OSPS E-News ~ Message From PEBB

[Announcements from OSPS to the users of the Oregon State Payroll Application]

OSPS has received information from PEBB in regard to the 2009 changes in
the state benefit plan that permits an employee to declare their
domestic partner as a dependent for tax purposes.   At this time, PEBB
has not completed the system changes to pebb.benefits to automatically
process these transactions.  In the alternative, PEBB has provided the
following instructions.  

When you are presented with a tax status form designating a domestic
partner as a dependent do the following: 

1.       E-mail Miriam Martinez or Isabel Joslen at PEBB with the name
and Oregon ID number of the employee to notify of the domestic partner
dependent status.

2.       Delete the "DPT" code from the employee's P050 screen.  

3.       Do Not change the P070 plan codes - allow them to remain as
"800" codes.  

PEBB acknowledges that allowing the 800 plan codes to remain without the
presence of a DPT will cause you to receive an exception message.  Once
they have completed the updates to pebb.benefits, they will interface
alpha plan codes to OSPA that will synchronize pebb.benefits and OSPA.  

Your diligence in communicating with PEBB when you have a change from
domestic partner to dependent will ensure that they are able to verify
accuracy in their system once their programming has been completed.  

 

 

Sharon McKeehan, Manager

Oregon Statewide Payroll Services

DAS/State Controller's Division

155 Cottage Street NE,  U-50

Salem, OR  97301-3969

(503) 378-6777 ext. 230

Visit our Webpages: http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS

 

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