Contents of the Manage Employee Dependents/Beneficiaries Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Employee Dependents/Beneficiaries screen.
Identification
Field | Description |
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Employee |
Enter, or click to select, the employee ID in this required field. Costpoint validates your entry against data entered on the Manage Employee Information screen. The employee's name displays in the adjacent, unlabeled field. |
Active |
Select this check box if the dependent/beneficiary record is currently active. |
Same Address as Employee |
Select this check box to indicate that the dependent/beneficiary record has the same address as the employee. If you select this check box, Costpoint sets all fields in the Address group box to those of the employee (as specified on the Address tab of the Manage Employee Information screen). |
Dependents/Beneficiaries
Name
Use the fields in this group box to enter information about the dependent/beneficiary's name.
Field | Description |
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Last |
Enter the dependent's/beneficiary's last name. |
First |
Enter the dependent/beneficiary's first name. |
Middle |
Enter the dependent's/beneficiary's middle name. |
Prefix |
Enter the prefix, if one is used, associated with the dependent/beneficiary's name. You can enter a maximum of six characters. Examples of prefixes include: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., and Rev. |
Suffix |
Enter the suffix, if one is used, associated with the dependent's/beneficiary's name. Enter a maximum of six alphanumeric characters. Examples of suffixes include: Jr., Sr., II, III, Ph.D., and M.D. |
Display Name |
Upon validation, this field displays the name of the dependent/beneficiary in Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial format. This is how the name displays on reports or screens. To change the format of the name, enter alphanumeric characters in any format you want. This field is required. |
Type
Use this group box to indicate that this record is for a dependent, beneficiary, or both.
Field | Description |
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Dependent |
Select this option if you are entering a record for an employee's dependent (rather than a beneficiary). |
Beneficiary |
Select this option if this record applies to an employee's beneficiary (rather than a dependent). |
Both |
Select this option if you are entering a record for a person who is both a dependent and a beneficiary of this employee. |
Gender
- Female: Select this option if the dependent/beneficiary is female.
- Male: Select this option if the dependent/beneficiary is male.
- Not Applicable: Select this option if the beneficiary is an institution, rather than a person.
Relationship
Field | Description |
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Relationship to Employee |
From the drop-down list, select the dependent's/beneficiary's relationship to the employee:
Your selections for the Relationship to Employee option Type group box on this screen, and the Coverage Rules group box on the Enrollment/Coverage Rules tab of the Manage Benefit Plans screen, together determine who is covered under which health plan. For example:
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Other Relationship |
If you selected Other in the Relationship to Employee field, enter alphanumeric text in this field to explain. |
Dependent Status
Use this group box to enter status information about this dependent/beneficiary.
Field | Description |
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Student |
Select this check box if this dependent is a student. Full-time students may be eligible for coverage extension. |
Handicapped |
Select this check box if the dependent is handicapped. Handicapped dependents may be eligible for coverage extension. |
Date/ID Information
Field | Description |
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Date of Birth/Agreement |
Enter, or click to select, the date of this dependent's/beneficiary's birth, in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
Government ID |
Enter the nine-digit Social Security number of this dependent/beneficiary. |
Address
Use the fields in this group box to enter the dependent's/beneficiary's mailing address if you did not select the Same Address as Employee check box. If you selected the Same Address as Employee check box, all fields in this group box fill automatically with the employee's address information (from the Address tab of the Manage Employee Information) and cannot be changed.
Field | Description |
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Line 1 - Line 3 |
Enter up to three lines of street address information excluding the city, state/province, country, and postal code. These fields are optional. |
City |
Enter the employee's city. |
State/Province |
Enter, or click to select, the state abbreviation/province code for the employee in this field. |
Postal Code |
Enter the employee's ZIP code or postal code. |
Country |
Enter, or click to select, the employee's country code (for example, USA) in this field. |
Phone
Use this group box to enter telephone number information for this dependent/beneficiary.
Field | Description |
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Home |
Enter the area code and home telephone number, in any format, for this dependent/beneficiary. |
Work |
If this dependent/beneficiary has a work telephone number, enter the area code and telephone number, in any format, in this field. |
User Defined Fields
Use the fields in this group box to enter any information you choose. These fields are user-defined and optional.
Field | Description |
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Lines 1 - 4 |
Enter a maximum of 40 alphanumeric characters of information you want to include in this dependent's/beneficiary's record. |