The premium you are responsible for depends on the type of leave. If your leave is illness related (i.e. Family Medical Leave (FMLA), disability, worker’s compensation, maternity etc.), you will only be responsible for paying the bi-weekly insurance contributions that are usually withheld from your paycheck. If your leave is other than illness related (i.e. educational, suspension, personal, etc.), you will be responsible for paying both the biweekly employee and County contributions. Your Departmental Personnel Representative (DPR) should provide you with an LOA informational package, billing notice and remittance form. Contact your DPR for additional information.

Your DPR will provide you with a leave of absence package which explains what needs to be done to maintain your insurance while on leave, if you so choose. It also includes instructions on where payments must be sent. The first payment is due within two weeks of your last payroll deduction for benefits. Thereafter, premium payments are due bi-weekly in advance of the pay period to be covered. If coverage is cancelled due to non-payment of premiums when due, you will only be allowed to re-enroll during the next annual open enrollment period. Please follow-up with your DPR to receive this information when on an approved LOA.

Yes. You may delete your dependent(s) while on an approved leave without pay by submitting a completed Flexible Benefits Change in Status Form and Insurance Status Change Form. You must submit these forms to your DPR within 45 days of being in a no-pay status.

You may submit a completed Flexible Benefits Change in Status Form and Insurance Status Change form within 45 days of being in a leave without pay status to temporarily cancel your health insurance coverage. Upon return to pay status (within 45 days), you must re-submit a completed Flexible Benefits Change in Status form and Insurance Status Change Form to your DPR to reinstate coverage.