Confirmation & Authorization Language - Benefits
The Confirmation & Authorization message is the final acknowledgment employees read and confirm before submitting their benefit elections during enrollment. Employer Admins can customize this message or use BerniePortal's default language.
This setting is available to Employer Admins. Feature Admins have a separate Benefits Settings page that doesn't include Confirmation & Authorization.
To edit the Confirmation & Authorization message:
- Select Benefits in the top navigation bar.
- Select Settings in the secondary navigation bar.
- Select Confirmation & Authorization from the left-side menu.
- Enter your message in the Confirmation message to employees: field.
BerniePortal saves your changes automatically when you click out of the field, so there's no Save button. To reset the field to BerniePortal's default language, select Restore default Confirmation and Authorization language below the field.
Good to know
- BerniePortal's default message reads: "I confirm I have received all documentation and Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs) for all applicable benefits, and hereby confirm my elections. I also authorize my employer to make these withholdings from my paycheck. I understand that if there is a discrepancy between information provided within BerniePortal during this enrollment or otherwise and the underlying policy of any benefits plan, the language of the underlying policy will control. I understand I can request a copy of that policy from my employer."
- This message doesn't apply to COBRA enrollees who submit premium payment details during enrollment. They see a separate, non-customizable confirmation message instead.
- If your organization has an active auto-enrollment renewal in progress, the Settings page isn't available until that process finishes.
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