Assigning an ACA Offer of Coverage Plan to an Employee

Before an ACA offer of coverage plan can be assigned, you must create one first.

To assign a plan to several employees at the same time, go to the ACA landing page. For more information, see Assigning an ACA Offer of Coverage Plan to Multiple Employees.

The Limited Non-Assessment Period End Date is the end of the employee’s third full calendar month of full-time work. This date is based on the employee’s hire date or when their ACA exclusion ends. It’s used to show when the employee is considered full-time for ACA reporting. You should use the calculated end date, but you can override it if needed. For example, if your employees are eligible for benefits after 30 days, you can set this date manually to 30 days after each hire date.

To assign an ACA Offer of Coverage Plan to an employee:

  1. Go to Payroll and HR > Lists > Employees (Payroll Manager).

  2. In the Employees list, click Edit next to the employee who was offered coverage.

  3. Click the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subtab.

  4. Click the Offer of Coverage subtab.

  5. From the Plan list, select the offer of coverage plan. If you don’t see a plan, make sure one was created. For more information, see Creating an ACA Offer of Coverage Plan.

  6. Enter the Start Month and Start Year for this offer of coverage plan. Only enter an End Month and End Year if the employee left the company or switched to another offer of coverage plan.

  7. If you have selected coverage codes 1L, 1M, 1N, or 1T:

    1. Enter the employee’s residential ZIP code in the ZIP Code field.

    2. Enter the Employee Required Contribution.

  8. If you have selected coverage codes 1O, 1P, 1Q, or 1U:

    1. Enter the employee’s employment ZIP code in the ZIP Code field.

    2. Enter the Employee Required Contribution.

  9. Click Add.

  10. Add more lines if the employee was offered more than one coverage plan during the reporting year.

  11. To set a different Limited Non-Assessment Period End Date, check the Override Limited Non-Assessment Date box and enter a new date.

  12. Click Save.

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