External Benefit Enrollment
The External Benefit Enrollment (EBENL) reference page must be configured for the users to access the carrier / third party vendor portals through the External Benefit Enrollment Center on Benefits Enrollment Wizard. On the page the benefits administrator outlines for each Department and Deduction Policy combination, the Coverage Type, External Benefit Name, External Benefits Description, External Benefit Link, From and To Dates for the enrollment. A ’*****’ value is used to indicate a universal policy for either department or deduction policy.
For example, if a deduction policy had the same enrollment details for all departments, then the administrator only makes one entry using ’****’ as the department value. If one department deviates from that date, a separate entry can be made for that department. The look up is done first by Date, Department, and Deduction Policy, then by Date and Department, and lastly just by Date until an entry is found. The administrator also uses this page to specify the enrollment period for record, which will be available for the user to access for a defined timeline.
Field InformationField Information
The Life Event Benefit Eligibility page contains following fields:
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Field |
Description |
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Department |
The identification code is associated with the department. This field is required. Wildcards (*****) are used to indicate a universal policy for either Department or Benefits Policy. For example, if a Deduction Policy had the same open enrollment for all departments, make only one entry using ‘*****’ as the department value. |
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Benefit Policy |
The identification code is associated with the deduction policy. |
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Coverage Type |
This field specifies the type of coverage associated with the plan. |
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External Benefit Name |
This field specifies the name of the Benefit in brief associated with the respective type of coverage. |
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External Benefits Description |
This field specifies the name of Benefit in detail associated with the respective External Benefit Name. |
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External Benefits Link |
The carrier/ third-party portal link in the correct format that takes the user to the portal once clicked. |
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From |
This field specifies the first date for which the External Benefits Enrollment entry is in effect. |
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To |
This field specifies the last date for which the External Benefits Enrollment entry is in effect. |