
View or download the 2023 Health Benefits Guide [PDF].
Open Enrollment 2023
The State of Maryland provides a generous benefit package to eligible employees and retirees with a wide range of benefit options from healthcare to income protection. Here’s what’s new for 2023.
- Online benefits enrollment is mandatory for active and contractual employees who wish to make or change benefit elections for plan year 2023.
- Flexible Spending Accounts require an annual enrollment.
- Healthcare FSA annual amount is unchanged – $2,850.
- Healthcare funds may be used for employees and their eligible family members
- Dependent Daycare FSA annual amount is unchanged – $5,000.
- Dependent care funds may be used for daycare expenses for dependents under the age of 13
- Healthcare FSA annual amount is unchanged – $2,850.
- Access to flu shots and COVID vaccines are available at most pharmacies nationwide – $0 copay.
- As a result of the injunction granted by the court in Fitch vs. State of Maryland, there are no changes to the prescription coverage provided to Medicare-eligible retirees in 2023.
- REMINDER – Dependent Documentation Requirements – Newborns require a certified Birth Certificate within 60 days of birth for enrollment. See the Dependent Documentation Requirements [PDF] for more information.
Go to the State of Maryland’s enrollment website to make your benefit elections.
Service | Phone | Email / Website |
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Employee Benefits Division | 410-767-4775 or 1-800-307-8283 | Employee Benefits Division email or Maryland Benefits website |
State Retirement Pension System | 410-625-5555 or 1-800-492-5909 | Maryland State Retirement and Pension System website |
Social Security Administration | 1-800-772-1213 | Social Security website |
Medicare | 1-800-Medicare | The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare website |
SPS Help Desk* | 410-767-4112 | *MDOT, Judiciary, General Assembly, University and DHS employees contact their agency help desk for login assistance. |
Instructions (Job Aids) for SPS Benefits System | 410-767-4775 | Department of Budget and Management Statewide Personnel System website |