Bartow County Schools will be holding our annual Open Enrollment beginning Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 through Friday, November 8th, 2024.
Please remember Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to:
• Compare plan designs and plan costs and determine which benefit plans will best suit
your needs for the upcoming plan year.
• Make changes such as:
o enrolling in a plan for the first time;
o adding or dropping dependents;
o modifying the nature of your coverage (i.e., moving from Low to High dental option).
Please use links below to enroll or make changes to your Health Insurance with SHBP, ancillary benefits with NFP and to review your 2025 Enrollment Guide.
NFP will be providing on-site enrollers to help employees who need assistance with their NFP enrollment. Please click on the link below to schedule your appointment and you will have the option to choose a telephonic or virtual session. Our Service Center will also be available for bswift password resets and questions regarding your NFP benefits. Service Center hours are Monday – Friday, from 8:30AM – 5PM and can be reached by calling 877-242-4380. Please remember that all bswift passwords have been reset to the last 4 digits of your Social Security #.
Employees who are needing assistance with their medical benefits provided by State Health should contact Lindsey Huskins directly at 770-606-5800 ext: 3814 or SHBP Member Services at 800-610-1863.
Scheduling Link: https://www.timetap.com/appts/jBYpGtvQ2GuJ
New Hire
As a new hire, enrollment in benefits is a two-step process. First, you must enroll or waive health coverage with State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP). Secondly, you must enroll or waive ancillary benefits such as: dental, vision, life insurance, etc. through the NFP bswift portal.
State Health Benefit Plan- SHBP (Health Insurance)
Follow the link below to elect or waive health insurance through SHBP. As a new hire, you will click on “register” and us the passcode SHBP-GA. Once registered- create a username and password and continue through electing a plan or waiving coverage. (To view SHBP Active Decision Guide, please click on the link under the Employee Benefits tab above)
State Health Benefit Plan- SHBP
If you are a transfer from another Georgia school district you are not eligible to make any changes to your SHBP coverage. Your current coverage and payroll deductions will transfer to Bartow County Schools.
Questions about State Health Benefit Plan-SHBP? Call Toll-Free: 1-800-610-1863
NFP bswift Portal (Ancillary Benefits)
To elect or waive ancillary products, please click the link below. (To view ancillary products, please click on the link under the Employee Benefits tab above)
Username is the first letter of your name, your last name, and the last 4 digits of your social security number (ex. jdoe4567)
Password is the last 4 digits of your social security number (ex. 4567) You will then be prompted to create a permanent password.
Questions about your ancillary products or to have your password reset? Call NFP Toll-Free: 1-877-242-4380.
Please note: You are required to provide the below information for all dependents/beneficiaries:
– Name
– Date of Birth
– Social Security Number
It is required for all benefit eligible employees to access the above websites to waive or elect coverage. Failure to enroll in health insurance and ancillary products within the given time-period will result in the inability to elect coverage until the next open enrollment. If you are a new hire and you waive coverage, be aware that with some benefits, there can be a late entrant penalty or waiting period penalty applied to your coverage and benefits would then be limited and/or could require a medical Evidence of Insurability-EOI, to be completed. (Please review all detailed plan summaries for these limitations under the Employee Benefits tab above)
Please print and save a copy of the confirmation sheets from SHBP and NFP products.