Benefits-eligible employees have only a few more days to make benefit changes for 2009. The open enrollment deadline is midnight Nov. 25.

During open enrollment, you may:

• Transfer to a different UC-sponsored medical or dental plan.

• Add eligible family members to your medical, dental or vision plans.

• Opt in or out of medical, dental or vision plans.

• Opt in or out of Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP); enrollment is automatic unless you previously opted out.

• Enroll or re-enroll in the flexible spending account plans for health care expenses and-or dependent care expenses.

Generally, the way to make changes is online: atyourservice.ucop.edu. However, if you do not have access to a computer, see "At a Glance" below for information on how to complete the open enrollment process. All changes will be effective Jan. 1, 2009.

If you are satisfied with your enrollments as they are now, there is nothing that you need to do—your plans will continue unchanged, with two exceptions, both regarding flexible spending accounts:

To participate in either the Health FSA or the DepCare FSA for 2009, you must enroll during open enrollment—participation in these plans does not automatically carry over from year to year.

A major change for 2009 is a switch in flexible spending account administration, from SHPS to CONEXIS. (See separate story.)

AT A GLANCE

WHAT: Annual opportunity to make changes in benefits coverage.

WHEN: 8 a.m. Oct. 30 to midnight Nov. 25.

WHO: Anyone making a change, and anyone who wishes to renew or establish a flexible spending account. If you are not making a change, and do not want an FSA, you need not do anything during open enrollment.

HOW: Online, atyourservice.ucop.edu. Employees without computer access should contact their unit offices or Human Resources, (530) 752-0530 on the Davis Campus, or the HR benefits office, (916) 734-8099, on the Sacramento Campus.

A SAMPLING '09 HEALTH PLAN PREMIUMS

MORE INFORMATION

Human Resources personnel have conducted a number of information sessions and tabling events during open enrollment. One more presentation is planned: from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 24 in Room 182 of the Davis Campus Human Resources Administration Building on Orchard Road, just west of La Rue Road.

HR LOCATIONS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Davis Campus: Human Resources, in the Human Resources Administration Building, Orchard Road, just west of La Rue Road, telephone (530) 752-0530.

Sacramento Campus: Benefits office, 2300 TICON III, telephone (916) 734-8099.