefit changes must be consistent with the qualifying event.
QUALIFYING EVENTS
A change in marital status includes marriage, death of a spouse, divorce or annulment (legal separation is not recognized in all states).
A change in number of dependents includes the following: birth, adoption and placement for adoption. You can add existing dependents not previously enrolled whenever a dependent gains eligibility as a result of a valid change in status event.
Change in employment status of the employee, or a spouse or dependent of the employee, that affects the individual’s eligibility under an employer’s plan includes commencement or termination of employment.
An event that causes an employee’s dependent to satisfy or cease to satisfy coverage requirements under an employer’s plan may include change in age, student, marital, employment or tax dependent status.
If a judgment, decree, or order from a divorce, annulment or change in legal custody requires that you provide accident or health coverage for your dependent child (including a foster child who is your dependent), you may change your election to provide coverage for the dependent child. If the order requires that another individual (including your spouse and former spouse) covers the dependent child and provides coverage under that individual’s plan, you may change your election to revoke coverage only for that dependent child and only if the other individual actually provides the coverage.
Gain or loss of Medicare/Medicaid coverage may trigger a permitted election change.
Annual Benefit Enrollment
Employee Eligibility Requirements
Supplemental Benefits: Eligible employees must work 15 or more regularly scheduled hours each work week.
Eligible employees must be actively at work on the plan effective date for new benefits to be effective, meaning you are physically capable of performing the functions of your job on the first day of work concurrent with the plan effective date. For example, if your 2025 benefits become effective on September 1, 2025, you must be actively-at-work on September 1, 2025 to be eligible for your new benefits.
Dependent Eligibility Requirements
Dependent Eligibility: You can cover eligible dependent children under a benefit that offers dependent coverage, provided you participate in the same benefit, through the maximum age listed below. Dependents cannot be double covered by married spouses within the district as both employees and dependents.
Please note, limits and exclusions may apply when obtaining coverage as a married couple or when obtaining coverage for dependents.
Potential Spouse Coverage Limitations: When enrolling in coverage, please keep in mind that some benefits may not allow you to cover your spouse as a dependent if your spouse is enrolled for coverage as an employee under the same employer. Review the applicable plan documents, contact Higginbotham Public Sector, or contact the insurance carrier for additional information on spouse eligibility.
FSA/HSA Limitations: Please note, in general, per IRS regulations, married couples may not enroll in both a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and a Health Savings Account (HSA). If your spouse is covered under an FSA that reimburses for medical expenses then you and your spouse are not HSA eligible, even if you would not use your spouse’s FSA to reimburse your expenses. However, there are some exceptions to the general limitation regarding specific types of FSAs. To obtain more information on whether you can enroll in a specific type of FSA or HSA as a married couple, please reach out to the FSA and/or HSA provider prior to enrolling or reach out to your tax advisor for further guidance.
Potential Dependent Coverage Limitations: When enrolling for dependent coverage, please keep in mind that some benefits may not allow you to cover your eligible dependents if they are enrolled for coverage as an employee under the same employer. Review the applicable plan documents, contact Higginbotham Public Sector, or contact the insurance carrier for additional information on dependent eligibility.
Telehealth To Age 26 Emergency Transportation To age 26 Individual Life To age 26
Disclaimer: You acknowledge that you have read the limitations and exclusions that may apply to obtaining spouse and dependent coverage, including limitations and exclusions that may apply to enrollment in Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts as a married couple. You, the enrollee, shall hold harmless, defend, and indemnify Higginbotham Public Sector, LLC from any and all claims, actions, suits, charges, and judgments whatsoever that arise out of the enrollee’s enrollment in spouse and/or dependent coverage, including enrollment in Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
If your dependent is disabled, coverage may be able to continue past the maximum age under certain plans. If you have a disabled dependent who is reaching an ineligible age, you must provide a physician’s statement confirming your dependent’s disability. Contact your Benefits Administrator to request a continuation of coverage.
Description
Health Savings Account (HSA)
(IRC Sec. 223)
Approved by Congress in 2003, HSAs are actual bank accounts in employee’s names that allow employees to save and pay for unreimbursed qualified medical expenses tax-free.
Employer Eligibility A qualified high deductible health plan
Contribution Source Employee and/or employer
Account Owner Individual
Underlying Insurance
Requirement
Minimum Deductible
Maximum Contribution
Permissible Use Of Funds
Cash-Outs of Unused Amounts (if no medical expenses)
High deductible health plan
$1,650 single (2025)
$3,500 family (2025)
$4,300 single (2025)
$8,550 family (2025)
Employees may use funds any way they wish. If used for non-qualified medical expenses, subject to current tax rate plus 20% penalty.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
(IRC Sec. 125)
Allows employees to pay out-of-pocket expenses for copays, deductibles and certain services not covered by medical plan, taxfree. This also allows employees to pay for qualifying dependent care tax-free.
All employers
Employee and/or employer
Employer
None
N/A
$3,300 (2025)
Reimbursement for qualified medical expenses (as defined in Sec. 213(d) of IRC).
Permitted, but subject to current tax rate plus 20% penalty (penalty waived after age 65). Not permitted
Year-to-year rollover of account balance? Yes, will roll over to use for subsequent year’s health coverage.
Does the account earn interest?
Portable?
Yes
Yes, portable year-to-year and between jobs.
No. Access to some funds may be extended if your employer’s plan contains a 2 1/2-month grace period or $500 rollover provision.
No
No
Medical Insurance
Major medical insurance is a type of health care coverage that provides benefits for a broad range of medical expenses that may be incurred either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
LEARN THE TERMS
• PREMIUM: The monthly amount you pay for health care coverage.
• DEDUCTIBLE: The annual amount for medical expenses you’re responsible to pay before your plan begins to pay.
• COPAY: The set amount you pay for a covered service at the time you receive it. The amount can vary based on the service.
• COINSURANCE: The portion you’re required to pay for services after you meet your deductible. It’s often a specifed percentage of the costs; e.g., you pay 20% while the health care plan pays 80%.
• OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM: The maximum amount you pay each year for medical costs. After reaching the out-of-pocket maximum, the plan pays 100% of allowable charges for covered services.
Compare Prices for Common Medical Services
Prescription Savings
Clever RX Benefits
With Clever RX, you never have to overpay for prescriptions. When you use the Clever RX card or app, you get up to 80% off prescription drugs, discounts on thousands of medications and usage at most pharmacies nationwide.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Step 1
Download the free Clever RX app and enter these numbers during the onboarding process:
• Group ID 1085
• Member ID 1567
Step 2
Use your ZIP code to find a local pharmacy with the best price for your medication – up to 80% off!
Step 3
Click the voucher with the lowest price, closest location, and/or at your preferred pharmacy and show the voucher to the pharmacist.
QUESTIONS?
Call Clever RX Customer Service at 800-873-1195
Basic Life and AD&D Lincoln Financial Group
ABOUT LIFE AND AD&D
Group term life is the most inexpensive way to purchase life insurance. You have the freedom to select an amount of life insurance coverage you need to help protect the well-being of your family.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment is life insurance coverage that pays a death benefit to the beneficiary, should death occur due to a covered accident. Dismemberment benefits are paid to you, according to the benefit level you select, if accidentally dismembered.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
What you need to know about your Basic Life and AD&D Benefits
Guaranteed Issue: Employee: $10,000
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D): Additional life insurance benefits may be payable in the event of an accident which results in death or dismemberment as defined in the contract. Additional AD&D benefits include seat belt, air bag, repatriation, child higher education, child care, paralysis/loss of use, severe burns, disappearance, and exposure.
Accelerated Life Benefit: If diagnosed with a terminal illness and have less than 12 months to live, you may apply to receive 25%, 50% or 75% of your life insurance benefit to use for whatever you choose.
Basic Employee Life and AD&D Coverage
Your Life and AD&D insurance coverage amount is $10,000. Coverage is provided at no cost to you.
Hospital Indemnity Cigna
ABOUT HOSPITAL INDEMNITY
This is an affordable supplemental plan that pays you should you be inpatient hospital confined. This plan complements your health insurance by helping you pay for costs left unpaid by your health insurance.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Summary of Benefits
Even with the best primary health insurance plan, out-of-pocket costs from a hospital stay can add up. Cigna’s Hospital Care plan pays a scheduled benefit if you or an insured dependent (spouse or child) are confined in a hospital for a covered illness or injury.
The benefits are paid to you and can help offset expenses that primary health insurance doesn’t cover (like deductibles, co-insurance amounts or co-pays), or benefits can be used for any non-medical expenses (like housing costs, groceries, car expenses, etc.).
Plan Highlights
• No Pre-existing Limitations!
• HSA Compatible
Claims
Call 800-754-3207 or email hospitalcare@cigna.com to file a claim. Group number on page 3 of this guide.
Available Coverage: The benefit amounts shown in this summary will be paid regardless of the actual expenses incurred and are paid on a per day basis unless otherwise specified. Benefits are only payable when all policy terms and conditions are met. Please read all the information in this summary to understand the terms, conditions, state variations, exclusions, and limitations applicable to these benefits. See your Certificate of Insurance for more information.
Hospital Chronic Condition Admission No Elimination Period. Limited to 1 day, 1 benefit(s) every 180
Hospital Stay
No Elimination Period. Limited to 30 days, 1 benefit(s) every 90 days.
Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay
No Elimination Period. Limited to 30 days, 1 benefit(s) every 90 days.
Hospital Observation Stay
24-hour Elimination Period. Limited to 72 hours.
Newborn Nursery Care Admission
Limited to 1 day, 1 benefit per newborn child. This benefit is payable to the employee even if child coverage is not elected.
Wellness Benefit
Limited to 1 per covered person, per year.
per day
per day
per day
per day
per day
per day
Hospital Indemnity Cigna
Additional Information:
Hospital Admission: Must be admitted as an Inpatient due to a Covered Injury or Covered Illness. Excludes: treatment in an emergency room, provided on an outpatient basis, or for re-admission for the same Covered Injury or Covered Illness (including chronic conditions).
Hospital Chronic Condition Admission: Must be admitted as an Inpatient due to a covered chronic condition and treatment for a covered chronic condition must be provided by a specialist in that field of medicine. Excludes: treatment in an emergency room, provided on an outpatient basis, or for re-admission for the same Covered Injury or Covered Illness (including chronic conditions).
Hospital Stay: Must be admitted as an Inpatient and confined to the Hospital, due to a Covered Injury or Covered Illness, at the direction and under the care of a physician. If also eligible for the ICU Stay Benefit, only 1 benefit will be paid for the same Covered Injury or Covered Illness, whichever is greater. Hospital stays within 90 days for the same or a related Covered Injury or Covered Illness is considered one Hospital Stay.
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay: Must be admitted as an Inpatient and confined in an ICU of a Hospital, due to a Covered Injury or Covered Illness, at the direction and under the care of a physician. If also eligible for the Hospital Stay Benefit, only 1 benefit will be paid for the same Covered Injury or Covered Illness, whichever is greater. ICU stays within 90 days for the same or a related Covered Injury or Covered Illness is considered one ICU stay.
Hospital Observation Stay: Must be receiving treatment for a Covered Injury or Covered Illness in a Hospital, including an observation room, or ambulatory surgical center, for more than 24 hours on a non-inpatient basis and a charge must be incurred. This benefit is not payable if a benefit is payable under the Hospital Stay Benefit or Hospital Intensive Care Unit Stay Benefit.
Newborn Nursery Care Stay: Must be admitted as an Inpatient and confined in a hospital immediately following birth at the direction and under the care of a physician.
Telehealth
ABOUT TELEHEALTH
Alongside your medical coverage is access to quality telehealth services through Recuro. Connect anytime day or night with a board-certified doctor via your mobile device or computer.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
While Recuro does not replace your primary care physician, it is a convenient and cost-effective option when you need care and:
• Have a non-emergency issue and are considering a convenience care clinic, urgent care clinic or emergency room for treatment
• Are on a business trip, vacation or away from home
• Are unable to see your primary care physician
When to Use Telehealth
At a cost that is the same or less than a visit to your physician, use telehealth services for minor conditions such as:
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Stomachache
• Cold
• Flu
• Allergies
• Fever
• Urinary tract infections
Do not use telemedicine for serious or life-threatening emergencies.
Recuro Behavioral Health
Managing stress or life changes can be overwhelming but it’s easier than ever to get help right in the comfort of your own home. Visit a counselor or psychiatrist by phone, secure video, or Recuro mobile app
• Talk to a licensed counselor or psychiatrist from your home, office, or on the go!
• Affordable, confidential online therapy for a variety of counseling needs.
REGISTRATION IS EASY
Register with Recuro so you are ready to use this valuable service when and where you need it.
• Online – www.recurohealth.com
• Phone – 855-6RECURO
• Mobile – download the Recuro mobile app to your smartphone or mobile device
Health Savings Account
ABOUT HSA
A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-exempt tool to supplement your retirement savings and to cover current and future health costs. An HSA is a type of personal savings account that is always yours even if you change health plans or jobs. The money in your HSA (including interest and investment earnings) grows tax-free and spends tax-free if used to pay for current or future qualified medical expenses. There is no “use it or lose it” rule — you do not lose your money if you do not spend it in the calendar year — and there are no vesting requirements or forfeiture provisions. The account automatically rolls over year after year.
You Decide How To Use Your HSA Funds
Use it Now
• Make annual HSA contributions.
• Pay for eligible medical costs.
• Keep HSA funds in cash. Let it Grow
• Make annual HSA contributions.
• Pay for medical costs with other funds.
• Invest HSA funds.
If you are age 55 or older, you may make a yearly catch-up contribution of up to $1,000 to your HSA. If you turn 55 at any time during the plan year, you are eligible to make the catch-up contribution for the entire plan year.
Important HSA Information
• Have your in-network doctor file your claims and use your HSA debit card to pay any balance due.
• You must keep ALL your records and receipts for HSA reimbursements in case of an IRS audit.
• Only HSA accounts opened through our plan administrator are eligible for automatic payroll deduction.
HSA Eligibility
You are eligible to open and contribute to an HSA if you are:
• Enrolled in an HSA-eligible HDHP
• Not covered by another plan that is not a qualified HDHP, such as your spouse’s health plan
• Not enrolled in a Health Care Flexible Spending Account
• Not eligible to be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return
• Not enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or TRICARE
• Not receiving Veterans Administration benefits
Maximum HSA Contributions
2025
• $4,300 Individual
• $8,550 Family
HSA Contacts
• Register for an account at www.eecu.com
• Call 817-882-0800
HSA contributions are tax-deductible and grow tax-deferred. Withdrawals for qualifying medical expenses are tax-free.
Dental Insurance
ABOUT DENTAL
Dental insurance is a coverage that helps defray the costs of dental care. It insures against the expense of routine care, dental treatment and disease.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Network Options
Highlights
Class I: Diagnostic & Preventive Oral Evaluations, Prophylaxis: routine cleanings, X-rays: routine, X-rays: nonroutine, Fluoride Application, Sealants: per tooth, Space Maintainers: non-orthodontic
Class II: Basic Restorative Restorative: fillings, Endodontics: minor and major, Periodontics: minor and major, Oral Surgery: minor and major, Anesthesia: general and IV sedation, Emergency Care to Relieve Pain
Class III: Major Restorative Inlays and Onlays, Prosthesis Over Implant, Crowns: prefabricated stainless steel/resin, Crowns: permanent cast and porcelain, Bridges and Dentures, Denture Relines, Rebases and Adjustments, Repairs: Bridges, Crowns and Inlays, Repairs: Dentures
Class IV: Orthodontia Coverage for Dependent Children to age 19
Cigna Dental Choice Plan
Dental Insurance Cigna
Benefit Plan Provisions:
In-Network Reimbursement
Non-Network Reimbursement
Cross Accumulation
Calendar Year Benefits Maximum
Calendar Year Deductible
Pretreatment Review
Alternate Benefit Provision
Oral Health Integration Program (OHIP)
For services provided by a Cigna Dental PPO network dentist, Cigna Dental will reimburse the dentist according to a Fee Schedule or Discount Schedule.
For services provided by a non-network dentist, Cigna Dental will reimburse according to the Maximum Reimbursable Charge. The MRC is calculated at the 90th percentile of all provider charges in the geographic area. The dentist may balance bill up to their usual fees.
All deductibles, plan maximums, and service specific maximums cross accumulate between in and out of network. Benefit frequency limitations are based on the date of service and cross accumulate between in and out of network.
The plan will only pay for covered charges up to the yearly Benefits Maximum, when applicable. Benefit-specific Maximums may also apply.
This is the amount you must pay before the plan begins to pay for covered charges, when applicable. Benefit-specific deductibles may also apply.
Pretreatment review is available on a voluntary basis when dental work in excess of $200 is proposed.
When more than one covered Dental Service could provide suitable treatment based on common dental standards, Cigna HealthCare will determine the covered Dental Service on which payment will be based and the expenses that will be included as Covered Expenses.
Cigna Dental Oral Health Integration Program offers enhanced dental coverage for customers with the following medical conditions: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, maternity, head and neck cancer radiation, organ transplants and chronic kidney disease. There’s no additional charge for the program, those who qualify get reimbursed 100% of coinsurance for certain related dental procedures. Eligible customers can also receive guidance on behavioral issues related to oral health and discounts on prescription and non-prescription dental products. Reimbursements under this program are not subject to the plan deductible, but will be applied to and are subject to the plan annual maximum. Discounts on certain prescription and non-prescription dental products are available through Cigna Home Delivery Pharmacy only, and you are required to pay the entire discounted charge. For more information including how to enroll in this program and a complete list of program terms and eligible medical conditions, go to www.mycigna.com or call customer service 24/7 at 1.800.CIGNA24.
Timely Filing
Out of network claims submitted to Cigna after 365 days from date of service will be denied.
Please refer to the employee portal at www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd under the Dental section for complete policy details, limits, and exclusions. This document provides a summary only. It is not a contract.
Vision Insurance Superior Vision
ABOUT VISION
Vision insurance provides coverage for routine eye examinations and can help with covering some of the costs for eyeglass frames, lenses or contact lenses.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Necessary Contact Lenses
Co-pays apply to in-network benefits; co-pays for out-of-network visits are deducted from reimbursements
1. Covered to provider’s in-office standard retail lined trifocal amount; member pays difference between progressive and standard retail lined trifocal, plus applicable co-pay
2. Contact lenses and related professional services (fitting, evaluation and follow-up) are covered in lieu of eyeglass lenses and frames benefit
3. Lasik Vision Correction is in lieu of eyewear benefit, subject to routine regulatory filings and certain exclusions and limitations
Discount features
Non-Covered Eyewear Discount: Members may also receive a discount of 20% from a participating provider’s usual and customary fees for eyewear purchases which exceed the benefit coverage (except disposable contact lenses, for which no discount applies). This includes eyeglass frames which exceed the selected benefit coverage, specialty lenses (i.e. progressives) and lens “extras” such as tints and coatings. Eyewear purchased from a Walmart Vision Center does not qualify for this additional discount because of Walmart’s “Always Low Prices” policy.
Need Help?
Call 800-507-3800 Customer Service.
Log In online at www.SuperiorVision.com or create an account on the mobile app.
Need to find an in-network provider?
Use this link: https://www.superiorvision.com/member/locate_provider?a=1
This is a summary of benefits so please refer to the employee portal www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd for complete details and exclusions.
Educator Disability Insurance
ABOUT EDUCATOR DISABILITY
Educator Disability insurance combines features of short-term and longterm disability into one plan. Disability insurance protects part of your income if you are unable to work due to a covered accident, illness, or pregnancy. We offer Educator Disability insurance for you to purchase and allow you to choose the coverage amount and waiting period that best suits your needs.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Educator Disability
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Educator Disability FAQ
What is disability insurance?
Disability insurance protects one of your most valuable assets: your paycheck. This insurance replaces part of your income if you are physically unable to work due to sickness or injury for an extended period of time. The Educator Disability plan is unique in that it includes both short- and long-term coverage in one convenient plan.
Does this plan have pre-existing condition limitations?
Yes. However, all plans will include pre-existing condition limitations that could impact you if you are a first-time enrollee in your employer’s disability plan (including your initial new hire enrollment). Review the plan documents for full details.
Will I get all of my disability benefit?
Your disability benefit may be reduced by other income you receive or are eligible to receive due to your disability, such as:
• Social Security disability insurance
• State teacher retirement disability plans
• Workers’ Compensation
• Other employer-based disability insurance coverage you may have
• Unemployment benefits
• Retirement benefits that your employer fully or partially pays for (such as a pension plan)
What is the best way to choose which disability plan option to enroll in?
Your disability plan selection should be a twostep approach.
Step One: Choose your elimination period, or waiting period. This is how long you are disabled and unable to work before your benefit will begin. It will be displayed as two numbers, such as 0/7, 14/14, 60/60, etc.
The first number indicates the number of days you must be disabled due to Injury and the second number indicates the number of days you must be disabled due to Sickness. When choosing your elimination period, determine how long you could go without a paycheck. Choose your elimination period based on your answer.
Note: Some plans will waive the elimination period if you choose 30/30 or other lesser option and you are confined as an inpatient to the hospital for a specific time period. Review your plan details to see if this feature is available to you.
Step Two: Choose your benefit amount. This is the maximum amount of money you would get from the carrier on a monthly basis once your disability claim is approved by the carrier. When choosing your monthly benefit, consider how much money you need to pay your monthly bills. Choose your monthly benefit amount based on your answer.
HELP COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER
Even the best major medical insurance may not cover all the out-ofpocket costs related to cancer treatment. APL’s Cancer Insurance* may help cover some of the expenses related to the treatment of covered cancer, daily living expenses and routine cancer screenings to help with early detection.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/sampleisd
www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
IMAGINE
You or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer Travel for the best treatment Expenses for care Missed work X X X
Why buy cancer insurance? The 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers diagnosed is 69% 1
11 of 12 cancer drugs approved by the FDA in 2012 were priced at more than $100,000 per year. 2
Group Cancer Insurance
American Public Life (APL)
American Public Life (APL)
If you or a family member are diagnosed with cancer, APL’s Cancer Insurance may help cover the costs associated with the detection and treatment of cancer and help you be more financially prepared.
How it works
CHOOSE the benefit options that best protect you and your family.
RECEIVE treatment for a covered benefit.
FILE your claim online or mail it in.
Benefits may help pay expenses related to cancer and routine screenings
With Cancer Insurance, you may be covered for:
Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy
Experimental Treatments
Prescriptions
Transportation Benefits and more Plus, plan options are available to cover you, your spouse or your child(ren).
Your plan may include the following options
• Surgical Benefit Rider provides: Anesthesia, Skin Cancer, Reconstructive Surgery, Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant benefits and more
• Patient Care Benefit Rider provides: Hospital Confinement, Outpatient Facility, Extended Care Facility, Donor Benefits, Home Health Care, Hospice benefits and more
• Miscellaneous Benefit Rider offers: Second/Third surgical opinion, drugs and medicine, patient and family transportation, blood, plasma and platelets and more
• Internal Cancer First Occurrence Optional Benefit Rider
• Heart Attack/Stroke Optional Rider
• ICU Optional Rider
A Hospital is a place that is not an institution, or part thereof, used as a place for rehabilitation, a place for rest or for the aged, a nursing or convalescent home, a longterm nursing unit of geriatrics ward, or an extended care facility for the care of convalescent, rehabilitative or ambulatory patients.
If the cancer insurance premium is paid on a pre-tax basis, the benefit may be taxable. Please contact your tax or legal advisor regarding tax treatment of your policy benefits.
Underwritten by American Public Life Insurance Company. This is a brief description of the coverage. This product contains Limitations, Exclusions and Waiting Periods. For complete benefits and other provisions, please refer to your policy/certificate. This coverage does not replace Workers’ Compensation Insurance. This product is inappropriate for people who are eligible for Medicaid coverage. This policy is considered an employee welfare benefit plan established and/or maintained by an association or employer intended to be covered by ERISA, and will be administered and enforced under ERISA. Group policies issued to governmental entities and municipalities may be exempt from ERISA guidelines. Policy Form GC14APL Series | Policy Form GC-3 series
*This Cancer Policy provides limited benefits.
Accident Insurance
ABOUT ACCIDENT
Accident insurance provides affordable protection against a sudden, unforeseen accident. This benefit helps offset the direct and indirect expenses resulting from an accident such as copayments, deductible, ambulance, physical therapy, childcare, rent, and other costs not covered by traditional health plans.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Accident
Voluntary Life and AD&D Lincoln Financial Group
ABOUT LIFE AND AD&D
Group term life is the most inexpensive way to purchase life insurance. You have the freedom to select an amount of life insurance coverage you need to help protect the well-being of your family. Accidental Death & Dismemberment is life insurance coverage that pays a death benefit to the beneficiary, should death occur due to a covered accident. Dismemberment benefits are paid to you, according to the benefit level you select, if accidentally dismembered.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
What you need to know about your Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Benefits
Flexible Options:
• Employee: $10,000 to $500,000, in $10,000 increments
• Spouse: $10,000 to $500,000, in $5,000 increments, not to exceed 100% of the employee’s amount
Guaranteed Issue:
• Employee: $250,000
• Spouse: $50,000
• Child: $10,000
Dependent Life Coverage: Optional dependent life coverage is available to eligible employees. You must select employee coverage in order to cover your spouse and/or child(ren).
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D):
You must select Life coverage in order to select any AD&D coverage. Additional life insurance benefits may be payable in the event of an accident which results in death or dismemberment as defined in the contract.
Accelerated Life Benefit: If diagnosed with a terminal illness and have less than 12 months to live, you may apply to receive 25%, 50% or 75% of your life insurance benefit to use for whatever you choose.
Spouse rates based on Employee’s age
Individual Life Insurance
ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LIFE
Help protect your family with the Family Protection Plan Group Level Term Life Insurance to age 121. You can get coverage for your spouse even if you don’t elect coverage on yourself. And you can cover your financially dependent children and grandchildren (14 days to 26 years old). The coverage lasts until age 121 for all insured, so no matter what the future brings, your family is protected.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Why buy life insurance when you’re young?
Buying life insurance when you’re younger allows you to take advantage of lower premium rates while you’re generally healthy, which allows you to purchase more insurance coverage for the future. This is especially important if you have dependents who rely on your income, or you have debt that would need to be paid off.
Portable
Coverage continues with no loss of benefits or increase in cost if you terminate employment after the first premium is paid. We simply bill you directly. Why is portability important?
Life moves fast so having a portable life insurance allows you to keep your coverage if you leave your school district. Keeping the coverage helps you ensure your family is protected even into your retirement years.
Terminal illness acceleration of benefits
Coverage pays 30% (25% in CT and MI) of the coverage amount in a lump sum upon the occurrence of a terminal condition that will result in a limited life span of less than 12 months (24 months in IL).
Protection you can count on
Within one business day of notification, payment of 50% of coverage or $10,000 whichever is less is mailed to the beneficiary, unless the death is within the two-year contestability period and/or under investigation. This coverage has no war or terrorism exclusions.
Convenient
Easy payment through payroll deduction.
Quality of Life benefit
Optional benefit that accelerates a portion of the death benefit on a monthly basis, up to 75% of your benefit, and is payable directly to you on a tax favored basis for the following:
• Permanent inability to perform at least two of the six Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) without substantial assistance; or
• Permanent severe cognitive impairment, such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of senility, requiring substantial supervision.
How does Quality of Life help?
Many individuals who can’t take care of themselves require special accommodations to perform ADLs and would need to make modifications to continue to live at home with physical limitation. The proceeds from the Quality of Life benefit can be used for any purpose, including costs for infacility care, home healthcare professionals, home modifications, and more.
About the coverage
The Family Protection Plan offers a lump-sum cash benefit if you die before age 121. The initial death benefit is guaranteed to be level for at least the first ten policy years. Afterward, the company intends to provide a nonguaranteed death benefit enhancement which will maintain the initial death benefit level until age 121. The company has the right to discontinue this enhancement. The death benefit enhancement cannot be discontinued on a particular insured due to a change in age, health, or employment status.
Emergency Medical Transport MASA MTS
ABOUT MEDICAL TRANSPORT
A MASA MTS Membership provides the ultimate peace of mind at an affordable rate for emergency ground and air transportation service within the United States and Canada, regardless of whether the provider is in or out of a given group healthcare benefits network. After the group health plan pays its portion, MASA MTS works with providers to deliver our members’ $0 in out-of-pocket costs for emergency transport.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Emergent Air Transportation
In the event of a serious medical emergency, Members have access to emergency air transportation into a medical facility or between medical facilities.
Emergent Ground Transportation
In the event of a serious medical emergency, Members have access to emergency ground transportation into a medical facility or between medical facilities.
Non-Emergency Inter-Facility Transportation
In the event that a member is in stable condition in a medical facility but requires a heightened level of care that is not available at their current medical facility, Members have access to non-emergency air or ground transportation between medical facilities.
Repatriation/Recuperation
Suppose you or a family member is hospitalized more than 100-miles from your home. In that case, you have benefit coverage for air or ground medical transportation into a medical facility closer to your home for recuperation.
The cost is only $14 for you and your entire family!
Should you need assistance with a claim contact MASA MTS at 800-643-9023 or use this link which provides full details on how to file a claim: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
If you need to review additional information or coverages, you can find that under the employee benefits portal at www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd under the Emergency Transportation section.
Flexible Spending Accounts Higginbotham
ABOUT FSA
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) allows you to set aside pretax dollars from each paycheck to pay for certain IRS-approved health and dependent care expenses.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Health Care FSA
The Health Care FSA covers qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses for you or your eligible dependents. Eligible expenses include:
• Dental and vision expenses
• Medical deductibles and coinsurance
• Prescription copays
• Hearing aids and batteries
You may not contribute to a Health Care FSA if you enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA).
Limited Purpose Health Care FSA
A Limited Purpose Health Care FSA is available if you are enrolled in the HDHP medical plan and contribute to an HSA. You can use a Limited Purpose Health Care FSA to pay for eligible out-ofpocket dental and vision expenses only, such as:
• Dental and orthodontia care (i.e., fillings, X-rays and braces)
• Vision care (e.g., eyeglasses, contact lenses, and LASIK surgery)
How the Health Care and Limited Purpose FSAs Work
You can access the funds in your Health Care or Limited Purpose FSA two different ways:
• Use your FSA debit card to pay for qualified expenses, doctor visits, and prescription copays.
• Pay out-of-pocket and submit your receipts for reimbursement:
Fax – 844-438-1496
Email – service@nbsbenefits.com
Online – https://mynbsbenefits.com
Phone – 855-399-3035, option 2
Dependent Care FSA
The Dependent Care FSA helps pay for expenses associated with caring for elder or child dependents so you or your spouse can work or attend school full-time. You can use the account to pay for daycare or babysitter expenses for your children under age 13 and qualifying older dependents, such as dependent parents. Reimbursement from your Dependent Care FSA is limited to the total amount deposited in your account at that time. To be eligible, you (and your spouse, if married) must be gainfully employed, looking for work, a full-time student, or incapable of self-care.
Dependent Care FSA Considerations
• Overnight camps are not eligible for reimbursement (only day camps can be considered).
• If your child turns 13 midyear, you may only request reimbursement for the part of the year when the child is under age 13.
• You may request reimbursement for care of a spouse or dependent of any age who spends at least eight hours a day in your home and is mentally or physically incapable of self-care.
• The dependent care provider cannot be your child under age 19 or anyone claimed as a dependent on your income taxes.
Sick Leave Bank
Crandall ISD
ABOUT SICK LEAVE BANK
This is a brief overview of the district’s policy. Full Disclosure and content is available on the employee benefits portal.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
I. PURPOSE: The Crandall ISD Sick Leave Bank will provide additional sick leave days to members of the bank in the event of catastrophic illness, surgery, or temporary disability due to an injury or under The Family Medical Leave Act programs. Days may be requested from the bank only after the member has exhausted all accumulated state and local sick leave, personal business, and extended leave days.
II. ELIGIBILITY: All regularly employed personnel are eligible to participate. Participation is voluntary but is required in order to be eligible to apply for the Crandall ISD Sick Leave Bank.
III. ENROLLMENT: Open enrollment to the bank shall begin from the beginning of each school year through September 30th. New employees hired during a school year may enroll in bank within 30 days of employment. Those employees who elect not to enroll in the bank shall not be permitted to enroll until the following annual open enrollment period. Employees will be required to elect to enroll in the bank annually.
IV. CONTRIBUTION: Any employee who is eligible to enroll in the Crandall ISD Sick Leave Bank may do so by donating 1 day of his or her accrued local sick leave days. Any member, however, using 10 days or more from the bank must donate one local sick leave days at the beginning of the next school year to be reinstated in Crandall ISD Sick Leave Bank. The days donated will be subtracted from the members’ total local sick days. All donations will remain in force and cannot be returned even upon cancellation of membership. In order to maintain the sick leave bank the contribution of additional days may become necessary up to a maximum of 2 days per year, per member.
V. RULES AND PROCUDURES: Should there be a catastrophic illness or injury of the member, or of a person in the member’s immediate family (as defined in the policy), necessitating the need for additional days after all accumulate state and local sick leave, personal, and extended leave days (if applicable) have been used, the member may submit a request for days from the bank. Requests should be made through the Benefits Specialist. All required forms must be completed at the time of the request.
Identity Theft ID Watchdog
ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION
Identity theft protection monitors and alerts you to identity threats. Resolution services are included should your identity ever be compromised while you are covered.
For full plan details, please visit your benefit website: www.mybenefitshub.com/crandallisd
Millions of people have their identity stolen each year. Protect yourself and restore your identity with coverage that includes:
• Identity consultation and advice
• Licensed private investigators
• Identity and credit monitoring
• Social media monitoring
• Identity restoration
• Threat and credit alerts
• 24/7 emergency ID protection access
• Mobile app
2025 - 2026 Plan Year
Enrollment Guide General Disclaimer: This summary of benefits for employees is meant only as a brief description of some of the programs for which employees may be eligible. This summary does not include specific plan details. You must refer to the specific plan documentation for specific plan details such as coverage expenses, limitations, exclusions, and other plan terms, which can be found at the Crandall ISD Benefits Website. This summary does not replace or amend the underlying plan documentation. In the event of a discrepancy between this summary and the plan documentation the plan documentation governs. All plans and benefits described in this summary may be discontinued, increased, decreased, or altered at any time with or without notice.
Rate Sheet General Disclaimer: The rate information provided in this guide is subject to change at any time by your employer and/or the plan provider. The rate information included herein, does not guarantee coverage or change or otherwise interpret the terms of the specific plan documentation, available at the Crandall ISD Benefits Website, which may include additional exclusions and limitations and may require an application for coverage to determine eligibility for the health benefit plan. To the extent the information provided in this summary is inconsistent with the specific plan documentation, the provisions of the specific plan documentation will govern in all cases.
