FAQs

If you enroll in FSAFEDS with a Belated Enrollment or as a new or newly eligible employee, your election will generally be effective the next day after you enroll, but not before January 1 (which is the start of the new benefit period).

You may elect up to the full amount for the FSAs in which you choose to participate. However, only expenses incurred on or after your effective date through the end of the benefit period are eligible for reimbursement.

Example: An employee becomes eligible for the FSAFEDS program on March 1 and elects to participate in an HCFSA. The employee purchased a three-month supply of contact lenses back in January. The employee cannot receive reimbursement for the contact lenses purchased back in January, but may submit claims for subsequent contact lens supplies purchased after the March 2 effective date.

If you are a newly eligible employee due to a qualifying life event, your election will be effective on the first day of the first pay period that starts after your election is approved by FSAFEDS.

Please note: No enrollments are accepted on or after October 1 of any benefit period since Open Season is held from mid-November to mid-December each year.