Health and Welfare Benefits Eligibility Level
Use
this chart to determine eligibility for new hires, rehires, and status
changes. These eligibility rules became effective on January 1, 2001.
| BENEFITS PACKAGES(1) | INITIAL REQUIREMENTS | CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS* |
Full BELI 1 |
Member of a UC-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan AND Minimum 50% appointment for 12 months or more OR 1,000 hours in a rolling 12-month period. Please note: Rehired employees immediately receive full benefits if they have 1,000 hours in their benefits 12-month rolling hours count from previous employment. |
Minimum 17.5 hours average paid time (APT) per week (43.75%) |
Mid-Level BELI 2, 3 |
NOT a member of a UC-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan** AND Minimum 50% appointment for 12 months or more (BELI 2) OR 100% for 3 months or more (BELI 3) **Excluded from UCRP (thus, Full Benefits): visiting appointees 8/1/90 and after, "By Agreement" employees who are paid a flat amount and have no covered compensation, casual restricted, those here primarily for education or training (unless in career position), per diem, Regents' professors or lecturers, those who receive "special compensation" but no "covered compensation", active PERS members |
Minimum 17.5 hours average paid time (APT) per week (43.75%) |
CORE BELI 4 |
Minimum 43.75% appointment |
Minimum 17.5 hours average paid time (APT) per week (43.75%) |
No Benefits BELI 5 |
Employee ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits because of excluded appointment type or does not met BELI 1-4 requirement: Appointed less than 43.75% time and /or average regular paid time is less than 17.5 hours. Appointed in a casual/restricted or student reserved position. Appointed in a per diem position. Appointed "by agreement" with pay not related to time on pay status. Appointed to "Without Salary" position. |
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Postdoctoral Benefits BELI P |
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(1) For an explanation of benefits packages terminology (full, mid-level, CORE) please see Benefits Packages.
*Does not apply to Supplemental Life (Employee-Paid Life), Expanded/Basic Dependent Life, AD&D, Legal, Automobile/Homeowners/Renters, DepCare, HCRA, and TIP. These coverages do not have ongoing eligibility requirements and may be continued regardless of BELI as long as any required contributions are made by the employee through payroll deduction