HR: Insurance/Other Benefits History

Overview

To access the Insurance/Other Benefits History screen, click the Detail button from the Benefits By Employee (Insurance/Other Details tab) screen.

The Insurance/Other Benefits History screen can be used to view all changes, both system-generated and manually entered, that have occurred for an existing Insurance/Other Details record on the Benefits By Employee screen.

Upon initial entry and each time thereafter that an Insurance/Other Details record changes, the system adds a history record to the Insurance/Other Benefits History screen. All of the fields, except for the User Notes field, on the Insurance/Other Benefits History screen are for informational purposes only and cannot be modified.

Key Functionality

Effective Date

Displays the Effective Date of the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record. The Effective Date may change to indicate when changes to the benefit took effect.

Example:  The insurance premium for the benefit may change at the beginning of the plan year. In this case, the EE (Employee) Cost and the ER (Employer) Premium amounts would also need changed, as well as the Effective Date to indicate when these changes happened.

Plan Option

Displays the Plan Option selected for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record. The Plan Options are set up on the Plan Options tab of the Benefit Setup screen.

Enrollment Status

Displays the Enrollment Status selected for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record. This field will contain either Enrolled, COBRA Enrolled, or Not Enrolled.

Date Enrolled

Displays the enrollment date entered for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record.

Date First Eligible

Displays the date the employee became eligible for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record.

Currently Eligible

Displays whether or not the employee was eligible for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record. If the Currently Eligible option is selected, this indicates that the employee was eligible for the benefit based on the Eligibility rules set up on the Eligibility tab of the Benefit Setup screen. However, the Currently Eligible option may have been selected manually.

COBRA Eligible

Displays whether or not the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record was marked as COBRA Eligible. This option typically is used for benefits that have the COBRA Eligible option selected on the General Information tab of the Benefit Setup screen. If the COBRA Eligible option is selected, this indicates that the benefit was marked as COBRA eligible.

Action Pending

Displays whether or not the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record was marked as Action Pending. If the Action Pending option is selected, this indicates that attention was required for this record.

EE Cost

Displays the employee’s cost for the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record.

ER Premium

Displays the employer's cost for providing the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record.

Discontinued

Displays whether the benefit that relates to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record was marked as Discontinued. If the Discontinued check box is selected, this indicates that the benefit was marked as Discontinued.

System Generated

Displays whether the Insurance/Other Benefits History record was created by the Benefit Wizard or created manually. If the System Generated check box is selected, this indicates that the Benefit Wizard created this record.

Batch ID

Displays the Batch ID from the Benefit Wizard batch used to create the Insurance/Other Benefits History record. This field would be blank if the record was entered manually.

User Notes

Use the User Notes field to enter any notes pertaining to this Insurance/Other Benefits History record. If you enter more than one line of information, the system automatically wraps the lines of information for you.

System Notes

Displays notes generated by the system that relate to the Insurance/Other Benefits History record.