Insurance Enrollment Information

Last Updated: May 2026

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This is a brief introduction to your State of Alaska employee benefits, which include life insurance, supplemental benefit options, and health insurance. You are responsible for knowing and managing your benefits, and to know what health plan you are in. See Health Insurance section below. All employees, except Labor, Trades and Crafts and some emergency employees, are eligible for Voluntary Supplemental Benefits.

Detailed information about Select and Voluntary Supplemental Benefits is available from the Department of Administration, Division of Retirement and Benefits Employee Group Life & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits page. There you will find benefit and eligibility information on a variety of benefits available to most employees such as:

• Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Select Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Supplemental Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance
• MetLife Pet Insurance
• And many more

To enroll, visit the Employee Enrollment Guide to begin the online enrollment process for Employee Group Life & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits and AlaskaCare. The Enrollment Guide also gives you the information you need to make enrollment decisions. You will need to wait until you are appointed to the payroll system to sign up for benefits, which typically takes about two or three weeks after an employee’s start date. Since benefit enrollment must occur within 30 days appointment, we encourage you to learn about benefits while your appointment action is processed . Please make sure that you have reviewed the information available on
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Note: You have the option to make changes to Employee Group Life & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits selections during the annual open enrollment period. Open enrollment occurs before the new benefit year begins on January 1. Changes may also be made within 30 days of a qualified status change.

Part-Time Employment

If you are a permanent/probationary part-time employee, and you are scheduled to work at least 15 but less than 30 hours per week, and want to participate in the State's Basic Life and AD&D plans, you will need to also enroll in your Group Health Plan. You must elect coverage within the first 30 consecutive calendar days of employment, and you must pay one-half of the health and life insurance premium cost.

Voluntary Supplemental Benefits

The monthly premium amount for any benefits elected through Voluntary Supplemental Benefits is deducted (50% each pay period) from your pre-taxed gross pay. Coverage begins the first of the month after you have completed 30 days of employment. You have the option to sign up for Voluntary Supplemental Benefits each year during the annual open enrollment. Changes may also be made within 30 days of a qualified status change.

If you need additional assistance after reviewing the information in this orientation, contact the Member Education Center at 907-465-4460, toll-free at 1-800-821-2251, or by email at doa.drb.mscc@alaska.gov.

Health Insurance

Your Health Insurance plan is determined by what bargaining unit you are in. Lists of the plans and the covered bargaining units are in the information below and on the Retirement and Benefits "What Plan/Tier am I In" page to determine correctly which health plan option below refers to you.

All full-time permanent/probationary and full-time long-term non-permanent employees, and their eligible dependents, are covered by state paid health insurance.

The State contributes a Benefits Credit towards the cost of your health insurance as a fringe benefit. Fringe benefits are employer-paid contribution towards employee benefits; these amounts are not deducted from or added to your paycheck. Depending on your bargaining unit affiliation and the plan you choose you may be required to pay a portion of the total monthly premium.

Important Note: Leave without pay taken within the first 30 days of employment may postpone the coverage until you are in pay status for 30 consecutive days. You must elect coverage within 30 days of your hire date, or you will be enrolled in the default plan.

AlaskaCare

The following employee groups are included in the AlaskaCare plan administered by the State:

• Supervisory
• Confidential
• Correctional Officers
• AVTEC Teacher's Association
• TEAME (Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers)
• Employees not covered by collective bargaining
• Marine Engineers
• Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatmen's Union

Detailed information about the AlaskaCare Health Plan can be found on the Division of Retirement and Benefits website under AlaskaCare.

AlaskaCare Full-Time Employment

Coverage is provided to all full-time permanent/probationary, and full-time long-term non-permanent employees and their eligible dependents beginning on the 31st consecutive calendar day of employment.

Half of the employee's portion of the monthly pretax premium is deducted each pay period.

Information on how to enroll for these benefits can be found on the Division of Retirement and Benefits Employee Enrollment Guide website.

AlaskaCare Part-Time Employment

If you are a permanent/probationary part-time employee, and you are scheduled to work at least 15 but less than 30 hours per week, you are eligible to participate in the AlaskaCare Health Plan. To participate you must elect coverage within the first 30 consecutive calendar days of employment. You are required to pay one-half of the employer portion of the premium as well as the employee's portion. If elected, your health care benefits will be effective on the 31st consecutive day you are in pay status. Information on how to enroll for these benefits can be found on the Division of Retirement and Benefits website.

Union Health Trusts

The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Trusts should be contacted directly for details about enrollment.

• General Government (GGU)
• Labor, Trades and Crafts
• Public Safety Employees Association
• Masters, Mates & Pilots

General Government Union

Contact your General Government Union Health Trust for enrollment information at 866-553-8206 or https://www.aseahealth.org.

Your association participates in the ASEA Group Health Trust. Upon receiving the GGU Health Notification Form, the Heath Trust will mail you an enrollment packet. Health care benefits will be effective the first day of the calendar month following 30 continuous days of employment.

General Government Union Part-Time Employment

If you are a part-time employee (scheduled to work at least 15 but less than 30 hours per week ) you are eligible to participate in the Group Health Plan. To participate you must elect coverage within the first 30 consecutive calendar days of employment. You are required to pay one-half of the employer portion of the premium as well as the employee's portion. If chosen, your health care benefits will be effective the first day of the calendar month following 30 consecutive days of employment. Changes may also be made during the annual open enrollment period or with a qualified status change.

Labor, Trades & Crafts (LTC)

Information can be found at https://www.local71.com

Your association participates in the LTC Health Trust. When deductions become necessary, the employee's portion of the pre-tax premium is deducted 50% each pay period. Health care benefits are effective the first day of the calendar month following 30 continuous days of employment. Contact your union representative for enrollment information.

Additional benefits are available through the Group Health Trust, such as additional supplemental coverage.