INTRODUCTION TO BENEFITS

To fully benefit from the information covered in this Computer-Based Training (CBT) you should have completed the Introductory CBT.

The Introductory CBT will teach you how to navigate through the menus and pages and introduce you to the basics of adding, updating, and maintaining data in PeopleSoft.

If you have not already done so, please review the Introductory CBT before proceeding with the Benefits CBT.

NOTE: For more information on all available State of Kansas Benefit options, please visit the State of Kansas Employee Service Center http://www.kansas.gov/employee/ and select the Benefits links or go to Kansas Health Policy Authority (http://www.khpa.ks.gov).

Please consider that if Regulations, Bulletins, laws, etc. change, some of these scenarios may not be up-to-date. Continue to monitor the regulation changes that affect benefits entry and apply those changes to the following scenarios if applicable.

For the most up to date information (including new or revised Regulations and Bulletins), please check the following websites: 
SHARP Customer Services (http://www.da.ks.gov/sharp/) 
Division of Personnel Services (http://www.da.ks.gov/ps/) 
Accounts and Reports (http://www.da.ks.gov/ar/)
Kansas Health Policy Authority (http://www.khpa.ks.gov/)

After completing this CBT, you should be able to:
Understand which responsibilities the Agency and Central Benefits are responsible for.
Understand Benefits deductions, eligibility, and benefit record numbers; enter deductions into SHARP.
Understand KPERS Retirement elections and eligibility; enter elections into SHARP.
Understand KPERS Group Term Life elections; enter elections into SHARP.
Know where to view health benefits, dependents, flexible spending accounts, deferred compensation, health savings accounts, optional group life, and KPERS Buyback information.

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