Region VIII Education Service Center is pleased to sponsor the Region VIII TIPS Employee Benefits Cooperative (TIPSEBC). Protecting your family and assets is an important and complicated task. TIPSEBC offers you a comprehensive benefits package to achieve this goal. Use the navigation tools at the top of the screen to learn more about the different benefit offerings available to you as an employee of Region VIII TIPSEBC.
Important Things to Know for 2012 – 2013
TIPS EBC
(Click on BENEFITS & FORMS for detailed information on the benefits offered.)
Your benefits plan year runs from September 1st to August 31st of every year.
Financial Benefit Services Toll Free # is (800) 583-6908. Please do not hesitate to call this number should you have any questions regarding your benefits and the enrollment process.
Please UPDATE all personal information online to include any change of address, new phone numbers and/or new email information.
American Public Life (APL) MEDlink® is a NEW supplemental coverage that helps offset out-of-pocket costs that you experience due to the deductible and coinsurance of your employer’s medical plan. This plan will cover your deductible should you be an inpatient in a hospital. Please note that this plan is only available for those employees who participate in Active Care 1 or Active Care 1-HD.
National Benefit Services (NBS) is the NEW Third Party Administrator for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for the plan year beginning 9/1/2012 (replacing MGM).
- All reimbursement claims should be sent to NBS beginning 9/1/2012, including the 2010-2011 plan year.
- The Healthcare reimbursement maximum is reducing to $2,500/plan year due to new federal regulations. There are no changes to the Dependent Care.
- If you currently participate in Health Care or Dependent Care FSA’s, you MUST re-elect a new contribution amount every year to continue to participate. These elections will NOT rollover.
- All participants of the healthcare FSA plan for the plan year beginning 9/1/2012 will receive a new NBS flex card. Please remember to keep your receipts if you use your Flex Card.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Mandated federal regulations require all dependent socials for any elections made for medical, dental, and/or vision.
TRS (BCBS of Texas) will remain the medical insurance provider for the upcoming 09/01/2012 plan year. For a detailed outline of the benefits offered under your BCBS medical plan please consult the “Benefits and Forms” section of this website.
Dearborn National will remain the Voluntary Term Life/AD&D carrier for the TIPS Employee Benefits Cooperative. Guarantee Issue is only available for new employees of the District, as long as coverage is elected within the 31 day new hire enrollment period. Please remember that every year you can increase your coverage by $10,000 with no health questions asked.
Benefits and rates will remain the same for the following coverage types: Guardian Dental, Block Vision, Unum Educator Disability, American Public Life Cancer, American Public Life Accident, UNUM Critical Illness, ID Watchdog Identity Theft Protection, Dearborn National Group Term Life/AD&D and 5 Star Individual Life.
Online Enrollment
To log in, please click on the EMPLOYEE LOGIN link in the upper right hand corner.
Username: First 6 letters of your last name, your first initial followed by the last 4 digits of your Social Security number.
Password: Full last name followed by the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (no spaces).
Example: Kathleen Robertson Username: robertk1234 Password: robertson1234
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Financial Benefit Services, LLC
2121 N. Glenville Drive
Richardson, TX 75082
Local: 469.385.4640
Toll Free: 800.583.6908
Fax: 469.385.4641 |
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