What happens to my FSA funds if I terminate or retire, can I receive my remaining balance?

No. However, you can continue to submit claims incurred prior to your termination date before the end of the run-out period (defined in your Summary Plan Description).

For example: Your plan has a 90-day run-out period following termination. Your termination date is September 13th. Your physician sees you on September 12th, but you do not receive the Explanation of Benefits from your insurance carrier until October 31st. You can still submit this expense as it was incurred prior to your termination date, and prior to the end of the 90-day run-out period following your date of termination. Any expense incurred after September 13 is not eligible.

What information is needed for my Dependent Care FSA claim?

Request for Reimbursement Form: Complete the Dependent Care section of the Request for Reimbursement Form and have your daycare provider sign and date.

– Receipt: The receipt must include the following information:

– Name, address and Tax Identification # of provider

– From/through dates of service

– Amount of charge

What is a Dependent Care FSA?

You can use pre-tax dollars to cover eligible work-related dependent care expenses for qualified dependents, or if you are married, while you and your spouse work or your spouse attends school full-time.

What is a Healthcare Flexible Spending Account?

You may set aside pre-tax dollars to cover eligible medical expenses that are not covered by any other type of insurance. The account helps you budget for planned expenses such as deductibles, co-payments and prescriptions. You may refer to the FSA eligible expenses tool on this site for a list of eligible and ineligible expenses.

What is the Carryover?

On October 31, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury changed the “Use It or Lose It” rule, providing employers the ability to offer a Carryover option which allows for up to $500 of FSA balances remaining at the plan-year end to carry over for use during the next plan year. The Carryover option is available with healthcare and limited purpose FSAs.