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| FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS |
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| Filing
a Claim |
To receive reimbursement from your Health Care or Dependent Care FSA,
submit a claim form along with written evidence of your incurred expense
to the WageWorks Claims Office, at the address shown on the form. Reimbursements
will be made up to two times per month. You will receive your payment
as soon as administratively possible, along with an explanation of benefits.
If you have a medical expense not covered by the plans, you will need
to file a claim for reimbursement using the Health
Care FSA Reimbursement claim form.
You may use the money deposited in your FSA account for expenses incurred
during the plan year, from January 1 through March 15th of the following
year. Any expenses you may have prior to participation in the plan are
not eligible for reimbursement.
Reimbursement will be made from each account as follows:
For the Health Care FSA
You can receive reimbursement from your Health Care FSA, up to the
total amount of your annual contributions, regardless of the amount
in your account at the time you request payment. For example, if you
are contributing $1,200 annually to the account, have an account balance
of $200 in February, and incur eligible medical expenses of $600 in
February you may be reimbursed for the entire $600. You will continue
to make monthly contributions to your account throughout the rest of
the year.
For the Dependent Care FSA
You can receive reimbursement from your Dependent Care FSA, up to the
amount in your account at the time you request payment. For example,
if you elect to contribute $1,200 to your Dependent Care account, have
an account balance in February of $400 ($200 from you and $200 in matching
company contribution), and submit a claim for $500 worth of eligible
dependent care expenses, you will receive a $400 reimbursement at that
time. Link to the Dependent
Care FSA claim form here.
For Both FSAs
You have until April 30th of the following year to submit claims for
reimbursement for expenses that you incurred during the plan year and
through March 15th of the next plan year. For example, if you participated
in the Health Care FSA in 2008, you have until April 30, 2009, to submit
claims you incurred from January 1, 2008 through March 15, 2009.
Direct Deposit of Reimbursements
You may elect to have your FSA reimbursements deposited directly to
your checking or savings account. If you elect this feature, you will
not have to wait for your reimbursement checks, and funds deposited
to your account will be available immediately.
You can set up your direct deposit information for your FSA by clicking
here
and selecting the "Edit My Profile" link from the first page
once you have signed in to the WageWorks site.
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