Benefits Contact Information
Most plan description and enrollment information can be obtained from your departmental payroll division. For general questions or inquiries about your eligibility for certain benefits, please call the Employee Benefits Division at (805) 568-2818 or (805) 568-2821 or email us at benefits@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Call the health plan or visit their web site when you have questions about a specific plan.
| Medical Plans
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
Blue Shield of California
All Plans |
800-642-6155
|
www.blueshieldca.com/csac |
MEDCO - Pharmacy Benefits Manager for EPO and PPO Plans (HDHP Plan members please call Blue Shield Customer service for Pharmacy Benefit questions)
|
800-711-0917
|
www.medco.com |
| Kaiser Permanente |
800-464-4000 |
www.kp.org |
Health Savings Account
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| Sterling HSA Administrator |
800-617-4729 |
www.sterlinghsa.com |
Employee Assistance Programs
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| MHN Employee Assistance Program |
888-227-2204 |
www.members.mhn.com Online access code: cosantabarbara |
CareCounsel Advisors
|
888-227-3334 |
www.carecounsel.com |
| Vision Plan
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| Vision Service Plan (VSP) |
800-877-7195 |
www.vsp.com |
| Dental Plans
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| County Self-Funded Plan - PPO Plan |
877-496-0068 |
www.goldenwestdental.com - Select "Unicare National PPO Network" |
| Golden West Pacesetter Dental - DMO Plan |
866-926-8078 |
www.goldenwestdental.com - Select "Pacesetter" |
| COBRA Coverage
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| Benefits Coordinators Corporation (BCC) |
1-800-685-6100 |
http://www.benxcel.com/faq_cobra.php |
Flexible Spending Accounts & Commuter Benefit
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC) |
1-800-685-6100 |
http://www.benxcel.com/fsa.php |
| Important: Participant ID is COSB+00+Ee ID. For example, COSB009999. If Ee ID is 5 digits, then COSB0099999 or if EE ID is 4 digits, then COSB0009999 etc. |
| Disability Benefits
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| Ca. State Disability Insurance (SDI) |
800-480-3287 |
SDI |
| EDD Paid Family Leave |
877-238-4373 |
Paid Family Leave |
| ING Reliastar Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) |
800-328-4090 |
(N/A) |
| Additional Voluntary Benefits
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| CHARTIS Personal Accident Insurance (AD&D) |
800-551-0824 |
(N/A) |
| ING Supplemental Optional Term Life Insurance |
Will be posted shortly |
(N/A) |
| Voluntary Whole Life (with Long Term Care Rider) - Farmington |
877-290-3931 |
(N/A) |
| Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance - Farmington |
877-290-3931 |
(N/A) |
| Unemployment Insurance
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| EDD |
800-300-5616 |
Unemployment Claims |
| Long Term Care
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
| CalPers Long Term Care (no new enrollments after 2008) |
800-266-1050 |
CalPers Long Term Care |
| Retirement
|
Phone Number
|
Web Site
|
SB County Employees Retirement System
|
805-568-2940
|
SBCERS |
| Great West Retirement Services |
800-701-8255 |
www.santabarbara457.com |
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Santa Barbara County Credit Union
|
805-682-3357 |
www.sbcreditunion.com |