COBRA Premium Assistance - Federal Stimulus
New Employees
Wellness Program
Making Changes to Your Benefits Selections
Questions About Payroll Deductions
Dependent Tuition Assistance Application and Guidelines
Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Request and Guidelines
Retirement
More Information About Benefits
COBRA Premium Assistance - Federal Stimulus
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New Employees
Benefits are effective upon first day of employment, even though benefit selections may not be made until a few weeks later. Health/dental application forms will arrive by mail approximately 3 weeks from the date of employment. If you or a family member need to see a physician or dentist before you have completed and returned these forms, you will still be eligible for benefits, based upon the plan chosen. However, you will need to contact the OSU Benefits Office to discuss documentation they can provide to your physician verifying that you are covered by OSU benefits. The "Benefits Overview Booklet" is available at: http://hr.osu.edu/hrpubs/ben/overviewbook.pdf . Specific plan details for medical, vision and dental may be accessed from: http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/healthhome.htm
Health/dental cards should arrive approximately 2 weeks after completed application forms have been submitted to the OSU Benefits Office. If you do not receive your cards within this 2 week period, please call the number below for assistance:
OSU Benefits Office
1-800-678-6010
Local: 614-292-1050
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Wellness Program
Be sure to visit Ohio State University's Wellness Program home page - aimed at keeping you healthy! Their programs offer everything from flu shots to walking routes; a wealth of information and resources!
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Making changes to your benefit selections
Changes to your existing health, dental, or vision benefits plan may be made only during an Open Enrollment period, which occurs every October. Exceptions would be qualifying events such as marriage, divorce/dissolution, birth of a baby, dependent turns 23, obtain new coverage, or loss of coverage on a spouse's insurance plan. If you have a qualifying event, please complete and submit the Family Event/Address Change Form and send to:
Ohio State University Extension
Human Resources, Payroll
10 Ag. Admin. Bldg.
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210
IN ADDITION to the Family Event/Address Change Form, you will also need to complete: 1) the appropriate benefit form(s) based on your qualifying event by going to the following website: http://hr.osu.edu/events and 2) an updated W-4 (tax card)
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Questions about payroll deductions
Payroll deductions for all benefits are made by the OSU Benefits Office, not the Extension HR Office. If you have questions about any of your health, dental, vision, or retirement deductions on your paycheck, please call the number below for assistance:
OSU Benefits Office
1-800-678-6010
Local: 614-292-1050
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Dependent Tuition Assistance Application and Guidelines
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Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Request and Guidelines
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Retirement
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More information about benefits
For complete and detailed information about the benefits that OSU offers, please visit the website below:
http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/home.htmback to top