Open Enrollment for the BVSD 2010 Flexible Spending Accounts: Health, Dependent Care, and (Public) Transportation Spending Accounts is during the month of November. These plans are also referred to as Section 125 Plans. The plan year is January 1 - December 31, 2010. The easiest way to enroll is to go through the online enrollment available through Employee Self-Service at:  http://bvsd.org/HR/Pages/EmployeeSelfService.aspx.  Click on the Lawson Employee Self-Service link, then BVSD Employee Self-Service, then Open Enrollment and make your selections.

The reason employees sign up for one of these plans is to reduce taxable income through pre-tax deductions that are then used to pay for eligible expenses.  These deductions reduce your current taxes and your PERA eligible salary.  Because these deductions reduce your PERA eligible salary, employees within six years of PERA retirement may not want to participate.  Participants in the health care spending account who are active on November 30, 2009 receive a matching contribution from the district up to $120.  Enrollment must be completed online or the paper enrollment turned in to Human Resources by November 30, 2009.

Some eligible health care expenses are laser eye surgery, contact lens or prescription eyeglasses, contact solution, prescription sunglasses, co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles, orthodontia, hearing aid batteries, some forms of alternative medicine, some health care not covered or partially covered by insurance, some forms of vitamins, etc. for all family members, even if they are not on your insurance through the district. (Premium payments for other insurance carriers are not an eligible expense.)

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Flexible Spending Accounts- Open Enrollment Information

Health Care and Dependent Care Plans Information

Transportation Spending Account Information

Flexible Spending Enrollment Form 2010

Transportation Plan Information

Opt Out Form

 

 Eligible Expenses Guidelines

Over the Counter Medications

Medical Expense Claim Form

 

Dependent Care Expense Claim Form

 

Transportation Expense Claim Form

 

Planned Benefit Systems Web Site