Health Savings Account (HSA) Open Enrollment

Alerus provides employees with access to educational and plan resources on our online Employee Resource Center.

Enrollment forms (if needed for internal use) and other employer plan resources can be downloaded from the Employer Resource Center.

ACTION ITEMS

Participant Enrollments
Due one month before plan year begins: Submit the new plan year participant enrollment information using one of the enrollment submission methods listed below.

Enrollment Submissions

Current HSA participants will continue their HSA account participation in the new plan year automatically.

New enrollment information can be submitted to Alerus:

  • ENROLLMENT FILE
    File Feed: If you have a secure file feed established between your HRIS system and Alerus, the new plan year enrollments may be able to be submitted through this file feed. Connect with your HRIS team to coordinate sending this enrollment file to Alerus no later than one month before your plan year begins. Format your open enrollment file using the following file naming convention: “CompanyCode_PT_EN_DATE_OE”.

    Employer File: You can upload an employer demographic/enrollment file through the Employer Website. Visit Importing Files for instructions on this process.

  • DIRECT ENROLLMENT ENTRY
    You may enter your enrollments one at a time directly through the Employees section of the Employer Website. Visit Manual Enrollment Entry for instructions on this process.

Do not submit enrollment termination dates for active participants to Alerus as of the plan year’s end, either through file integration or the employer website. Doing so will cause issues with your benefit programs. Alerus automatically tracks the end of your plan year for claim eligibility.

HSA Contribution Limits

Health and Wellness Annual Limits

Employee Education Materials

All employee educational materials can be found in the HSA Resource Center.

Enrollment Verification

Enrollment verification is required to ensure accurate benefit enrollment. After the plan year enrollments have been processed, you are required to verify plan year enrollments by downloading a report through your Employer Website – Reports>New Report>Enrollment. Report parameters for this review are:

  • File Type: PDF or Excel
  • As Of: Current date
  • Plan Year: YYYY
  • Group By: Divisions
  • Include Detail
  • Check: “Include additional information”
  • Check: “Include coverage level”

Plan Upgrades to Consider

Participant/Dependent File Feed: Alerus can accept a file feed from your HRIS or payroll system to automatically send demographic, enrollment, dependent, or contribution benefit information to Alerus, eliminating the need to manually update participant information within our systems. Reach out to our team at health_benefits_client_support@alerus.com if you are interested in integrating a file feed with Alerus.