2025 Benefit Reference Guides

Open Enrollment offers you the opportunity to review your current benefit elections to ensure that they meet your needs and those of your family and elect benefits effective the new year. This year's open enrollment for benefits effective January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 is a "positive" enrollment. This means that all employees are required to complete the enrollment process this year even if they are not making any changes or are opting out of benefits! The deadline for enrollment is October 31, 2024. New this year, if employees do not make any elections, then they will lose their current benefits and be defaulted into the medical opt-out and the $35K life insurance policy. This means the employee will not have any medical coverage through the District. No exceptions will be made after Open Enrollment has closed.

Steps to a Successful Open Enrollment

1. Review Your Current Benefit Elections in CBIZ.

This year is a “positive”enrollment. This means nothing rolls over. All employees are
required to complete the enrollment process this year even if they are not
making changes or are opting out of benefits! The Open Enrollment process is
completed on the CBIZ website. New this year, if employees do not make any elections, then they will lose their current benefits and be defaulted into the medical opt-out and the $35K life insurance policy. This means the employee will not have any medical coverage through the District. Benefit elections cannot be
made after Open Enrollment closes, no exceptions.

2. Review Your Options and Make Your Choices

Review the benefit summaries online for the benefits offered for the coming year.
During open enrollment, you may contact:
- Patty Nguyen, onsite Florida Blue representative at 813-794-2492, if you have questions about the group medical or pharmacy benefit plan.
Log into CBIZ to review your current elections and make elections for the new plan year.

3. How do I log into the CBIZ website

Go to: https://pascodsb.cbizenroll.com
You will be redirected to an Pasco County Schools login portal for single sign on. This is your network login to Pasco County Schools.
Click the Benefits tab on the right side of the screen.
Click "choose year" to view current enrollment year

Click here for a short video with step by step instructions on how to complete enrollment!

4. Changing or Making New Benefit Elections

No benefits roll over into 2025. You must complete the entire enrollment process and click the submit button. You will receive an email of your benefit confirmation statement as confirmation of your 2025 benefit elections.

5. What's new for 2025

There are some significant changes to the HMO Basic and HMO Premium plans. Click here to watch a quick video regarding the emdical changes.

6. New whole life insurance policy

The Distirct is offering a new whole life insurance policy through MassMutual. For more details click here to view the Voluntary Guide.

8. Remember

You must complete the entire enrollment process and print/save a copy of your 2025 benefit confirmation statement for your records. You will be asked to provide a copy of your benefit confirmation statement should a question arise about your benefits enrollment.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Open Enrollment?

Open enrollment happens on an annual basis. This year’s open enrollment is October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 for benefits effective January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025.

What happens if I do not re-elect benefits during Open Enrollment?

New this year, if employees do not make any elections, then they will lose their current benefits and be defaulted into the medical opt-out and the $35K life insurance policy. This means the employee will not have any medical coverage through the District. Benefit elections cannot be
made after Open Enrollment closes, no exceptions.

How do I change my current elections or enroll for the first time?

To change your current benefit elections or enroll for the first time in the medical, dental, vision, supplemental life, dependent life, personal accident, cancer, hospital indemnity, legal, disability or flexible spending account, you must access CBIZ at https://pascodsb.cbizenroll.com( link also available on Mypasco Connect) from any computer beginning October 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024. If you leave the enrollment system before submitting your elections, your choices will not be saved.

Once you have completed your changes, it is important that you print/save the confirmation statement for your records. Changes you request during open enrollment will take effect January 1, 2025. The plan year begins on January 1 and continues through December 31. Benefit elections made during Open Enrollment are generally binding for the entire plan year. You may not make any changes until next year’s Open Enrollment period unless you have experienced a qualifying change in status event (e.g., marriage, birth, adoption, etc.), and notify Employee Benefits of such a change within 30 days from the date of the qualifying event.

Newly Hired Employees

Newly hired employees who become eligible for benefits during the months of October, November, and December must enroll twice: one time for 2024, and again for Open Enrollment for 2025.

Where can I find additional information about the group health plan and available benefit options?