ESTABLISH BENEFIT SCHEDULES#

Benefit Schedules (IBSC) define the plan and coverage options available to an entity, unit, group or individual, and are based on the employment status.

Establish Benefits Schedules data is stored on the P2K_BE_BENEFIT_SCHEDULES table.

Entity

Entity identifies the organization to which the schedule is applied.

Unit

Unit identifies the organization to which the schedule is applied.

Group

Group identifies the organization to which the schedule is applied.

Plan

This identifies the benefit plan to which the schedule belongs.

Person

This field displays the name of the employee to whom the schedule is applied. Use this field if an employee is to receive a different policy than others in his/her group. If used, the Entity, Unit and Group fields should be blank.

Election Default Covg

This field identifies the specific coverage the system will use as the default in IBEL when electing a coverage for an employee.

Costing Default Covg

This field is used only for the Forecasting and Costing module.

Frequency

This field identifies the overriding frequency for the coverage. This field only needs to be entered if the frequency is different than the one established on the coverage.

Status

This indicates the employment status of qualified employees on the schedule.

Start Date

This is the date from which the schedule is applicable.

End Date

The benefit plan will not show in IBEL if this date is less than the As of Date.

Participation

Participation Rule indicates whether participation in a benefit plan or coverage is mandatory or optional. The participation rule on the plan definition is used as a default entry to the benefit schedule. Only the participation rule from the benefit schedule is enforced.

Waiting Period (Days)

This is used to indicate in days the waiting period before an employee is eligible for the plan. This field is only used in Benefit Self Service for Open Enrollments.

Minimum Hrs/Week

This field is a 5 digit numerical field used when an employee must work a minimum number of hours per week to qualify for the plan. This field is only used in Benefit Self Service for Open Enrollments.

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