The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) funds the state paid benefits for the Local School District Employees for Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Administrative Fees, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and the Administrative Fee for the Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). KDE pays the state premiums for these benefits to the Department of Employee Insurance (DEI) on a monthly basis on behalf of the Local School District Employees. KDE pays an administrative fee to DEI for the Health Benefits and the FSA for DEI to administer these benefits.
Health Insurance Benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts
The
Department of Employee Insurance (DEI) is responsible for administering the Health Insurance Benefits and the FSA to local school district employees. Please direct all Health Insurance Benefit and FSA questions to DEI at
kehp@ky.gov.
Life Insurance
The
Optional Insurance Benefits
webpage provides additional insurance options: Dental, Vision & Life Insurance. Please direct all Optional Insurance Benefit questions to DEI at
kehp@ky.gov.
Additional Resources
The
Kentucky Personnel webpage is where the local school district Health Insurance Coordinators and Billing Liaisons can find all of their resources. The “KEHP Administration Manual" can be found under the "User Guides & Manuals" – “Administration Manual". This manual includes guidance for the local school district employees.
The
Personnel Cabinet Directory webpage provides a list of the Personnel Cabinet offices along with the contact information.
The
HR System webpage provides resources, issue status and assistance for KHRIS, MyPURPOSE & Personnel Cabinet websites.