Half Family (affects medical only) Who / What is “Half Family”?
If you and your spouse work for SDOC, you are both eligible for benefits and if you have children your status is considered “Half-Family . ” Employee who are “Half-Family” have informed Benefits & Risk Management. Who is Primary vs Secondary. They will have an indicator of Primary or Secondary in EMB Enroll ((see screenshot to the right). What does Half Family mean for their health benefits enrollment? The employee who is noted as Primary will enroll the family on their account and have payroll deductions for medical insurance. The spouse designated Primary will have premiums deducted; the employee designated Secondary will be covered under the Primary’s plan For appointments will I know beforehand if the employee is Half Family? We should. We are asking them to tell us but if they don’t you can see in the system. EE claims they are Half Family BUT it does not designate in system – WHAT TO DO? • Enroll the employee and you can quote the HF rate. • Create Issue form so this can then be updated in system. • EMB will resend confirmation What will the medical plan enrollment look like in EMB Enroll for a spouse who is secondary? They should elect you only medical coverage on their EMB Enroll account The coverage will show as being no cost and they can continue with the rest of their elections Half Family is how SDOC addresses couples who both work at SDOC, have children and want medical coverage under one employee
On the Verify information Page in the Open Enrollment Flow, scroll down and look under the Other section --- This will show you who is Primary or Secondary
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