Benefit Elections

Most NSHE offered voluntary products may be changed, added, or deleted year-round through the “benefits” worklet on your Workday homepage.

Benefits elections inside Workday include:

  • NSHE Flexible Spending Account (ASI Flex)*
    • Medical Flexible Spending Account
      • Healthcare FSA
      • Healthcare FSA (limited scope)
    • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Legal Plan (MetLife)*
  • Life Insurance (Western Insurance)
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (Hartford Life)
  • Cancer Care (American Fidelity)
  • Short Term Disability (American Fidelity)
  • Critical Illness (MetLife)
  • Personal Accident (MetLife)
  • Hospital Indemnity (MetLife)
  • Long Term Care (UNUM)**
* = during open enrollment only
** = enroll in UNUM website only

NSHE Open Enrollment Process

The NSHE FSA medical and dependent care accounts require re-enrollment each year during the open enrollment period. 

  • Note: Do not fill out the PEBP’s FSA form. The NSHE FSA is administered by ASIFlex, not by PEBP or the State of Nevada.
  • If you do not re-enroll, your FSA account will end as of June 30, 2024. The next opportunity to enroll in the FSA will be during the next open enrollment or if you have a qualifying event.

Existing NSHE MetLife Legal Plan enrollment will continue to the next year if no action is taken.

Eligible employees will find the open enrollment event in their Workday inbox from May 1 to May 31. If you need to make a change, every step in the event must be completed, even when you have no changes for that specific product. You must elect or waive coverage.

Open Enrollment Steps in Workday

  • Enroll or decline NSHE Medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
    • FSA participation does not roll over. Participants must sign up every year
  • Enroll or decline MetLife Legal Plan (formerly known as Hyatt Legal)
    • Elect coverage or waive it
  • Review elections
    • Check the "I agree" checkbox at the very bottom of the page to represent your electronic signature
    • Select “submit” to finish the process.
      • Note: You can still make changes to the finished event until the open enrollment deadline (May 31). The completed open enrollment event is located in the Benefits worklet
    • You may receive an inbox item requiring you to furnish evidence of insurability, along with instructions for completing the documentation

To leave and save the open enrollment event in Workday and return at a later time to finish your changes, click “save for later” at the bottom of the page.

NSHE Flexible Spending Plan – ASI FLEX

If you wish to participate in the NSHE Flexible Spending Plan, you will need to enroll in the plan(s) through the open enrollment benefit event in Workday. 

NSHE offers two types of Flexible Spending Accounts:

  • Medical Flexible Spending Account: Allows employees to pay for qualified medical expenses using pre-tax dollars
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account: Allows employees to pay for daycare or aftercare expenses for qualified dependents using pre-tax dollars

Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

If you have a Health Savings Account (HSA) through PEBP, you only qualify for a limited scope FSA, which can only be used for dental and vision expenses. IRS rules do not permit an individual to have both an HSA and an FSA.

Employees with a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) are eligible for a Medical FSA. A comparison of the HSA, HRA, and FSA plans is available on the benefits webpage.

If you are on the HMO plan, low-deductible plan, or decline coverage, you are eligible to participate in the Medical FSA.

The maximum amount that you can contribute to a Medical FSA is $3,200 for the plan year. The money is deducted from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis in equal amounts over the course of the plan year.

After you incur expenses that qualify for reimbursement, you can request tax-free withdrawals from your FSA for reimbursement. Contribution amounts not used by the end of the 2024 - 2025 plan year are forfeited to the NSHE plan as required by IRS regulations.

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Regardless of what health plan you use, you are eligible to participate in the dependent care FSA. The maximum amount that you can contribute to a Dependent Care FSA is $5,000 ($2,500 for a married couple filing separately) per household.

The money is deducted from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis in equal amounts over the course of the plan year. After you incur expenses that qualify for reimbursement, you can request tax-free withdrawals for reimbursement from your FSA. Any contribution amounts that you do not use by the end of the 2024-25 plan year are forfeited to the NSHE plan as required by IRS regulations.

Reminders for the NSHE FSA Plan(s)

  • Any contribution amounts that you do not use by the end of the 2024 plan year are forfeited to the NSHE plan as required by IRS regulations
  • Your election amount is fixed for the entire plan year unless you have a qualifying event
  • Expenses for tax dependents are eligible for reimbursement, even if they are not on your health insurance
  • Those enrolled in the CDHP high-deductible plan with an HSA are eligible to enroll in the FSA limited scope for dental and vision care only
  • If there is no re-enrollment, the FSA Account(s) will end as of June 30, 2024 and you will not be a participant in plan year 2024-25

If you have any questions, consult ASI’s frequently asked questions webpage. If you can’t find the information you need, contact benefits at HRBenefits@unlv.edu for guidance.

MetLife Legal Plan

This benefit provides the participating employees with easy access to experienced, participating attorneys and a wide range of covered legal services such as:

  • Purchase, sale, or refinancing of a primary residence
  • Wills and estate planning
  • Deed preparation and immigration assistance
  • Debt matters and identity theft defense
  • Civil litigation defense
  • Telephone and office consultations for an unlimited number of matters

The monthly cost for this plan is $17.35 and will be deducted through payroll. The first deduction will be taken in June 2024 for a July 1, 2024 effective date. Once enrolled in the plan, you must remain in the plan for the entire benefit year, July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.

If you are currently enrolled in the plan and would like to continue, no action is required.

For more information, visit the MetLife Legal website or call 1-800-821-6400.

Contact

Contact the UNLV benefits team at 702-895-3504 or HRBenefits@unlv.edu with questions.