Benefits
Open Enrollment FAQs
We’re here to support your health and wellbeing—find answers to your Open Enrollment questions in our FAQs.
The Open Enrollment period is the time each year when employees can enroll in benefits coverage or change their current benefits coverage for the upcoming year.
The Open Enrollment period for 2026 benefits is Monday, September 15, 2025 through
Friday, October 10, 2025.
Your current elections, except for dependent care and health care reimbursement accounts,
will roll over to the 2026 plan year. You must re-enroll in the flexible spending
accounts each year.
Active employees with appointments that exceed six months and one day, with a time
base of at least half-time (0.50), Academic Year (AY) lectures and coaches must be
appointed for a least one semester with a time base of 0.40 (6 units or greater).
Employees who do not meet eligibility requirements may qualify for health care under
the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Employees who do not meet eligibility may still be eligible to enroll in many of the
voluntary plans (Health/Dependent Care Reimbursement, auto and home insurance, Pet
Insurance, or the legal plan). View more information here.
View the Open Enrollment Guidebook which provides you an overview of all available
benefits. The Open Enrollment Guidebook is available here or on the CSU Open Enrollment
website.
By viewing your CalPERS Health Plan Statement available through your personalized
my|CalPERS account, you can view your current plan and any specific health benefit changes that
may affect you in the upcoming year. If you do not have an account, you can create
one by going to the my|CalPERS Log In page, and selecting Register Now.
Log into MyFresnoState, and select the Employee Self Service Tile. Select Benefits from left menu, and
then select "Benefits Summary."
Once you have decided upon your choice of a medical and dental plan, to receive FlexCash,
or to participate in a Health Care/Dependent Care Reimbursement Account visit the
Open Enrollment page and select the enrollment/change form.
The on campus in-person Benefits and Wellness Fair will take place on Wednesday September
24 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union.
The 2026 premiums can be viewed here.
Full details on health plans options are available at https://www.calpers.ca.gov/. In your personalized my|CalPERS account, you can view your current plan, and any specific health benefit changes
that may affect you in the upcoming year. If you do not have an account, you can create
one by going to the my|CalPERS Log In page, and selecting Register Now.
Unless you are adding a new dependent, you do not need to submit supporting documentation.
The PPO’s are PERS Platinum, PERS Gold and PORAC (restricted for paying members of
Peace Officers Research Association of California).
The HMOs are Anthem Blue Cross Traditional & Select, Blue Shield Access+, Kaiser Permanente,
and UnitedHealthcare Alliance.
Medical insurance cards (when applicable) will be mailed to your home in either late
December or early January.
To learn about and enroll in the Premier VSP, visit csuactives.vspforme.com or call 800-400-4569 Note: The Premier VSP plan will not show in your portal.
For additional information, visit deltadentalins.com/csu, or call (800) 626-3108 if you are enrolled in the Delta Dental PPO Plan. Call
(844) 519-8751 if enrolled in the DeltaCare USA Plan.
As of plan year 2026, you can contribute up to $3,300; a monthly maximum of $275.
Additional information can be obtained at www.asiflex.com or by calling 800-659-3035. All first time HCRA participants will receive a set of
two ASIFlex Cards, at no cost to you.
As of plan year 2026, you can contribute up to $7,500. A monthly maximum of $625.
Additional information can be obtained at www.asiflex.com or by calling 800-659-3035.
To learn more about the plan and/or enroll, go to ARAGlegal.com/CSU.
To learn more abut this plan and/or to enroll, visit www.petinsurance.com/calstate, or call (877) 738-7874.
Go to csyou.calstate.edu/srp or schedule a complimentary one-on-one consultations with a Fidelity representative
planner on campus. Schedule your appointment by calling (800) 603-4015.
Explore your options and get a policy comparison at www.calcas.com/CSU or by calling (866) 680-5142.
To learn more about this benefit and/or to enroll, go to www.standard.com/mybenefits/csu or call (800) 378-5745.