Retiree Dental and Vision Benefits

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If you are enrolled in the university’s dental and/or vision plan upon retirement, you may opt-in direct bill for dental and/or vision plans administered through MetLife or Delta Dental. If you are not enrolled in the university’s dental and/or vision plan upon retirement, you may opt-in direct bill for dental and/or vision plans administered through Delta Dental.

MetLife

You must be enrolled in the university’s dental and/or vision plan upon retirement. MetLife dental and vision rates are located on the Retirement Benefit Plan Rates webpage. 

Enroll Online

To enroll in dental, vision, and or retiree life insurance with MetLife online, follow the steps below:

  1. Complete Retiree Enrollment Form if eligible and wish to continue coverage under the university’s medical plan.
  2. Notify your Benefits Specialist if you wish to enroll in retiree dental, vision, and/or life plans through MetLife/GIS.
  3. Expect an email from Selerix with enrollment instructions prior to your retirement date. Use the link provided to log in to the MetLife/GIS system at boonchapman.benselect.com/uofl.
    1. User ID is your SSN (without dashes) Pin is the last 4 digits of your SSN + last two digits of your birth year. (e.g., if SSN is 123-45-6789 and DOB is 2/1/1951, Pin is 678951).
    2. Elect your plans and include any dependents that are currently covered.
    3. We recommend the auto payment (ACH) option with Optum Health. For full details on setting up ACH, please contact Optum Health at 1-855-687-2021. If you do not receive a bill from Optum Health once you have retired, please contact the UofL Human Resources department at 502-852-6258. For any other questions, contact Optum Health at 1-855-687-2021.

Review personal contact information for accuracy

Set up ACH for payment. Payments will be withdrawn from your bank account on the 10th of every month by DFS, Inc. Flex.

Once enrollment is complete, you will receive a confirmation email from Insight Boonchapman.

For assistance with enrollment, accessing the site, updating personal information, or setting up ACH, you may reach out to uoflservice@gisbenefits.net. If you do not have access to a computer, you may contact GIS via phone at 502-947-2376.

Enroll by Mail

To enroll in dental, vision, and or retiree life insurance with MetLife by mail, after you receive your last paycheck from the university, you will begin receiving billing statements for our medical premium at the retiree monthly rate directly from Optum Health. You will be responsible to pay your monthly premiums to Optum Health for medical premiums to maintain your benefits coverage. Failure to pay your premiums will result in loss of coverage.

Delta Dental

You are not enrolled in the university’s dental and/or vision plan upon retirement, and want to opt-in for coverage through Delta Dental. Review Delta Dental plan details at deltadentalky.com/shop-for-insurance/uofl. Enrollment is available at any time throughout the year and can be easily completed over the phone or online. 

To compare Delta Dental plan options, view rates, enroll and search for participating providers, go to deltadentalky.com/shop-for-insurance/uofl.