The school employees benefits board (SEBB) annually determines the design of the SEBB wellness incentive program.
(1) All subscribers are eligible to participate in the SEBB wellness incentive program.
(2) For plan year 2020, all subscribers that register in SmartHealth and complete the well-being assessment during the 2019 open enrollment will earn a $50 incentive as a reduction in their SEBB medical deductible or a deposit into their SEBB health savings account (HSA).
(3) Effective January 1, 2020, to receive the SEBB wellness incentive of a reduction to the subscriber's medical plan deductible or a deposit to the subscriber's health savings account for the following plan year, subscribers must complete SEBB wellness incentive program requirements during the current plan year by the following deadline:
(a) For subscribers continuing enrollment in SEBB medical and subscribers enrolling in SEBB medical with an effective date in January through September, the deadline is November 30th; or
(b) For subscribers enrolling in SEBB medical with an effective date in October through December, the deadline is December 31st.
(4) Subscribers who do not complete the requirements according to subsection (3) of this section within the time frame described are not eligible to receive a SEBB wellness incentive the following plan year.
Note: | All subscribers can earn a wellness incentive. Subscribers who cannot complete the wellness incentive program requirements may be able to earn the same incentive by different means. The SEBB program will work with enrollees (and their physician, if they wish) to define an individual wellness program that provides the opportunity to qualify for the same incentive in light of the enrollee's health status. |
(5) A SEBB wellness incentive will be provided only if:
(a) For the wellness incentive described in subsection (3) of this section the subscriber is still eligible for the SEBB wellness incentive program in the year the incentive applies;
(b) The funding rate provided by the legislature is designed to provide a SEBB wellness incentive program or a SEBB wellness incentive, or both; or
(c) Specific appropriations are provided for wellness incentives.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
41.05.160, 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13, 2018 c 260, and SEBB policy resolutions. WSR 19-14-093 (Admin #2019-01), § 182-31-190, filed 7/1/19, effective 8/1/19.]