AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA)

Affordable Care ActRequirements

• ACA requires large employers (50 or more full-time equivalent employees to offer affordable healthcare coverage to full-time employees.

• Coverage under ACA effective January 2015

Affordable Care Act What’s New

• ACA full-time definition• Average of 30 hours per week or more per month

• Standard look-back/measurement period • 12 months

• Administrative period • Maximum 90 days • Begins immediately following the end of the

look-back/measurement period• Ends immediately before the start of the stability period

• Stability Period - • Must equal look-back period – 12 months• Eligibility is locked

Affordable Care Act What’s New

• Med Only Benefits Codes (Non Zero)• NBP (HBP)

• Temporary – Seasonal, rehired retiree • 3 to 9 months – 30 hours • ACA Healthcare, GDCP, Garnishments Only

• HNF (NOF)• Perm Labor – Time limited• More than 9 months – 30 hours• ACA Healthcare, Leave, GDCP, Peach State Reserves

401(k)/457 Plans

Affordable Care ActTools

• ACA Monitoring Report• To assist with monitoring hours of contingent workforce• Aligned with SOG look-back period – 10/16 – 10/15• Contains active non-zero records• Confirms semi-monthly • Available through document direct

• ACA Queries• 0HR050_ACA_SUMMARY

• Summary of hours worked• Estimated number of weeks• Estimated threshold

• 0HR051_ACA_DETAIL • Detail for specific employee

• ACA Reports Job Aid

• ACA Bulletin • ACA Decision Tree• Rehire Decision Tree• ACA Med Only Job Aid

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