OPEN ENROLLMENT
July 1 - August 4
Whether you are a newly hired employee or a current employee enrolling during Open Enrollment, elections you make at this time will remain in effect until the next Open Enrollment period, unless you have a qualifying life event that allows a plan change.
Ready to Enroll?
On our online enrollment tool, CCDS Benefitplace through Benefitfocus, you will be able to learn more about the benefits available to you, make your annual benefits elections, update dependent and beneficiary information, and much more.
Things to Know
- You must access BenefitFocus to complete benefit enrollment survey within the open enrollment timeframe or within 45 days of becoming a full-time employee.
- Employees enrolling due to a qualifying life event change must enroll or waive coverage within 30 days from the date of the qualifying life event.
- Please remember to add your Social Security number and the Social Security numbers of your dependents during enrollment.
- If applicable, you will receive new ID cards and see new payroll deductions on your paycheck. Be sure to verify deductions on your paycheck stub.
How to Enroll?
On our online enrollment tool, CCDS Benefitplace through Benefitfocus, you will be able to learn more about the benefits available to you, make your annual benefits elections, update dependent and beneficiary information, and much more.
ALL employees must register this year
- Visit the benefits website: https://secure-enroll.com/go/ccds
- Select Employee/Member
- Click the Register Now button
- Follow the account verification and registration steps
- If a Voya-registered username and password matches your information, you will see your username and continue to the login page
- If an account is not found, you will proceed to create your own username and password and authentication method
If you download the app, use Company ID: claycountysdbenefits to continue
How To Make Your Elections
- Once you’ve registered and created a username and password, select the “Get started” button
- If this is your first time using BenefitFocus, enter all eligible dependents on the next page—even if you don’t plan to enroll them. Click "Next" when finished.
- Complete any Nicotine use questions.
- Now you are ready to make your elections! Select Begin Enrollment to view each benefit offered and enroll or decline each benefit for this year. Please ensure you elect benefits on both tabs: Core Benefits and Additional Benefits.
- After choosing your benefits, confirm you’ve reviewed the information and click “Confirm Changes”.
- Finally, select the “Complete enrollment” button after reviewing the summary of benefit elections. Your enrollment is not finished until you click this button!
Making Changes
Once you enroll in benefits, your elections stay in effect through the plan year, until the next annual enrollment. Open enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your benefits unless you experience a qualifying event. Qualifying events include (but are not limited to):
- Marriage
- Divorce or legal separation
- Birth or adoption of a child
- Death
- Termination of employment for you or your spouse, resulting in loss of coverage
- Reduction of hours worked by you or your spouse, resulting in loss of coverage
The IRS requires that you make changes to your coverage within 31 days of your qualifying life event. You’ll need to provide proof of the event, such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificate or loss-of-coverage letter.
If you need help, please contact Human Resources.
Questions?
We understand that you may have questions about enrollment or benefits throughout the year. Let our Benefits Team help! We provide year-round support for questions about your benefits. If you have questions or would like help understanding or accessing your benefits, contact Insurance Department.
Need help accessing the platform?
If you need help accessing the platform, call the BenefitFocus Support Team! 877-336-8082 Mon - Fri, 8 AM – 8 PM EST
This Digital Benefits Guide is intended to highlight available benefits and should not be relied upon to fully determine coverage. The benefits plan may not cover all health care expenses. More complete descriptions of benefits and the terms under which they are provided are contained in the Certificate of Coverage that you will receive upon request. If this Digital Benefits Guide conflicts in any way with the policy issued by the employer, the policy shall prevail.