Department News
Sep 25, 2023 2:00pm
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Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2024 is Here

The annual open enrollment period starts today! Group Health Insurance Program members can make health benefits changes effective January 1, 2024. Make the most of it – this is your opportunity to switch to another plan design or add supplemental benefits.

What a Guardian Can Do

Each time a guardian makes a request on behalf of a member, ETF will review the Letters of Guardianship of the Estate. The request will be approved or denied based on the authority granted in the letters.

What Your Agent Can Do

Your financial power of attorney document determines the scope of your agent's authority. You may give your agent the ability to make many changes to your WRS account or limit them to a few actions.

Statement of Incapacity

Some financial power of attorney documents require that the principal is incapacitated before the agent can act on their behalf.

Guardianship

A guardian is appointed by a court when a person is unable to make or communicate medical decisions, financial decisions, or both. Learn how Letters of Guardianship can impact a WRS account.

Financial Power of Attorney

Your WRS account information is confidential, and no one can receive information about or make changes to your account unless authorized. You can authorize another person to make changes to your account by submitting a financial power of attorney document to ETF.

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Form Local Employer / State Employer

Employer Attestation For Documentation Received

Employers, use this form to verify that you viewed the employee’s original required document(s) to verify the employee or dependent(s) is eligible for benefit coverage, as administered by ETF.

Life Change Events and Documentation Requirements

If you are eligible to enroll in or change plans due to a qualified life change event, you may be asked to provide documents (employees to your employer, retirees to ETF) to confirm your eligibility.

Program Option
  • Local Annuitant Health Program (LAHP)
  • Local Deductible Health Plan (PO14) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Deductible Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO4) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Health Plan (PO16) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO6) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local High Deductible Health Plan (PO17) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local High Deductible Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO7) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Traditional Health Plan (PO12) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Traditional Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO2) & Supplemental Benefits
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits