myCalPERS Release: December 5, 2020

• CalPERS

• Employment After Retirement
• Retirement Enrollment

"Normal" Retirement Age in myCalPERS

myCalPERS will display the “normal" retirement age (from the member's retirement benefit formula) of active and inactive members and retirees. If a member has two retirement formulas, the formula with the higher age will be used.

For example: The normal retirement age for a member with the 2% at 55 benefit formula would be age 55. If the member has more than one retirement benefit formula, the normal retirement age would be their maximum formula retirement age – up to age 62.

The following letters have been updated to include a notation regarding normal retirement age:

• Retired Annuitant Letter (myCalPERS 2764)
• Retirement Acknowledgment Letter to Participant (myCalPERS 0964)
• First Payment Acknowledgement Letter (myCalPERS 0924)

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• CalPERS

• Retirement Enrollment

Arrears Process Improvements

The automated arrears process has been enhanced as follows:

• Appointment corrections submitted within 30 days of the initial determination will automatically cancel pending arrears review
• Requests for additional information and/or a second review (questioning the initial determination) can be submitted directly in myCalPERS
• Centralized view of all notes related to the arrears determination and previously uploaded employment documents to allow for selection of certification resubmission

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• CalPERS

• Retirement Enrollment

Revise Retirement Enrollment UIDs and XML Reporting Requirements

The following retirement enrollment pages have been enhanced as follows:

• A Non-Central indicator is available on appointment pages for all state appointments
• An Enrollment Reason dropdown is available on appointment pages for all regular appointments
• Business partner CIDs on the Appointment Details and Event page will link to the BP Summary page that opens in a new window

The following optional fields are now in the Retirement Enrollment XML file:

• Enrollment Reason
• Retired Annuitant Type
• 180-Day Exception
• Certificated Employee (schools only)
• Non-Central Appointment (state only)

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• CalPERS

• Payroll Reporting

Payroll Reporting Validation for Adjustment Records

A new payroll validation will prevent business partner's from posting an adjustment record as the first record when manually creating an Earned Period report.

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• CalPERS

• Payroll Reporting

Payroll Validation for New Record Payroll Schedule

A new validation will ensure payroll at a record level is posted to the correct payroll schedule if multiple schedules are found for the same business partner. The user is required to identify the payroll schedule at a record level before processing the record.

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• CalPERS

• Health

Health Enrollment File (IA50031) – Error Messages and Provider Field Updates

For business partners who utilize the IA50031 Health Enrollment file to submit health enrollment transactions, the following enhancements have been made:

1. Improved error messages will be provided in response to submitted Health Enrollment files, to better identify who the errors are intended for and where the discrepancy exists (i.e., subscriber vs dependents; name vs date of birth).
2. Medical provider information can now be submitted on the IA50031 file that will then pass to the carriers, to help maintain doctor assignment for members and their dependents when they enroll or change plans.

• Public Agencies
• Schools
• CSU
• Third-Party Admins

• CalPERS

• Health

Updates to the Dependent Eligibility Verification (DEV) Forms

The DEV forms have been updated to better align with the process and verbiage on the CalPERS website.

• State
• State Non-Central

• CalPERS

• Health

Enhanced Guest Health Plan Search by ZIP Code Tool

The Guest Health Plan Search by ZIP Code tool now allows all agencies and their employees to include a doctor or specialist in their health plan search on the CalPERS website without having to log in to myCalPERS.

This allows anyone, including prospective employers and members, to see what CalPERS health plans their doctor accepts. Additionally, public agencies may use this tool to make a more informed decision when deciding whether to contract with CalPERS for health benefits.

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