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Enrolling for Benefits as a Newly Hired Employee

Participation Options

Participate: You participate in the Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB) benefits program if you are eligible and you elect to enroll for mandatory benefits. Mandatory benefits are medical coverage (including opting out) and dental coverage at least for yourself. You may opt out of medical coverage if you have other group medical coverage as defined by PEBB; if you opt out, you will receive a portion of the state contribution as cash. Employees who participate are automatically enrolled for the required basic life insurance. If you participate in PEBB for mandatory benefits, you may also enroll for optional benefits. Your Benefit Booklet presents information about each benefit option.

Decline to Participate: You may decline participation in the PEBB benefits program. If you decline to participate, you will receive no portion of the state contribution toward your benefits – you receive no cash. If you decline, you may choose to participate and enroll if the state contribution changes.

For more information about your benefits at PSU, click here.

Enroll Online

Using pebb.benefits, you can automatically enroll and confirm your choices with a few key strokes and mouse clicks. Pebb.benefits is a user-friendly, easy, secure system. Step-by-step on-screen instructions will walk you through the enrollment process.

To register for pebb.benefits, you will need to provide the following information:

• First name as it appears on your Social Security card
• Last name as it appears on your Social Security card
• Date of birth (mm-dd-yyyy)
• Type of ID you wish to use to register for the first time
• ID Number, which can be your
  • PSU ID number (must be used for all new employees)
  • PEBB-assigned Benefit Number that begins with the letter P followed by eight digits (for existing PEBB covered employees). As a new hire, you will have this number assigned during the on-line enrollment process.

Here’s how to register.

1. Direct your Internet browser to www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/PDB.
2. Select Log In to pebb.benefits. This will open a Welcome screen.
3. In the box at the upper left portion of the screen, select Register Here.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Select Save and Continue.
6. At the next screen, create a user name and password.
7. Select Save and Continue.

The system will open your home page. Select Enroll for benefits as a newly hired employee.

At the next screen, check whether you want to enroll for benefits (including opting out of medical coverage if you are eligible) or whether you want to decline to participate. Select Save and Continue.

If you have chosen to participate, the next screen will list the six enrollment steps. Select Continue.

Step 1: Check Your Personal Information

Please ensure your residence address is correct, as that address determines your eligibility to enroll for plans offered only in specific service areas. PEBB obtained your residence address from the information you supplied to your Human Resources department. If you correct your residence address in this record, please notify your Human Resources department so your payroll record can also be updated.

After you add or change an item, select Save to save that addition and/or change. When your personal information is correct, select Save and Continue.

Step 2: Add Your Dependents

The next screen will ask if you have dependents you would like to add to your coverage.

If you select No, the system will open the Mandatory Benefits section, Step 3. If you select Yes, the system will open a screen where you can enter your dependent information. Follow the instructions on the screen. When you are done, select Save and Continue.

Step 3: Enroll for Mandatory Benefits

Please read the information on the succeeding screen. Select Continue to move to the next screen.

The system will open the enrollment screen for mandatory benefits. These are:

• Medical coverage (unless you are eligible and want to opt out)
• Dental coverage (at least employee-only is required).

To opt out if you have other group medical coverage as defined by PEBB, select Opt Out next to the medical plan type. The system will require that you provide information about the other group medical coverage. You can also add information for other group prescription or dental coverage (not currently required for opt out) by selecting Other Group Coverage.

Select Save and Continue when you have completed your selections.

The system will ask if you want to select optional benefits. If you select Cancel, you will go to Step 5, Designate Your Beneficiaries for required basic life insurance. If you select OK, you will go to Step 4, Enroll for Optional Benefits.

Step 4: Enroll for Optional Benefits

Here you can enroll for optional benefits. The system will walk you through enrollment steps.

When you have completed selecting your optional benefits, select Save and Continue. The system will open your Beneficiaries screen.

Step 5: Designate Your Beneficiaries

On the Beneficiaries screen, you may select Option 1, the Standard Designation, or you can select Option 2 to designate specific beneficiaries. When you are done, select Save and Continue.

Step 6: Review, Agree to and Save Your Selections

The system will open your Benefit Statement. On your statement you can Edit any of your selections before you agree to and save them. If you edit a benefit election, select Save and Continue, then select Back to return to your benefit statement.

When you have completed all your edits, read the Confirm your Enrollment Selections and the federal notices information.

If you agree with all your enrollment selections, check the box next to I have reviewed and agree with all my enrollment selections and federal notices, and select Save.

Print a copy of your Benefit Statement for your files. It will help if you need assistance in the future. Then select Close to return to your home page in pebb.benefits or Log Out to exit the system.

On Your Return

The next time you come back to pebb.benefits at www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/PDB, enter your user name and password, and select Log In. If, by that time, you’ve forgotten your password, select Forgot Your User Name/Password? and follow the instructions on the screen.

To Make a Change After You Have Confirmed Your Selections

If you enrolled online and confirmed your selections and you subsequently want to change an election during your initial 60-day enrollment window, please contact your university benefits office or PEBB. Go to www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/PDB and select Contact Us from the menu on the left side of the screen to find the contact information. We will be happy to assist you.

Your Support Teams

If you encounter any difficulties with the system, feel free to call your university benefits office or PEBB for help and support. Just select Contact Us from the left-hand menu at www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/PDB. We’re here to help.

Enroll on Paper

If you are unable to enroll using pebb.benefits and want to enroll using paper forms, click here: www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/forms.shtml and follow the instructions on the forms. Please do not enroll using both paper and pebb.benefits as this will create problems with your records.

You must enroll within 60 days from your date of hire. Your benefits will go into effect the first of the month following the date your university benefit office receives your completed forms, except for benefits that require approval by the carrier (life and long term care insurance).

You must enroll for both medical and dental coverage at the same time before either benefit can go into effect.

If they are required, please ensure your university benefits office has your affidavit of domestic partnership or dependency on file. These forms are available from the PEBB Web site, www.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/forms.shtml.