DOUGHERTY COUNTY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
RETIREE BENEFITS
Newly Eligible Retirees: Please complete the Retiree Enrollment Packet below to make your Retiree Benefits Elections. Please return the completed packet to mybenefits@campusbenefits.com for processing.
What are Retiree Benefits?
Retiree Benefits are for employees who retire from Dougherty County School System. This premium would be paid by the employee, as arranged by Dougherty County Schools.
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Plan Rules:
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Eligibility: Available to those who retire from the Dougherty County School System
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Premiums are paid for by the retirees
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Contact Campus Benefits for assistance with claims.
Email: mybenefits@campusbenefits.com
Call 1-866-433-7661, option 5
Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Plan Rules:
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Eligibility: Recent retirees, & children (up to age 26)
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Coverage through Ameritas
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Provider directory: CLICK HERE (Network: Classic PPO)
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Claims must be submitted within 90 days of date of service
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Orthodontics available for Adults (Employee & Spouse) and Children up to age 26
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The chart below is a sample of covered services. Please see plan certificate for more details.
Click on the Dental card above for a downloadable version!
Register for your secure member account at ameritas.com.
The one-time set up is quick and easy:
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Go to ameritas.com
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Sign in to your Customer (Member) Account under the Dental/Vision/Hearing drop down
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On the Login page select “Register Now”
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Complete the New User Registration form
Your Plan Includes Dental Rewards
Allows qualifying plan members to carryover part of their unused annual maximum.
Your Plan Includes A LASIK Advantage Benefit
When enrolled in the dental plan, you are automatically enrolled in LASIK coverage. The LASIK benefits increase each year you are on the plan. This is a lifetime benefit and the payment is available only once per person. You must be 18 years of age or older and you can seek services at any facility. A 12 month late entrant period may apply.
Your Plan Includes A Hearing Care Benefit
Vision Insurance
What is Vision Insurance?​
A health and wellness plan designed to reduce your costs for routine preventive eye care including eye exams and prescription eyewear (eyeglasses and contact lenses).
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Plan Rules:
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Eligibility: Recent retirees, & children (up to age 26)
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Coverage through MetLife
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In-Network Provider Directory: CLICK HERE (Network: VSP Choice)
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Group Name: Dougherty County Board of Education
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Policy Number: 216418
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Provides additional benefits to members who are not legally blind, but whose eyesight cannot be corrected to 20/70 with the use of optical lenses. See plan certificate for details
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Contact Campus Benefits for assistance with claims.
Email: mybenefits@campusbenefits.com
Call 1-866-433-7661, option 5
Employer organization / Dougherty County Board of Education
Click on the Vision card above for a downloadable version!
Retirement Benefits
Dougherty County School System Retirement Program
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The Dougherty County School System retirement program is made up of four parts – Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRSga), Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS), Supplemental Retirement plans and Social Security.
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
TRS covers all teaching, administrative, clerical and other professional personnel. Teachers Retirement System eligible employees contribute 6% of their gross monthly salary to TRS. In addition, the BOE contributes 19.98% of your gross salary to your TRS account.
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Please click on this link for TRS information: www.trsga.com/active-member
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Have you been with TRS less than 5 years? Click on this link: New Hire
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Have you been with TRS between 5 and 24 years? Click on this link: Mid-Career
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Have you been with TRS 25 years or more? Click on this link: Pre-Retirement Members
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Ready To Retire under TRS? Click on this link for the TRS Retirement Process: I'm Ready to Retire
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PSERS covers all non-TRS employees including bus drivers, food service, maintenance, warehouse and custodial employees. PSERS employees contribute $10.00 per month September through May (applies to employees hired after 7/1/2012).
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Click on this link for PSERS information: Public School Employees Retirement System
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Ready to Retire under PSERS? Click on this link and then click Active Members: PSERS Forms