Benefits

Rutherford County Government is committed to providing employees and their eligible family members a comprehensive, cost effective and affordable benefits package. The benefits offered to employees are designed to allow employees a choice of plans that will meet their specific needs and individual circumstances. Programs have been integrated into the plans to promote, encourage and support healthy lifestyles. Premiums for the Medical, Dental and Vision plans are deducted pre-tax subject to Section 125 of the IRS code.

Have a question about your benefits?

Your Benefits Specialists are here to help! If you need help enrolling, have questions about the how the benefits work, or want to talk over which benefits meet your and your family's needs best, we're happy to talk with you.
 
 
Phone: 615-898-7715
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Located on the first floor of:
303 North Church Street, Suite 100
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Parking: In the lot across North Church Street labeled Reserved Parking

 

 

 Enrollment Information

New Rutherford County employees have 30 calendar days from their date of hire to enroll in the benefits, with day one being the date of hire. Eligibility verification is required for any dependent added to medical, dental, and/or benefits. Documents must be submitted within 60 days from the new employees date of hire. Please review the Dependent Eligibility Definitions and Required Documents, linked below, before enrolling.
 
See your Benefit Guide for information about benefits, dependent eligibility verification, and instructions on how to create an online account to enroll in benefits.
 
You can enroll in benefits through MyBenefitsChannel. It's important to know that you cannot finalize your enrollments on a mobile device. You will have to use a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to complete your benefits enrollment.

 Special Enrollments

You have 30 calendar days to notify Insurance & Risk Management if you experience a qualifying life event during the plan year. You will be required to provide proof of the life event and the eligibility documentation in order to add or make changes to your insurance benefits. See here for more information about qualifying life events.

Dependent Verification documents can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed directly to our office. Remember, NEVER send original documents by mail.

 Transparency in Coverage

 
 This link leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed- amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.