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.

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Rutherford County Benefits FAQ

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 before enrolling.

See your 2024 Benefit Guide for information about 2024 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.

2024 Benefit Guide - Rutherford County Government

2025 Benefit Guide - Rutherford County Government

2024 Benefit Guide - Community Care, Airport Authority and Rutherford County Emergency Communications District Employees

2025 Benefit Guide - Community Care, Airport Authority and Rutherford County Emergency Communications District

Dependent Eligibility and Verification

Complete Online Account Registration Instructions

Benefits Enrollment Help & Instructions

Password & Account Recovery Help

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.

Eligible Life Event Rules

Dependent Eligibility Definitions and Required Documents

Spousal Healthcare Eligibility Affidavit

Offboarding

For information about benefits after the end of your employment with Rutherford County, please see the Offboarding Informational Sheet.

Offboarding Informational Sheet

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.

www.ticmrf.com/62-6000818