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聽will be your FSA administrator.

The Lifetime Benefit Solutions Spending Account Member Portal document聽will guide you through setting up an online account. More details on downloading and using the mobile app can be found in the聽Lifetime Benefit Solutions Health Spending App document.

Eligibility

You are eligible to contribute to a Health Care FSA if you are a benefit-eligible employee that:

• Waived health coverage; OR
• Enrolled in the PPO Plan; OR
• Enrolled in the HSA-Eligible Plan and are not contributing to an HSA (if you are contributing to an HSA, see Limited Purpose FSA below)

Covered Expenses

You may use your Health Care FSA to reimburse qualified out-of-pocket medical, dental, prescription, or vision expenses. A complete list of qualifying expenses can be found in聽.

The CARES (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security) Act, passed by Congress, has expanded covered expenses that you may use your FSA on. The act is retroactive as of 1/1/2020. Qualified expenses now include: over-the-counter medicine without needing a doctor鈥檚 prescription and all feminine hygiene products.

2026 Contributions

The maximum amount you may contribute in 2026 is $3,300 (minimum election is $100). At the end of the year, employees may be able to roll over some eligible funds. Please refer to the 2027 Open Enrollment communications for details.

Your current FSA election will not automatically roll over to the following year, so you鈥檒l need to elect your annual contribution amount during Open Enrollment. You may not change your annual contribution amount after it has been elected unless you experience a corresponding qualifying event during the year.

If you do not make an active election for a Health Care FSA during Open Enrollment, then any unused funds from the current plan year will be forfeited. You will have 120 days beginning January 1st of the current plan year to submit any remaining claims for qualified services incurred in the previous plan year.

Eligibility

You are eligible to contribute to a Limited Purpose FSA if you are a benefit-eligible employee that enrolled in the HSA-Eligible Plan and are contributing to an HSA.

Covered Expenses

You may use your Limited Purpose FSA to reimburse qualified out-of-pocket dental and vision expenses. Once the Tier 1 Plan聽deductible聽has been met, you may also use your Limited Purpose FSA for qualified medical and prescription expenses. A complete list of qualifying expenses can be found in聽.

The CARES (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security) Act, passed by Congress, has expanded covered expenses that you may use your FSA on. The act is retroactive as of 1/1/2020. Qualified expenses now include: over-the-counter medicine without needing a doctor鈥檚 prescription and all feminine hygiene products.

2026 Contributions

The maximum amount you may contribute in 2026 is $3,300 (minimum election is $100). At the end of the year, employees may be able to roll over some eligible funds. Please refer to the 2027 Open Enrollment communications for details.

Your current FSA election will not automatically roll over to the following year, so you鈥檒l need to elect your annual contribution amount during Open Enrollment. You may not change your annual contribution amount after it has been elected unless you experience a corresponding qualifying event during the year.

If you do not make an active election for a Limited Purpose FSA during Open Enrollment, then any unused funds from the current plan year will be forfeited. You will have 120 days beginning January 1st of the current plan year to submit any remaining claims for qualified services incurred in the previous plan year.

Eligibility

You are eligible to contribute to a Dependent Care FSA if you are a benefit-eligible employee that:

• Has a dependent child under age 13 that is claimed as tax-dependent; OR
• Has a tax-dependent adult

Please Note: Federal non-discrimination guidelines require the University to test the Dependent Care FSA to ensure that highly compensated employees, as defined under IRS guidelines, do not disproportionately contribute to the Dependent Care FSA. Highly compensated employees may have their FSA maximum contribution amount reduced if the test results do not meet federal guidelines.

Covered Expenses

You may use your Dependent Care FSA to reimburse qualified daycare expenses for eligible dependents. A complete list of qualifying expenses can be found in聽.

2026 Contributions

The maximum amount you may contribute in 2026 is $7,500 for individuals or married couples filing jointly, or $3,750 for a married person filing separately, as defined in . Please note that Dependent Care FSA funds are not eligible to roll over.

Your current FSA election will not automatically roll over to the following year, so you鈥檒l need to elect your annual contribution amount during Open Enrollment. You may not change your annual contribution amount after it has been elected unless you experience a corresponding qualifying event during the year.

If you do not make an active election for a Dependent Care FSA during Open Enrollment, then any unused funds from the current plan year will be forfeited. You will have 120 days beginning January 1st of the current plan year to submit any remaining claims for qualified services incurred in the previous plan year.

There are a few options for using the savings in your FSA towards qualified medical expenses.

Health Spending Card

If you are enrolled in a Health Care or Limited Purpose FSA, you can use your FSA Health Spending Card to cover your qualified medical and over-the-counter expenses. With this option, you pay for eligible services and/or items in real-time and do not have to wait to be reimbursed. Please note that the FSA Health Spending Card cannot be used for Dependent Care FSA expenses.

Manual reimbursements

If you did not use your FSA Health Spending Card, you must submit a claim for each qualified expense that you would like to receive reimbursement for (the FSA Health Spending Card cannot be used for Dependent Care FSA expenses). You may either:

1. Use your聽聽online account to submit claims electronically; OR
2. Use a聽paper form聽to submit claims.

Direct deposit

Use your online account or a聽paper form聽to set up direct deposit of reimbursements into your bank account with your vendor.

• Dependent Care FSA Reimbursement Request Form

If you need additional forms, you can聽contact us聽or explore our聽employee benefit forms page.