Retiree Enrollment:
October 15 - November 15, 2021
Active Enrollment:
November 2 - 16, 2021
COBRA Enrollment:
November 2 - 16, 2021
Review Your Benefits:
Your Open Enrollment To-Do List:
- Log into the employee portal and carefully review your current 2021 Benefits Statement for reference during your open enrollment session. Then, review your 2022 Benefits Statement. This statement will display your benefits for the 2021 plan year; however, it will reflect your 2022 per pay deductions based on your updated Benefit Salary.
- Review your benefits to ensure you’ve selected the plans that best fits your needs.
- View the Healthcare Plan Design Comparison Chart to compare the Cigna plan options side-by-side.
- Review/Update your beneficiary designation (Name, Date of Birth and Social Security Number is required)
- If you cover your spouse or domestic partner on a medical plan, review your response in the Surcharge Affidavit to confirm their medical coverage status has not changed.
- Complete your 2022 benefit elections by submitting your changes and don’t forget to print your Employee Benefits Confirmation Statement.
For additional information, please contact the hotline number at (305) 995-2777, Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., ET, or (305) 995-1799, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., ET.
The enrollment application will be available during the open enrollment period 24 hours/ 7 days a week. You must use Google Chrome web browser for the online enrollment application.
Benefits Salary:
Annual base salary as of June 30, 2020 determines:
- Your salary band and the Board Contribution to your and your dependents’ healthcare cost.
- Board-paid life insurance amount.
- Disability benefit, which is a percentage of your benefit base salary.
- Benefits Salaries being used for the 2022 Open Enrollment will be the employee’s annual salary as of June 30, 2020.
Your District email:
We will be sending time sensitive information via email to all employees, if you haven’t accessed your district email within the past 30 days make sure your account is still accessible. If you are unable to access your email account, please click on the Learn More link below for instructions on how to reset your password.
Board paid life insurance:
Board paid life insurance is one of the most valuable benefits provided to you by Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). This benefit enables you to plan for the future and provide security for your family.
You can increase your Board paid life insurance amount by purchasing additional coverage and/or you can apply for dependent life insurance. For further information on how to enroll in these additional benefits please call our on-site MetLife representative at 305-995-7029. It is critical to keep your beneficiary information updated at all times to ensure the most up-to-date information is available at the time that is needed.
Please click on the Learn More link below for step-by-step instructions on how to update your beneficiary designation.
Dependent Verification:
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If you have a dependent enrolled in your benefits, you must submit proof of eligibility documentation (i.e. Marriage Certificate for spouse, Birth Certificate for natural children). Proof of dependent eligibility must be submitted to the Office of Risk and Benefits Management for all dependent(s), upon request. Otherwise, coverage will be terminated for any dependent whose eligibility has not been verified; claims incurred will not be paid and any premiums deducted will not be automatically issued.
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Please click on the link below for dependent eligibility requirements.
Declination of Healthcare Coverage:
If you have other group or state-funded healthcare coverage, you can decline healthcare coverage during this open enrollment. Employees that decline healthcare coverage, will receive $100 per month paid bi-weekly through the payroll system based on their deduction pay schedule, which is taxable income. You will be required to complete the Declination of Healthcare Coverage Affidavit and submit it with proof of other group or state-funded healthcare to the Office of Risk and Benefits Management. If you do not provide this required documentation, you will be automatically assigned to the Cigna SureFit (employee only) healthcare plan retroactively to the beginning of the plan year.
Note: In order to decline healthcare coverage, you must have other group or state-funded healthcare coverage. If not, you are ineligible to decline healthcare coverage and the School Board will collect the medical opt out money you’ve received retroactively via payroll.
Please click on the Learn More link below for the Declination of Healthcare Coverage Affidavit.
Review and update personal information as needed:
Your current mailing address and phone number are relevant information to ensure you receive important information, such as:
- Your insurance card(s)
- Statements
- Benefits updates
- Refunds, when applicable.
It is your responsibility to ensure that M-DCPS has your most current personal information. Please click the Learn More link below for a step-by-step instructions on how to update your personal information.
Open Enrollment
Employee Groups
Meet Your Benefits Team
Office of Risk and Benefits Management
1501 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 335
Miami, Florida 33132
Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
www.dadeschools.net
305-995-7129
FBMC Service Center
Mon - Fri, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET
1-855-MDC-PS4U (1-855-632-7748)