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Washoe County offers its employees comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.  Employees have two health plans to select from:  a Self-funded Group Health Plan, which utilizes a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).  Employees become eligible for these benefit plans after 90 days of employment.

The County pays a portion of the premium cost for employee coverage for both plans based on employee contract agreements.  For employees who wish to cover their dependents, premiums are deducted each pay period on a pre-tax basis*.  Employees pay 50% of dependent premiums.  The table below outlines the cost, per pay period, to the employee based upon plan selection and number of family members covered:

*Domestic Partner premium is a post tax deduction.

Summary of Benefits

  Self-funded Group Health Plan (SFGHP)

The PPO Plan for the Self-funded Group Health Plan is administered by CDS Group Health and the Preferred Provider Network is maintained by Universal Health Network.

Prescription benefits under this plan are managed by Catalyst Rx.

Self-funded Plan Summary

Self-funded PPO Provider Network

  Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Plan

This plan is administered by Hometown Health, with prescription benefits managed by Catalyst Rx. 

HMO Plan Summary

Hometown Health HMO Provider Network

  GAP Plan (American Fidelity)

This GAP Plan is administered by American Fidelity Assurance Company, and is designed to help cover some of your out of pocket expenses with the HMO group health plan. 

Gap Plan and HMO Participants

Gap Plan Reimbursement Form

   Dental and Vision Benefits

The Dental and Vision benefits are the same for all employees, regardless of which medical coverage is elected.  Coverage under the dental and vision benefit plans is bundled with the medical plans, so employees are not able to opt out of any coverage offered. 

The self-funded dental plan is administered by CDS Group Health and the list of PPO dental providers is managed by Nevada Health Partners: 

Dental Plan Summary

Dental Plan Provider Network

Self-funded vision benefits are with Vision Service Plan (VSP):

Vision Plan Summary

Vision Service Plan (VSP) Provider Network

  Life Insurance

Washoe County provides its employees with basic life insurance coverage up to $20,000.  Supplemental life insurance is available for purchase; please see additional information under Supplemental Benefits web page.

NOTE: The medical, dental, vision, prescription and life benefit plans are administered by the Human Resources department at Washoe County.   The benefit information provided is subject to change.  If there are conflicts of benefit descriptions at any time, the plan document for that benefit will prevail.

Thank you for visiting the Washoe County HR Website. 

For questions regarding this page, please contact: kharmon@washoecounty.us

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