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Benefits and Insurance
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GISD provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees.GISD offers a choice of health insurance plans and dental care plans. Additionally, employees may choose life insurance, disability insurance, and cafeteria plan payroll deductions. All employees contribute to the Texas Teacher's Retirement System (TRS) and are eligible for benefits under that plan. They may also contribute to a personal 403(b) retirement account.New hires have 30 days from the date of their hire to choose their benefits coverage on FFenroll. Regular employees may elect to change their supplemental and medical coverage during the district's annual open enrollment periods each year on FFenroll.
FAQ
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Do you need a new/temporary insurance card?
To retrieve a new/temporary insurance card from your desired insurance plan, please contact the insurance vendor or log onto their website. Here are the links for the Supplemental and Medical contact information.
The only insurance vendors who require an insurance card are:
- TRS ActiveCare - Aetna (Medical)
- Caremark for TRS ActiveCare - (Pharmacy for Aetna)
- Scott & White - (Medical)
- Scott & White Pharmacy
- Ameritas Dental
- Ameritas Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Do you need to find a doctor, medical facility, or pharmacy within network?
To locate a doctor or facility within network, please contact the insurance vendor or log onto their website
The only insurance vendors who have a list of in-network doctor, medical facilities, or pharmacies are:
- TRS ActiveCare - Aetna (Medical)
- Caremark for TRS ActiveCare - Pharmacy for Aetna)
- Scott & White - (Medical)
- Scott & White Pharmacy
- Ameritas Dental
- Davis Vision
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Do you need to change your benefits due to a Qualifying Life Event (QLE)?
If you recently experienced a qualifying life event (QLE) of marriage, divorce, the death of a spouse or dependent, birth or adoption of a child, termination/commencement of spouse or dependent’s employment, termination of benefits, etc. You have 30 days from the QLE date to make any changes to your benefit elections.
To begin the process, please complete the Benefits Change form and return the document to Brooke Lyon at: lyonb@georgetownisd.org, including documented evidence of the QLE. Here are instructions to complete the Benefits Change form. Review more QLE information.
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Need to access your benefit information?
No problem. Log into FFenroll to discover your personal benefit information.
With this access discover:
- Your monthly benefit expenses
- Review/update your beneficiaries
- Review/update your dependents
* Because qualifying life events are regulated by the IRS, we cannot allow employees to add/drop dependents from medical coverage options on Benefit solver without completing the qualifying life event paperwork.
Your coverage tier (employee only, employee + child(ren), employee + spouse, employee + family)
Which plan you're enrolled in (Medical - Scott & White, TRS HD1, TRS ActiveCare 2? Dental - high or low plan?)
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Forgot your FFenroll login or pin?
We're here to help. Once you log onto the website, Your login is your full social security number (no dashes) and your PIN is the last four digits of your social security number and the last two digits of your birth year.
For example, Jane Doe's full social is 123456789 and date of birth is 03.15.1977. Jane's login is 123456789 and pin is 678977. Once you have logged in, you will also be able to see the coverages for which you are currently enrolled.
For more information about GISD benefits, contact:
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Taylor Silguero
Senior Account Manager
First Financial Group of America
512.630.6654
Taylor.Silguero@ffga.com