Office of Human Resources - Benefits Design & Management

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

IMPORTANT DATES

March 31, 2009 Deadline for submitting 2008 claims

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A Flexible Spending Account can help you increase your take-home pay. You pay out-of-pocket, unreimbursed health care expenses (up to $5,000) and/or dependent (adult and child day) care expenses (up to $5,000) on a pre-tax basis each calendar year. 

There are two types of FSAs:

• Health Care FSA
  For your and your dependents’ uninsured health care expenses;
• Dependent (Day) Care FSA
  For your adult and child day care expenses while you work.

Participation in an FSA requires re-enrollment every November for the following calendar year claims. 

IMPORTANT:  New Hires or newly benefits-eligible faculty and staff may enroll within 31 days of becoming eligible for claims incurred during the remainder of that calendar year.  

Separate enrollments are required for each calendar year.   Newly-eligible faculty and staff may enroll within 31 days for the current calendar year claims and re-enroll in November for claims incurred the following calendar year.