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The South Carolina Budget and Control Board has approved a surcharge of $25 per month in health insurance premiums for employees who use tobacco or whose covered family members use tobacco.  The surcharge goes into effect January 1, 2010.

This surcharge, totaling $300 annually, goes into effect automatically unless you certify to the Employee Insurance Program (EIP) that you and your covered family members are tobacco free. To avoid this surcharge:

The Division of Human Resources recommends that you complete certification by October 30, 2009, (which coincides with the end of Open Enrollment) to avoid the surcharge, which will be deducted in December 2009 to cover the January 2010 health insurance premium.

For more information, link to our webpage about the tobacco surcharge or go to the EIP webiste at http://www.eip.sc.gov/tobacco_use/.


The benefits information provided on these web pages is general in nature. For more detailed information, contact the Benefits Office with specific questions by e-mail at benefits@mailbox.sc.edu or by phone at 803-777-6650.

All benefits and an individual's right to them are subject to state regulations, university policies and procedures, the individual plan documents, and the duly executed and recorded Notice of Election forms.

From time to time, the Benefits Office will send you information about your benefits through campus mail while updating notices on these web pages. Please read this information carefully and make changes appropriate to your needs. We're here to serve you, so don't hesitate to call or e-mail any staff member in the Benefits Office.

To offer feedback on your experience with the Benefits Office staff, please take our online survey at http://hr.sc.edu/online/benefits_survey.asp.

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