Affordable Care Act Policy

Affordable Care Act Policy

Approved By and Date:	Board of Trustees	02-20-2014
	Executive Leadership Team	12-19-2013
	ICORE	12-11-2013

The college recognizes and values knowledge and skills provided by adjunct faculty, staff and student employees.  Each brings unique experiences and community, business and industry connections to enhance Stanly Community College’s educational environment. 

Any adjunct faculty or staff or student employee working a continuous thirty contact hour per week work load based on their specific job category, as listed below, will be offered the opportunity to enroll in the  NC State Health Insurance as mandated under the Affordable Care Act.  Part time employees have the option to waive the opportunity by signing a waiver form and submitting to the Human Resources (HR) Department.

Affordable Care Act Procedures

Approved By and Date:	Executive Leadership Team	07-11-2016
	ICORE	06-29-2016

Supervisors are expected to use the chart below when hiring and scheduling part-time personnel in order to ensure that they are working within the allotted hours for the position.

 

Type of Part-Time Work	Lecture/Lab/ Clinical Time/Staff	Add Prep/Grading Time	Maximum Teaching Load
Curriculum Lecture	1 hour lecture	1 hour	Lecture only - 14 contact hours
Curriculum Lab	6 hours lab	1 hour	Lab only - 24  hours
Curriculum Clinical	1 hour clinical	None (hour for hour)	Clinical only – 29 hours/week
College & Career Readiness	1 hour of class	None (hour for hour)	29 hours/week
Corporate and Continuing Education (non-credit courses; includes Customized Industry Training)	1 hour of class	None (hour for hour)	29 hours/week
Corporate and Continuing Education (curriculum credit eligible courses)	See applicable curriculum stipulation above	See applicable curriculum stipulation above	See applicable curriculum stipulation above
Staff/Work Study	1 hour	None (hour for hour)	29 hours/week

 

Measurement, Administrative, and Stability Periods

Health Coverage eligibility is based on hours worked during a 12 month Measurement Period. Following the Measurement Period, a 30-day Administrative Period is observed to determine eligibility and offer health insurance as required. Following the Administrative Period, accepted health coverage is provided during a 12 month Stability Period. Following the Stability Period, the covered employees will be evaluated to determine if health coverage should continue based on hours worked.

New Employees
Initial Measurement Period (New part time hires)	12 Months from Hire Date (Begins first day of the month following the date of hire)
Administrative Period	30 days following Measurement Period
Stability Period	12 Months following Administrative Period

 

On-going Employees

Standard Measurement Period:   September 1 through August 31 of each year to coincide with health insurance open enrollment period

(On-going part time employees)

The College will monitor part-time faculty and staff work hours to ensure compliance with health insurance benefit entitlement. The College will assign administrative personnel to conduct reporting of instructional and non-instructional hours on a monthly basis. The Human Resources Department will be responsible for working with departments on compliance issues as well as offering health insurance benefits to eligible employees. Declination of health insurance benefits will not allow the employee to work additional hours.