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Learn More About the City's Benefit Plan Options
We offer a New Hire Orientation Seminar on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Can't attend the New Hire Benefits Orientation? View the New Hire Benefits Presentation below.
Watch Your Email for Your Log-In Access.
Once your new hire information has gone through the system, you will have access to enroll in benefits via your online benefits portal. If you try to log in before you receive the email from us, and experience issues with access, it could be that you aren't in the system yet. Check your status by emailing benefits@portlandoregon.gov, and we will see where your information is in the process.
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Access Your Online Benefits Account Here
Upload Supporting Documents, if Necessary:
You may submit required documents by uploading them to your documents center within your benefits online account, fax to 503-823-3522, interoffice mail to code 106/987 Attn: Benefits, or email to benefits@portlandoregon.gov.
If you are adding dependents, you must provide:
- Spouse - Copy of marriage certificate or license
- Domestic Partner - and Declaration of Oregon Registered Domestic Partnership if registered with the State of Oregon.
- Children- Copy of birth certificate(s), signed adoption paperwork, or court-appointed guardianship paperwork
If opting out of City sponsored health plans, you will need to provide proof of enrollment in other coverage.
Benefit Plan Rates:
- for all Employees except PPA
- for all standard and part-time Employees except PPA
- for all Portland Police Association (PPA) Employees
Default Enrollment
Employees have 35 days from their employment start date to enroll in benefit plans. If an employee does not enroll within 35 days, they are automatically enrolled in the default plans below, and will not be able to change this default enrollment until the next annual enrollment period (July 1st of each year).
Full-time Employee Default Enrollment
- Medical Plan: CityCore (Moda) PPO Employee only coverage o Portland Police Association (PPA): CityNet (Moda) PPO Employee only coverage
- Dental Plan: Delta Core Employee only coverage
- Vision Plan: Basic Vision Service Plan (VSP) Employee only coverage
- Basic Life Insurance for employee only based on your union affiliation
- Basic long-term disability (if you are eligible for this plan). You will not be eligible for the buy-up long term disability plan unless you apply with evidence of insurability at a later date.
- There are no default Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan or Dependent Care Assistance Program elections. You must actively enroll in the MERP and DCAP plans to participate in these options.
Part-time Employee Default Enrollment
- Part-time employees (30 hours or less per week) are not enrolled in any City-sponsored medical/vision or dental plans. You may receive a pro-rated share of the single party opt-out cash if/when you provide proof of enrollment in other group medical coverage.
- Basic Life Insurance for employee only based on your union affiliation
- Basic long-term disability (if you are eligible for this plan). You will not be eligible for the buy-up long term disability plan unless you apply with evidence of insurability at a later date.There are no default Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan or Dependent Care Assistance Program elections. You must actively enroll in the MERP and DCAP plans to participate in these options.
Preventive Care Initiative
The Preventive Care Initiative applies to Non-Represented employees and union employees represented by PPA, PPCOA, PROTEC 17, Recreation Leaders, Portland City Laborers (PCL), PPA-BOEC, DCTU and PFFA.
You are required to see your Primary Care Provider for a preventive exam (checkup) every two years to maintain your 5% premium share as a full-time employee. Ensuring employees have these important screenings is an important step to better health and better health outcomes. Sharing in the responsibility of good health will help keep the costs for benefits within sustainable levels.
Learn more about the Preventive Care Initiative when you sign up for benefits, by navigating to the microsite within your benefits portal titled Preventive Care Initiative.