Plans, Prices and Contributions for
Northwest Outdoor Science School Regular Employees
2023 - 2024 Plan Year (October - September)
as per Memorandum of Understanding
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The ESD shall contribute $1448 per month (amount prorated by assigned FTE) toward medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees (and their eligible dependents) who work a minimum of .5 FTE (.49FTE and below is not benefit eligible).
Employees are responsible for paying medical, dental, and vision premiums that go over the monthly ESD contribution (monthly cap).
The ESD also pays premiums for all insurance eligible NOSS employees on the following plans, enrollment in these plans is required:
1. Basic Life & AD&D Insurance ($10,000 policy)
2. Long Term Disability (90-day@60%)
All benefit eligible employees automatically have access to the following:
EAP - Employee Assistance Plan through Uprise Health (access code: OEBB)
The Life Services Toolkit
Travel Assistance
Workplace Possibilities
The ESD shall contribute $1448 per month (amount prorated by assigned FTE) toward medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees (and their eligible dependents) who work a minimum of .5 FTE (.49FTE and below is not benefit eligible).
Employees are responsible for paying medical, dental, and vision premiums that go over the monthly ESD contribution (monthly cap).
The ESD also pays premiums for all insurance eligible NOSS employees on the following plans, enrollment in these plans is required:
1. Basic Life & AD&D Insurance ($10,000 policy)
2. Long Term Disability (90-day@60%)
All benefit eligible employees automatically have access to the following:
EAP - Employee Assistance Plan through Uprise Health (access code: OEBB)
The Life Services Toolkit
Travel Assistance
Workplace Possibilities
Available plans
Kaiser Medical plan choices:
Kaiser 1 Kaiser 2A Kaiser 3 Moda Medical Plan choices: Moda 1 Moda 2 Moda 6 Where to go to get care: Kaiser Provider Search Moda Provider Search (Connexus Network) |
Vision plan choices:
Kaiser Vision (Kaiser medical required) Moda Opal Plan VSP Choice Plus Plan Where to go to get care: Kaiser provider search Moda (Connexus Network) provider search VSP provider search OEBB Plan Comparison Tool Use this online tool to:
Monthly premiums/rates: Visit OEBB for current rates All plans are on the spreadsheet. Reference this web page for plans available to you. All OEBB plans available to NWRESD NOSS Employees are at the "Tiered Rate". |
Optional Plans available from OEBB
Employees who choose to enroll in optional plans will pay the full monthly premium of those plans through payroll deduction.
Click on the hyperlinks below to learn more about each optional plan
Short Term Disability Insurance
Optional Life Insurance Rates
Optional AD&D
Long Term Care - premium calculator
Click on the hyperlinks below to learn more about each optional plan
Short Term Disability Insurance
Optional Life Insurance Rates
Optional AD&D
Long Term Care - premium calculator
Enrollment is required of all benefit eligible employees
Employees choosing to opt out of benefits are still required to sign in to OEBB to waive coverage and enroll in the basic and mandatory plans that NWRESD provides at no cost to the employee.
Employees choosing to opt out of benefits are still required to sign in to OEBB to waive coverage and enroll in the basic and mandatory plans that NWRESD provides at no cost to the employee.
- New Employees: Review the benefit information and enroll within 31 days of benefit eligibility in MyOEBB
- Open Enrollment: Your annual opportunity to make changes to your current plans. The Open Enrollment period begin August 15, 2023 and ends September 15, 2023. You must enroll or "opt out" by the end of the open enrollment period.
- Mid-Year Changes: Certain Qualified Status Changes allow such as the birth or adoption of a child, marriage, newly formed domestic partnership, or loss of other coverage may permit insurance enrollment. Complete the Mid-Year Change Form and send it to Human Resources within 31 days of the event.