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New Employee Benefits Checklist

Use this checklist to mark benefits options of interest to you. Make sure that you meet the enrollment deadlines for the benefits you choose. CONTINUE BENEFITS ORIENTATION.

Benefit

Optional or Required

Enrollment Deadline

 

Public Employees Retirement System - open to all employees

Required

Within 31 days of your hire date

  Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) - open only to designated employees Optional Within 30 days of your hire date
 

Health Insurance. You are covered from your date of hire if you complete an application within 31 days of your hire date. You may chose to add coverage for eligible dependents.

Optional

MSU employees can choose not to participate in the State Health Plan. The waiver of coverage is included on page 1 of the State Health Plan application. There is no pay adjustment for non-participation.

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Dental Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Personal Cancer Coverage

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Hospital Intensive Care Protection

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Critical Care Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Life Insurance (both term and whole life)

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Disability Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Long-term Disability Insurance

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Personal Accident Expense Plan

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Pre-tax Benefit Plan

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Mediflex and Careflex (flexible spending accounts)

Optional

Within 31 days of your hire date

 

Optional Retirement Savings - Mississippi Deferred Compensation and Tax-deferred Annuity 403(b)

Optional

At any time

Completed forms should be sent to Human Resources Management, 150 McArthur Hall, Mail Stop 9603. If you want to schedule an appointment with a Benefits Counselor to discuss benefits options, contact Human Resources Management, 662 325-3713.                       CONTINUE