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University of Arkansas Group Benefit Program

This information is intended only as an overview of available benefits and related policies and practices. For complete information, refer to the appropriate benefit Summary Plan Description and to the on-line Cooperative Extension Service Policy Guide.

General Information

During your first 31 days of employment, you may choose to enroll in any of the following University of Arkansas group benefit plans:

Medical Insurance
    Medical Plans Comparison - January 1, 2010 (PDF)
    Premiums - July 1, 2009 (PDF)
    Prescription Formulary - October 2009 (PDF) The Prescription Formulary is not accessible for those using screen readers.  Please contact HR for further assistance.
        Prescription Drug Summary of Benefits -
            October 2009 (PDF)

    Classic Summary Plan Description (PDF)
    Point of Service Plan Summary Description (PDF)
    Alternate Point of Service Plan Summary
            Description (PDF)

Medicare Certificate of Creditable Service (PDF)

 

Dental Insurance
    Premiums - July 1, 2009
    Schedule of Benefits - January 1, 2010 (PDF)
    Carry Over (PDF)
    Implants (PDF)
    Summary Plan Description (PDF) The dental summary plan description is not accessible for those using screen readers.  Please contact HR for further assistance


Vision Insurance

   Vision Benefits and Rates (PDF)

The vision benefits and rates information is not accessible for those using screen readers. Please contact HR for further assistance.

Life Insurance
   Basic Life Insurance Summary Plan Description (PDF)
   Optional and Dependent Life Insurance Summary Plan
        Description (PDF)

   Retiree Life Insurance Summary Plan Description (PDF)


Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
   Summary Plan Description (PDF)
         Rider (PDF) The optional accidental death and dismemberment insurance summary plan description is not accessible for those using screen readers.  Please contact HR for further assistance


Disability Insurance General Information
  Basic and Optional Long Term Disability Summary Plan
        Description (PDF)
The basic and optional long term disability summary plan description is not accessible for those using screen readers.  Please contact HR for further assistance


Flexible Benefit Plan (Section 125)
   Summary of Benefits
   Summary Plan Description (PDF)


UA Retirement Plan
    Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)
         Summary Plan Description (PDF)
    Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS)
         Handbook (PDF)

Current employees must enroll through Banner Self Service during open enrollment.

New hires wishing to participate use the following forms:

Every employee must complete and return the University of Arkansas Group Benefits Enrollment Form - EBEN-227 (PDF).

Enrollment - To enroll you or your dependents in any of the benefits in the University of Arkansas Group Benefits Program, you must complete the University of Arkansas Group Benefits Enrollment Form - EBEN-227 (PDF) along with any enrollment forms required for the optional benefits. Even if you do not want any of the optional coverages, you must complete the University of Arkansas Group Benefits Enrollment Form in order to indicate your beneficiary for the free Basic Life Insurance. You have thirty-one days from your date of hire to enroll by returning completed enrollment forms to the Extension Human Resources Office. However, you are encouraged to return the forms as soon as possible because most of your benefit coverages will begin on the first day of the month following the date your paperwork is received in the Human Resources Office. If you gain new dependents through marriage or birth, you may enroll them within thirty-one days of the event without showing proof of insurability.

Both automatic free coverage (Basic Life Insurance and Basic Long Term Disability) are effective from the date of hire. All other insurance coverage becomes effective the first day of the month following the date that the enrollment form is received in the Human Resources Office.

Dependents - Eligible dependents are your spouse and your unmarried children under age 19. Unmarried children ages 19 through 24 are eligible if they are full-time students and are designated as your IRS dependents.

 

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