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Program Eligibility Matrix

Benefit Plan
US Citizen or Permanent Resident
TN  VISA
May only work for petitioning employer in one year increments
H-1B or O  VISA
May work only for petitioning employer
J  VISA
Exchange Visitor
Professor/Scholar
F  VISA
Can work full-time
with authorization

FTE

.750 FTE to 1.00 FTE*

.750 FTE to 1.00 FTE*

.750 FTE to 1.00 FTE*

.750 FTE to 1.00 FTE*

.750 FTE to 1.00
FTE*
TSERS (Teachers & State Employees’ Retirement System)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
State Health Plan Employer Paid for Employee Only)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
ORP (Optional Retirement Plan) (1)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
Disability Plans
          
State Disability (DIPNC) (after one year of service in a retirement plan)

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP
Voluntary Supplemental Disability (Employee Paid)

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP
TSERS Employer Paid Death Benefit

Only Members of TSERS

Only Members of TSERS

Only Members of TSERS

Only Members of TSERS

Only Members of TSERS
NC Flex Program (2)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
Voluntary Life Insurance

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
401(k) Supplemental Retirement

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP
403(b) Annuities

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
NC Deferred Comp

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
State Employees Credit Union

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP

Only Members of TSERS or ORP
Eligible to participate in other  voluntary Benefit plans

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

* The appointment must be in a permanent job position on a recurring basis; and the appointment must be to work 30 hours (.7500 FTE) or more per week;and the appointment must be for nine (9) or more months per calendar year.

  1. Eligibility for the Optional Retirement Program is rank of Lecturer, Librarian, Instructor, Professor or an approved Senior Academic and Administrative Officer (SAAO).

  2. The NC Flex Program includes Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Vision Plan, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and the Dental Plan. Post Doc (s) are not eligible for benefits on this matrix.

Part-Time Eligibility

FTE

.50 FTE to .7499 FTE**

.50 FTE to .7499 FTE**

.50 FTE to .7499 FTE**

.50 FTE to .7499 FTE**

.50 FTE to .7499 FTE**
State Health Plan (employee contributes full cost of insurance)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
NC Flex Program (2)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
Voluntary Life Insurance

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
403 (b) Annuities

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
NC Deferred Comp

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
Eligible to participate in other  voluntary Benefit plans

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

**The part time appointment must be in a permanent job position for at least nine (9) or more months per calendar year.

  1. Eligibility for the Optional Retirement Program is rank of Lecturer, Librarian, Instructor, Professor or an approved Senior Academic and Administrative Officer (SAAO).

  2. The NC Flex Program includes Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Vision Plan, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and the Dental Plan. Post Doc (s) are not eligible for benefits on this matrix.
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