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Office of Employee Benefits Administrative Manual

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

For details about specific procedures related to these administrative policies which may vary by institution, please contact the HR/Benefits Office at your institution directly

 

Table of Contents

 

Record of Revisions (Rev. 11/2021)

Introduction

Mission Statement

 

100. General Information

111. Uniform Insurance Benefits Act for Employees of The University of Texas System and The Texas A&M University System (Rev. 09/17)

  • Chapter 1601, Texas Insurance Code (Eff. 06/03, Last Rev. 09/17)

120. Office of Employee Benefits Administration (Rev. 09/17)

121. Benefits Advisory Committee (Eff. 06/18)

130. Office of Employee Benefits Terms and Definitions (Rev. 09/17)

140. Funding for Group Insurance Coverage (Rev. 09/2020)

141. Waiting Period for Group Insurance Benefits (Rev. 09/14)

142. Premium Sharing for Graduate Students and Part-time Employees (Rev. 09/15)

150. Program to Prevent, Detect & Mitigate Identity Theft  (Eff. 08/09)

160. Tobacco Premium Program (Rev. 09/18)

 

200. Eligibility & Enrollment for Group Insurance

210. Employees (Rev. 09/2020)

211. Certain Non-Employees (Eff. 09/17)

220. Retired Employees (Rev. 09/2020)

230. Dependents (Rev. 09/2021)

240. Surviving Dependents (Rev. 09/2020)

250. COBRA Participants (Rev. 09/2020)

260. Health Insurance Premium Payment Reimbursement Program (Rev. 09/08)

270. Evidence of Insurability (EOI) (Rev. 09/17)

 

300. Benefit Status Changes

310. Qualified Status Change Events (Rev. 09/2020)

320. Active Military Duty (Eff. 06/10)

 

400. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (Eff. 04/14/03, Rev. 09/23/13)

  • HIPAA PRIVACY MANUAL for The University of Texas System Administration

 

500. Benefit Plan Descriptions

570. UT FLEX Program (Rev. 11/2020)

571. UT FLEX Contribution Reporting (Rev. 08/13)

572. Address Change Procedures for UT FLEX Debit Card Participants (Rev. 09/09)

573. Annual Base Benefit Rate (ABBR) Calculation (Eff. 09/13)

574. Institution-based Voluntary Plans (Eff. 03/18)

 

700. Finance

701. Premium Billing & Remittance (Rev. 09/18)

702. Billing of Postage to Components (Eff. 09/02)

705. Employee Assistance Program (Rev. 01/11)

706. BCBS Eligibility Audit (Eff. 09/02)

707. Retroactive Eligibility Adjustments (Eff. 09/2020)

 

800. Retirement Programs

810. Optional Retirement Program (Eff. 04/01/06, Rev. 08/06)

820. UTSaver Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program (Eff. 12/07/04, Rev. 08/06)

830. UTSaver Deferred Compensation Plan (Eff. 08/01/05, Rev. 08/06)

840. Investment Policy Statement (Eff. 03/01/10, Rev. 12/11)