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ENROLLMENTEnrollment Period for the 2025-26 Plan YearThe TRS Annual Enrollment period for the 2025-26 plan year will be July 7, 2025 - August 29, 2025. Districts should schedule their Annual Enrollment between July 7, 2025 and August 15, 2025. The %u201csupplemental%u201d period between August 16, 2025 and August 29, 2025, allows BAs to enter enrollment for employees who were unable to make their enrollment or changes prior to August 15. During the plan enrollment period, employees may select a plan option, make plan changes, and add or delete dependents from their health coverage without a special enrollment event.For employees already enrolled in TRS-ActiveCare: If the employee is not making any changes to their current health benefit plan, there is no need to re-enroll. Employees or their BA only need to use the bswift Enrollment Portal or their employer%u2019s TPA portal to:%u2022 change TRS-ActiveCare plan options%u2022 add or drop dependents%u2022 cancel coverage under TRS-ActiveCare for the employee and dependents%u2022 enroll in TRS-ActiveCare coverage with a different participating employer%u2022 change a name or address and/or correct a date of birth or social security numberEmployee enrollment via the bswift Enrollment Portal requires a review by the BA. Reviewing applications and changes submitted through the bswift Enrollment Portal is quick and easy. For instructions, please refer to the BA Manager Guide located on the home page of the bswift Enrollment Portal.Rather than having the employee do their own entry into the portal, an employer can use an Enrollment Application and Change Form completed by employees to enter enrollment applications and changes via the bswift Enrollment Portal. For instructions, please refer to the BA Manager Guide located on the home page of the bswift Enrollment Portal.Employees enrolling in TRS-ActiveCare for the first time: New hires can have their effective date of coverage be their actively-at-work date (the date they start to work) or the first of the month following their actively-at-work date. An option to choose between the two dates is available to employees who enroll via bswift. Either way, the full premium for the month in which the employee was hired will be due; premiums are not pro-rated. All enrollments must be submitted before:%u2022 the end of the plan enrollment period%u2022 31 days after a new hire%u2019s actively-at-work date%u2022 31 days after a special enrollment event (special rules apply to Medicaid, CHIP, and HIPP; see page 22 for more information)BAs are strongly encouraged to assist new hires with their initial enrollment. All new hires are required to either use the bswift Enrollment Portal, process their enrollment in a TPA portal, or notify their BA, even if declining coverage for themselves and/or dependents. If the bswift Enrollment Portal is used, the record of declination will be maintained by bswift. Do not send bswift declination forms, but please keep them for your files.Note: TRS does not offer, nor does it endorse, any form of supplemental coverage for any of the health coverage plans available under TRS-ActiveCare. To obtain information about any coverage that is purported to be a companion or supplement to any TRS-ActiveCare plan, employees should contact the organization making such offerings and/or the Texas Department of Insurance at www.tdi.texas.gov or the TDI Consumer Helpline at 1-800-252-3439.12 www.bcbstx.com/trsactivecareba