Notices and updates
Stay current with the latest news and updates impacting the benefit administrator (BA) role with the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB Program).
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SEBB BA latest news
- SEBB My Account (SMA) program updates
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These notices will identify SMA program changes and updates that have been implemented and are now in effect. In some instances there will be a corresponding video capturing the update.
- August 4, 2022
- February 28, 2022
- January 6, 2022
- October 22, 2021
- June 30, 2021
- June 18, 2021
- June 2, 2021
- April 23, 2021
- April 12, 2021 (video)
- March 29, 2021
- March 22, 2021 (update to the March 19 message)
- March 19, 2021 update
- March 5, 2021 update
- March 1, 2021 update
- February 12, 2021 update
- February 3, 2021 update
- January 29, 2021 update
- Notices
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O&T: updates and reminders
- New Employer Portal for LTD Insurance (September 13, 2022)
- SEBB Annual Open Enrollment and Pre OE Training (September 2, 2022)
- SEBB BA website refresh and training (August 29, 2022)
- 2023 SEBB program rates (August 26, 2022)
- FUZE replacement launch coming up (July 21, 2022)
- HCA website refresh delayed (July 15, 2022)
- Navia employer portal goes live July 13, 2022 (July 12, 2022)
- Last chance for Seahawks tickets (July 12, 2022)
- New base funding rate, effective September 1, 2022 (July 7, 2022)
- Navia, Fuze, and SEBB BA website changes coming in July (June 30, 2022)
- Employees can win Seahawks tickets with SmartHealth (June 27, 2022)
- Saying goodbye to ALEX (June 23, 2022)
- Missed the Navia employer portal training? (June 22, 2022)
- PEBB retiree health insurance webinars for 2022 (June 6, 2022)
- Score tickets to the game with SmartHealth! (June 2, 2022)
- SEBB My Account multifactor authentication starts June 2, 2022 (June 1, 2022)
- Get training on the new Navia employer portal (May 31, 2022)
- Multifactor authentication for employee access to SEBB My Account coming in June (May 20, 2022)
- Dependent verification audit (May 18, 2021)
- Employee Intercom newsletter mailing and training update (May 9, 2022)
- Register for training: New employer portal for FSA/DCAP (May 4, 2022)
- Register for upcoming trainings and a reminder about keying the correct date of eligibility (April 13, 2022)
- SEBB My Account billing file update to add LTD enrollment by plan (March 18, 2022)
- Employee Intercom newsletter mailing on February 18, 2021 (February 16, 2022)
- Documents awaiting review in SEBB My Account showing incorrectly (February 10, 2022)
- Upcoming spousal surcharge letter and follow-up on special open enrollment issue (February 7, 2022)
- Some 2021 W-2s missing cost of SEBB health insurance records (February 3, 2022)
- Registration is now open for upcoming SEBB webinars (January 31, 2022)
- Issue with dependent special open enrollments (January 28, 2022)
- Remind your employees about the Medical FSA grace period (January 28, 2022)
- Some W-2s show lower 2021 HSA employer contribution amounts (January 24, 2021)
- Wrapping up LTD enrollment (January 13, 2022)
- Retiree health insurance webinars for 2022 (January 3, 2022)
- LTD rates missing in original billing file (December 16, 2021)
- Time to report SEBB optional benefit offerings to HCA (December 13, 2021)
- Encourage employees to consider their LTD benefit (December 3, 2021)
- CHIPRA Notice Template (December 02, 2021)
- SEBB My Account and Internet Explorer Issue (November 9, 2021)
- SEBB My Account outage and Fuzes (October 21, 2021)
- Requests to resolve IT issues (September 9, 2021)
- 2022 SEBB Program rate letters (View the GovDelivery sent on August 30, 2021)
- Preparing for the start of the new school year webinar and a reminder (July 22, 2021)
- Determining eligibility and effective dates (June 29, 2021)
- Update the first day of school in SMA (June 28, 2021)
- Dependent verification audit (June 15, 2021)
- Help employees name beneficiaries for life and AD&D insurance (May 21, 2021)
- Billing file delay update (May 19, 2021)
- Billing file delayed (May 14, 2021)
- Distribution error for 2021 SmartHealth wellness incentive (May 7, 2021)
- Employee Intercom newsletter mailing on May 10, 2021 (May 6, 2021)
- Security updates to SAW (May 4, 2021)
- Training opportunity and updated worksheets (April 29, 2021)
- Important appeal reminder (February 23, 2021)
- Corrections to HSA contributions (February 19, 2021)
- February newsletter mails, new training video, and PEBB retiree insurance webinars (February 18, 2021)
- No adjustments for January supplemental LTD premiums (January 29, 2021)
- SMA billing files and FSA/DCAP administration fee update (January 27, 2021)
- Certification end date updates and LTD billing adjustments (January 15, 2021)
- Reporting optional benefits offerings (January 11, 2021)
SEB Board announcements
- SEB Board approves 2023 medical plan premiums (July 26, 2022)
- Notice of Public Meeting: Proposed School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program Policy Statements (July 20, 2022)
- SEB Board considers 2023 health plan premiums (July 11, 2022)
- SEBB Program rulemaking notice (July 6, 2022)
- SEB Board approves Uniform Medical Plan resolutions (June 29, 2022)
- SEB Board considers Uniform Medical Plan resolutions (June 7, 2022
- SEB Board discusses potential future dental and vision benefit enhancements (May 20, 2022)
- SEBB Program rulemaking notice (May 18, 2022)
- SEB Board approves resolution regarding active duty employees (April 20, 2022)
- SEBB Program draft rules for review (March 8, 2022)
- SEB Board considers policy for employees returning from active duty (March 8, 2022)
- SEBB Program rulemaking notice (February 16, 2022)
- SEBB Program Administrative Policy 31-1 has been updated for Jan 1, 2022 (December 17, 2021)
- Rule change effective September 1, 2021 (August 31, 2021)
- COVID-19 guidance
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- Updated guidance for employee eligibility subject to RCW 41.05.744 (June 22, 2021)
- Two more changes to FSA/DCAP rules due to COVID-19 (May 4, 2021)
- Guidance on high-risk employees - worker's rights (April 21, 2021)
- Changes to FSA/DCAP rules due to COVID-19 (February 9, 2021)
- ESSB 6189 additional guidance (August 20,2020)
- Certification and recertification of dependents with disabilities during COVID-19 state of emergency
- COVID-19 guidance and SMA planned outage (April 30, 2020)
- CARES Act guidance (April 29, 2020)
- DCAP election changes due to COVID-19 (April 17, 2020)
- Appeals process during the Governor's state of emergency (April 8, 2020)
- SEB Board approves continuation coverage resolutions related to COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)
- SEBB Benefit eligibility related to COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)