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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As you are already aware, the PEBB Board recently made changes to the HEM requirements and surcharges. Those changes include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Starting in May, employees who do not currently participate in the HEM can elect to do so<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part-time and job share employees who do not participate in the HEM will have a reduced surcharge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Employees who currently cover a spouse or domestic partner and only the employee or spouse/domestic partner does not participate in the HEM can change their enrollment to Employee only or Spouse/DP only participation during this mid-year open enrollment. This will reduce the surcharge for these employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>With these changes, OSPS and PEBB discontinued the NESC and NHSC deduction codes and added new plan codes for the HESC deduction code. Plan codes for deduction code HESC will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>AAA EE OR SPOUSE 17.50 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>BBB EMP & SPOUSE 35.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>EEE P/T EE OR SP 10.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>FFF P/T EE & SP 20.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>101 EE OR SP/PTR 17.50 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>102 EMP & SP/PTR 35.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>105 P/T EE/SP/PR 10.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>106 P/T EE&SP/PR 20.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>801 PARTNER ONLY 17.50 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>802 EMP&PARTNER 35.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>808 P/T PTR ONLY 10.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>809 P/T EMP&PTR 20.00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>OSPS and PEBB have tested the interface; but QA review is not yet complete and table changes have not been made in OSPA. Consequently, OSPS has shut off the interface between PDB and OSPA.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This means that no PEBB transactions will be loaded into OSPA until we turn the interface back on. In the interim, PDB will continue to add any changes made in PDB to a holding file. As soon as the review is complete, all of the held data will be loaded into OSPA. <b><span style='color:#C00000'>Please do not make the missing entries in OSPA; this will cause the interface to fail when it does occur</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We apologize for the inconvenience. We will let you know as soon as the interface is back on. If you have questions, please contact <a href="mailto:OSPS.Help@state.or.us">OSPS.Help@state.or.us</a> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Katherine Bremser</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Training Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon Statewide Payroll Services</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State Controller's Division</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Department of Administrative Services</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>503-373-0738</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online Resource Center: <a href="http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS/"><span style='color:black'>http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS/</span></a> <br>Data Classification: Level 1 - Published</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>