Steps to Choosing Your Benefits

Not sure where to start? This page is a step-by-step guide to choosing your benefits.
Plan Year
    2025
Program Option
    Local Traditional Health Plan (PO12) & Supplemental Benefits

HDHP Eligibility

A few eligibility requirements include:

You must be covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and enrolled in the Health Savings Account (HSA) offered by ETF.

You cannot have any other health coverage that pays for out-of-pocket health care expenses before you meet your plan deductible (including Medicare).

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
Plan Year
  • 2025
ET-4307
Form Active Employee / Retiree

Medicare Eligibility Statement

You and/or your insured dependents must be enrolled for both portions of Medicare (Hospital Part A and Medical Part B), when first eligible. Provide this information to ETF using this form.

ET-2306
Form Active Employee / Local Employer / State Employer

Conversion Information - Life Insurance

If any portion of your group life insurance coverage terminates, you may be able to continue your life insurance protection. Your right to do this is called a conversion privilege, and its features are described here.

ET-4305
Form Active Employee / Retiree

Sick Leave Escrow Application

Apply to escrow your sick leave credits, if eligible. To escrow means to preserve or bank your sick leave credits for use at a later date.

Video
4 minutes
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Accident Plan

During Open Enrollment, you may have the option to enroll in accident insurance. This video will provide you with an overview of the Accident Plan and how to access your benefit information. Watch this video at your leisure on demand 24/7.

Report Active Employee / Retiree / Board Member / Local Employer / State Employer

Duty Disability Program Actuarial Valuation 2019

This report presents the results of the annual actuarial valuation of benefit liabilities and costs of the Duty Disability Program as of December 31, 2019.

ET-9019
Active Employee / Retiree / Local Employer / State Employer

Local Annuitant Health Program Fact Sheet

LAHP is a program that provides group health insurance for retirees whose group health insurance with their former employer does not meet their needs or is not permanently available after retirement.

Flyer Active Employee / Retiree / Local Employer / State Employer

Accessing Your Health Benefits While Out of State

This document for State, UW and Local retirees describes the health plans that offer out-of-state coverage for routine care and what to expect while you're out of network.

My Info

Use the resources on this page to complete a task or take action for your retirement, health and other benefits.