Announcement Details
Announcement Message
The last day of Benefits Open Enrollment is this Friday, October 27.
- Open Enrollment is the time to add or update your medical, vision or dental plan; add or drop dependents from coverage; enroll or re-enroll in healthcare or dependent care flexible spending accounts (HSAs or FSAs); and enroll in other voluntary benefits. After the open enrollment period, you can only make changes to your benefit elections within 30 days of a qualifying event.
- Health and vision plan elections are managed by the San Francisco Health Service System (HSS). Open enrollment begins on Monday, October 2, 2023 and ends Friday, October 27, 2023, 5:00 p.m., PT. HSS has mailed out all Open Enrollment information via US mail
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Open Enrollment
- Do I need to participate in Open Enrollment?
Yes, if you want to contribute to a healthcare or dependent care FSA, you must log into your WageWorks profile and make elections for the 2023 calendar year. FSA elections do not automatically renew every year. Please click the links below for instructions on creating a WageWorks account and making elections.
If you want to make updates to your health/vision/dental insurance elections, you will also have to participate in open enrollment. You will need your DSW number to make changes through the eBenefits platform of HSS.
If you want to maintain your current health, vision, and dental insurance elections, no action is necessary. Your insurance coverage will remain the same, and no changes will take place.
- What is a DSW number? How do I find my DSW number?
This is the employee ID that the San Francisco Health Service System uses to track employees and their health plan elections in their system. It is included in the information that the San Francisco Health Service System will mail to you this week.
- Can I make a change to my health/vision plan after October 27th?
No. The health and vision open enrollment dates are controlled by the San Francisco Health Service System, and these are not flexible. The only time to make changes to your health and vision plans outside of the standard Open Enrollment period of Oct. 2 to Oct. 27 is if you have a qualifying life event. In that case, you would have 30 days from the event date to make changes.
- How do I add a dependent to my dental coverage?
To add a dependent to your dental coverage, you must first add your dependent using the instructions located in Enroll Dependents into Benefit Plans. You must upload supporting documentation (marriage or domestic partner certificate and/or children’s birth certificate). Please note that when you add a dependent, a notification will be sent to the Benefits team, as they must approve any changes made to your benefits profile. You will not be able to add dependents or beneficiaries to your benefit plan until the dependents have been approved.
Once the benefits team has approved the dependent(s), the dependents section will update to reflect your dependent’s information.This means that you will now be able to add them as a beneficiary or a dependent to your dental plan.
The same information in this post (and more) are found on the SFUSD open enrollment website. Visit sfusd.edu/employees/openenrollment for resources and updates on open enrollment processing and events.