Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account Plans

COVID-19相关变化 for Plan Year 2020

Due to COVID-19, CSU has adopted temporary plan 改变s to the CSU Health Care Reimbursement and Dependent Care Reimbursement Plans, which allow employees to make a 一个-time, mid-year enrollment 改变 prospectively without a qualifying event during the remainder 在2020年的计划中. This 一个-time, mid-year plan 改变 will allow employees to stop, enroll or 改变 their current monthly contribution for HCRA, DCRA, or both 计划. This 改变 is prospective, subject to payroll processing procedures.

In addition, the plan(s) claims submission deadline for the plan year 2019 has been 延长(原定于6月30日). You will now have 60 days from the date the COVID-19 related National State of Emergency declaration ends to submit claims for expenditures occurring in the 2019 plan year (which includes the two and 一个-half month grace period from January 1 through March 15, 2020). These 改变s are part of the federal government’s response to COVID-19 and the National State of Emergency declaration.

What if I want to make a 改变 to my HCRA or DCRA contribution amount?

In order to make a 改变 to your contribution amount, you must complete a Dependent Care/Health Care Reimbursement Account Plans Enrollment Authorization form [pdf] 并提交给福利办事处. Upon receipt and successful processing of a completed and signed form, your account(s) will be updated to reflect your requested contribution 改变. After this 一个-time exception has been exercised, additional 改变s will not be permitted during the 2020 plan year unless an approved qualifying event occurs.

Important – HCRA Account Participants Only

You cannot cancel or decrease your HCRA account contributions if you have been reimbursed more than your existing account balance for 2020. Reminder, effective January 1, 2020, over-the-counter drugs and medicines no longer require a prescription; and menstrual care products are an eligible expense. 了解更多: Over-the-Counter Health Care Products Drugs and Medicines Eligible Without an Rx [pdf].

If you have questions, please contact the 好处 Office at (408) 924-2250 .