Open Enrollment

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During Open Enrollment, eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to review, renew and make changes to select benefit plans. You may:

  • Enroll, cancel or make changes to Health Plan benefit elections (medical, dental, vision)
  • Add or drop dependents, based on Health Plan eligibility requirements (see dependent eligibility guidelines)
  • Enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — continued participation requires re-enrollment each plan year
  • Make elections for voluntary group term life insurance (VGTLI) spouse and/or child(ren) coverage

Even if you are making no other changes, be sure to review your benefit information to ensure no changes are necessary. Open enrollment is also a good time to review your designated beneficiaries to determine if any changes are needed.

Important Dates

Be sure to note the following important dates applicable to Open Enrollment:

  • Oct. 31–Nov. 17, 2025 — Open Enrollment for the 2026 plan year. Submit your benefit election enrollment forms manually by printing, completing and submitting appropriate form(s) listed below to the Office of Human Resources.
  • Nov. 17, 2025 — The deadline to submit your benefit election forms to the Office of Human Resources.
  • Jan. 1, 2026 — The date that benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period become effective.
  • Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 — The plan year during which benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period will be effective. Also, a new opportunity to earn HRA dollars in Your Plan 4 Health will begin Jan. 1, 2026.

Benefits Plan Information

Benefits through The Ohio State University Health Plan

Open Enrollment 2026 Benefits Presentation
Benefits Overview Book 2026
Dependent Eligibility
Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits
Dental and Vision Plans
Your Plan for Health
Life Insurance

Health Benefits Summaries

Medical and prescription:

Dental and vision:

Voluntary Group Life:

AFLAC Short Term Disability and Accident Insurance:

FSA Flexible Spending Accounts through COTC

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will transition its Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care provider from TASC to HealthEquity beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

As part of this transition, the current TASC plan will end on Dec. 31, 2025. A runout period will be provided in early 2026 to allow employees to submit eligible claims incurred during the 2025 plan year.

New debit cards will be issued through HealthEquity for all employees who enroll in an FSA account for the 2026 plan year. Dependent Care is required to be processed on a reimbursement basis.

Additional information, including instructions for accessing your new HealthEquity account and details on the claim submission deadlines for TASC, will be shared later this year.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources at hr@mail.cotc.edu.

Forms

Enrollment Forms

Medical, Dental and Vision Open Enrollment Form
Voluntary Group Term Life Insurance (VGTLI) Enrollment Minnesota Form Life for Dependents Only
Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Standard (formerly Anthem) for Employee and Dependents
Health Equity FSA Flexible Spending Account Enrollment 2026
Aflac Short-term Disability and Accident Insurance Provider

Other Forms and Information

Group Term Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation
Group Term Life Insurance Waiver of Entitlement