Program Overview
The SCSEBA Advantage Mini-med program is an avenue for member school and community college Districts to provide a cost effective, voluntary medical coverage to employees who do not qualify for the regular benefits. Features of the voluntary plans available through SCSEBA include:
- Affordable employee and family coverage
- Coverage for preventative care
- Coverage for emergency care, and selective elective care
- Prescription Drug coverage
- Hospital and physician discounts
Districts have the option of choosing between two different carriers offered in the SCSEBA Mini-Med program:
Reliance Standard or Blue Cross of California. Each carrier offers a different level of coverage, as well as different plan options.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, employees must fall under District eligibility guidelines and cannot currently be able to purchase into the Districts major medical plan. Employees who have the option to purchase the groups major medical plan but feel that it is unaffordable are excluded from participating in this program.
Plan Design Options
The District will choose to offer either the Blue Cross or the Reliance Standard plan. The District will also choose the mini-med plan design that will be available to the employees. Districts are not required to contribute to the cost of the coverage, but can if they wish.
Reliance Standard
- 8 plan options
- $0 annual deductible
- $7,500 - 25,000 annual plan maximum
Other Products Offered
Life, short term disability, vision, and dental insurance Blue Cross of California
- 3 plan options
- $500 - 1,000 per person annual deductible
- $50,000 - 100,000 annual plan maximum
Sign-up or Learn More...
Let your employees who work less than the required benefits eligibility know that you care about them by offering the SCSEBA Advantage Mini Med Program. Districts can opt into the program at any time and do not need to wait until their annual open enrollment to start offering this benefit to their employees. Districts who would like to find out more about the program may contact the JPA directly at 909.433.0841 or call their SCSEBA representative, Aon Consultant Rebecca Ellis, at 801.535.4330.
