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Open enrollment begins September 29 and ends October 13, 2009. Enrollment will be available only through EmployeeNet. Access to the enrollment system from home without VPN will be unavailable. Enrollment is not mandatory this year (Note: if you wish to continue participation in a Flexible Spending Account you must re-enroll in that program during open enrollment).
Enrollment Instructions (Board of County Commissioner Employees):
From eNet (http://enet/Pages/Default.aspx)
Click on Employee Services found at the top of the page, once on the Employee Services page, click on MY Benefits found on the left. This will take you to your personal benefits and the open enrollment wizard.
Note: You must be logged into a county computer as yourself. Those on a shared computer with generic login must log off of the generic login by clicking start, log off, and then log back in as yourself (use your email account login). First time login to eNet will require additional verification. External internet access (from home without VPN) to benefits is unavailable this year.
Enrollment Instructions (Elected Official Employees or those unable to use eNet):
Please use the following website and follow the on-screen login instructions, https://Benefits.scgov.net
Note: You must on a computer logged in to the county's internal network to access this site. External internet access to the enrollment system without VPN is unavailable this year.
Open Enrollment informational videos:
View the open enrollment SoundBites video from your desktop! Click here to watch.
Click here to view the 2010 Pre-Enrollment meeting and Benefit Fair schedule. 
Benefit Options:
Employees have two medical plans for calendar year 2010 - the Aetna Health Fund (AHF) and the Choice POS II medical plan. The following tools can help in deciding which plan is best for you and your family.
Medical Plan Side by Side Comparison
2010 Benefit Costs
2010 Plan Selection & Cost Estimator Tool - (See which medical plan will work best for you)
2010 Wellness Incentive Program
Open Enrollment Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions 
Dental Plans
Aetna PPO Traditional Dental plan (deductible/co-insurance, can use any dentist)
CompBenefits Advantage plan (copay/no deductible, must use network dentists)
Vision Plans
Vision Care Plan (optional plan, employee paid)
POSII and AHF participants continue to receive discounts on eyewear through Aetna's VisionOne program at no additional cost.
Note: Routine vision exams are not covered under either medical plan.
Life Insurance
Term life insurance, one-times salary county paid and up to two times additional salary is available through Sun Life of Canada. Sun Life also offers dependent life insurance. Note: any increase in coverage does require an Evidence of Insurability form.
Universal Life Insurance is available through Colonial Life. This option includes various coverage amounts and dependent coverage as well. Universal life insurance does require an application.
Short Term Disability
Disability benefit available to BCC (including Teamsters), Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser and Supervisor of Elections employees, which provides income protection if you are out of work due to an extended illness or injury. Click here for more information.
Long-Term Disability (LTD)
LTD is offered through Sun Life of Canada. SCG pays for a 40 percent benefit for employees (60 percent for At-will employees.) Non-At-will employees have the option of increasing their the LTD coverage by 20 percent for a total benefit of 60 percent.
Flexible Spending Accounts
SCG offers both Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). These accounts allow employees to save money by placing pre-tax contributions into accounts for medical and dependent care expenses. Note: the medical spending account can be used for medical expenses for you, your spouse and children. The Dependent Care Flex Account is for day care expenses only. The FSA program is administered by Aetna.
SCG contributes 25 percent to participants' Dependent Care FSA to assist with childcare expenses, subject to the $5,000 annual maximum contribution established by the IRS. For example, if an employee elects to contribute an annual amount of $4,000 the county will contribute $1,000, for a total annual amount of $5,000. SCG also contributes 5 percent toward the Medical FSA, subject to the same annual maximum above.
Cancer Insurance
SCG offers cancer insurance through AIG. An application must be filled out for all new Policies or changes to an existing policy. Employees who currently have Hartford cancer policies may continue those through payroll deduction, however no increase in coverage is available for those policies.
Accident Insurance
Accident Insurace is available through Colonial Life. An application is required for new policies and for changes to existing policies.
Long Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care insurance is offered through UNUM as an employee-paid benefit and is available via after-tax payroll deduction.
Note: UNUM is offering all employees who have not previously been declined coverage the opportunity to enroll for group long- term care coverage with no medical underwriting during this open enrollment period.
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