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Find out who to contact regarding your benefits inquiry. 

Benefits Office

Services:

  • Questions about benefits plan options
  • Policy guidance
  • Benefits orientation
  • Benefits counseling (including layoff and continuation of benefits after separation)
  • Retirement counseling
  • Retirement disability counseling
  • UCPath escalations
  • Prospective applicant benefits consultation
  • Retirement counseling workshops

Contact Information and Resources:

HR Benefits Office Hours

Join our Office Hours every Tuesday via Zoom. You will be placed in a breakout room with a Senior Benefits Analyst who can answer questions about insurance and retirement. Registration is not required. Use this Zoom link to join the session during Office Hours: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/97487860526

January 2024 February 2024
January 9: 3 – 4 p.m.
January 16: 10 – 11 a.m.
January 23: 3 – 4 p.m.
January 30: 10 – 11 a.m.
February 13: 10 – 11 a.m.
February 20: 3 – 4 p.m.
February 27: 10 – 11 a.m.
March 2024 April 2024
March 5: 3 – 4 p.m.
March 12: 10 – 11 a.m.
March 19: 3 – 4 p.m.
March 26: 10 – 11 a.m.
April 2: 3 – 4 p.m.
April 9: 10 – 11 a.m.
April 16: 3 – 4 p.m.
April 23: 10 – 11 a.m.
April 30: 3 – 4 p.m.
May 2024 June 2024
May 7: 10 – 11 a.m.
May 14: 3 – 4 p.m.
May 21: 10 – 11 a.m.
May 28: 3 – 4 p.m.
June 4: 10 – 11 a.m.
June 11: 3 – 4 p.m.
June 18: 10 – 11 a.m.
June 25: 3 – 4 p.m.

Health Care Facilitator Program

Services:

  • Assistance with escalated benefit claims and health and welfare benefits
  • Medicare coordination with UC-sponsored medical plans
  • Retiree benefits inquiries
  • Understand your UC health plan coverage and patient rights
  • Provide a comparison of benefit options for a complex medical condition
  • Retiree Health workshops

Contact Information and Resources:

UCPath Center

Services:

  • Benefits enrollment, changes, updates, and exceptions
  • Expedite benefits coverage with insurance carriers
  • View current benefits enrollment
  • Personal and dependent data updates
  • Proof of enrollment or cancellation of benefits coverage
  • Benefits billing during leave of absence
  • Annual Open Enrollment administration, processing, and exceptions
  • Employment verification requests
  • Benefits orientation
  • Family Member Eligibility Verification (FMEV) processing (de-enrollment/reinstatement)
  • COBRA election requests
  • Death claims, AD&D and survivor benefits
  • Payroll Processing

Contact Information and Resources:

UC Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Services

Services:

  • General UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) inquiries
  • Retirement counseling
  • Eligibility for retiree health insurance
  • UCRP service credit purchase
  • Service Credit disputes
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)
  • Capital Accumulation Payment (CAP) inquiries
  • Refunds of UCRP accumulations
  • Survivor benefits
  • Beneficiary changes
  • Assistance with UC Retirement At Your Service (UCRAYS)
  • Retirement planning webinars

Contact Information and Resources:

Fidelity Retirement Services

Services:

  • Retirement Savings Program Accounts (403(b), 457(b), DC Plan)
  • Account balances, enrollment and contribution changes
  • UC Retirement Choice Program
  • Rollover and distributions
  • Personalized planning and help

Contact Information and Resources:

HR Benefits Retirement Office Hours and Workshops

Retirement Office Hours are held every Wednesday via Zoom. You will be placed in a breakout room with a Senior Benefits Analyst who can answer questions about UC retirement. Registration is not required. Use this Zoom link to join the session during Office Hours:

Note: Before attending Retirement Office Hours, please be sure to run your retirement estimate(s) via UCRAYS. Find instructions on how to log in and run estimates online.

June 2023
June 7: 11 a.m. – noon
June 14: 11 a.m. – noon
June 21: 2 – 3 p.m.
June 28: 11 a.m. – noon
July 2023
July 5: 2 – 3 p.m.
July 12: 11 a.m. – noon
July 19: 2 – 3 p.m.
July 26: 11 a.m. – noon

Retirement Counseling Workshops

These 90 minute sessions are facilitated by the Senior Benefits Analysts and will provide an overview of the Retirement Process, including the following topics:

  • Retirement 101 - Overview of UCRP and Retirement Estimates
  • Retirement Process – Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Process for Retirement
  • Insurance Continuation Checklist - Introduction to Retiree Health Benefits and Required Forms

Registration is required via the UC Learning Center (sign-in required). Here are the upcoming dates:

March
March 21: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
March 29: 3 - 4:30 p.m. (En Español)

April
April 5: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
April 13: noon - 1:30 p.m.

HR-Central Payroll

Services:

  • W2 & 1095 prior to 2020 accessible from AYSO
  • Pre-Conversion to UCPath Record of Earnings
  • Pre-Conversion to UCPath Payroll Questions
  • AYSO password reset

Contact Information and Resources:


UC San Diego Campus Benefits Newsletter Archive

2022

2021

Questions? Campus employees can find information, submit an inquiry, and access the phone number for the HR Support Team via the Employee Center. To reach HR without Campus UCSD credentials, please visit the Human Resources Department.

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