SEBB Spousal Surcharge
SEBB Open Enrollment's Deadline is November 15
My spouse and I are both school employees eligible for SEBB. Can we put ourselves on each other's SEBB account?
Find out if the spousal or state-registered domestic partner coverage premium surcharge apply to you:
A monthly $50 premium surcharge if you have a spouse or state-registered domestic partner enrolled on your SEBB medical plan, and they have elected not to enroll in their employer-based group medical insurance that is comparable to the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program's Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) Classic. (The comparison is to this plan even if you are not enrolled in it.)
These surcharges apply to SEBB benefits-eligible subscribers who:
- Are enrolled in a SEBB medical plan, and
- Do not have Medicare Part A and Part B as their primary coverage.
When you enroll in or add a dependent to your SEBB medical, you must attest (respond) on your enrollment form to whether the spousal coverage premium surcharge applies to you.
Who needs to attest?
You need to attest to this premium surcharge if you are enrolling your spouse or state-registered domestic partner on your SEBB medical coverage.
You do not need to attest if you are not enrolling your spouse or state-registered domestic partner on your SEBB medical. The premium surcharge will not apply to your account.
How do I attest?
Step one: Use the Premium Surcharge Attestation Help Sheet(access by clicking button below).
- You WILL NOT be charged the premium surcharge if you:
- Answer NO to ANY of the questions in SEBB My Account, on the help sheet, or on the questionnaire, AND
- Check NO in SEBB My Account, on your enrollment/change form, or on your Premium Surcharge Attestation Change form. (If you check YES, you will have to pay the surcharge.)
- You WILL be charged the premium surcharge if you:
- Answer YES to ALL of the questions on the help sheet or questionnaire. In addition, you will need to:
- Ask your spouse or state-registered domestic partner to ask his or her employer for a 2020 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) for all medical plans that service the county of residence for your spouse or state-registered domestic partner, and have a monthly premium of $108.31 per month for the employee.
- Use the 2020 SBC information to answer the questions in the Spousal Plan Calculator (interactive tool) to determine if you must pay the surcharge.
- Answer YES to ALL of the questions on the help sheet or questionnaire. In addition, you will need to:
Step two: complete your attestation
Sign into SEBB My Account and select Attestations. Answer Yes or No to the questions (1 through 6).
Check the corresponding box(es) on the appropriate enrollment/change form or complete the Premium Surcharge Attestation Change form and submit as directed on the form.
What happens if I do not attest?
QUESTIONS?
Email: adamy.sara@wenatcheeschools.org
Website: https://www.wenatcheeschools.org/hr/health-benefits
Location: 235 Sunset Avenue, Wenatchee, WA, USA
Phone: (509) 663-8162 33224