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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 15, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of UC Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SSN Removal and Employee ID Transition for Member Identifiers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DBRs, please share this information via your internal listserv.
<b><u>Please do not reply to this email</u></b>. Please send a separate email with questions to
</span><a href="mailto:benefits@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">benefits@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As part of our ongoing data security and privacy initiatives, we have updated the way employee eligibility information
is transmitted to selected benefits vendors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Effective June 2026, Social Security Numbers (SSNs) will no longer be included in the eligibility files sent by
UCPath to ARAG Legal plan, Postdoc plan providers Gallagher, and Principal. Moving forward, a unique identifier consisting of a “9” prefix followed by the employee’s UCPath Employee ID (9 + EEID) will be used in place of the SSN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Impact on the employee experience</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is strictly an administrative update. Please be assured that this transition will not disrupt participant coverage
or change the day‑to‑day experience when utilizing the benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If employees have questions about how to identify themselves when contacting these vendors or the providers, please
review the following guidance:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ARAG Legal Plan:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Representatives will verify members using the full name, home address,
and employer name. If additional information is needed to locate the employee record, the employee may provide the Employee ID.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">POSTDOC EMPLOYEES ONLY</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gallagher:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> When postdocs contact Gallagher’s dedicated service representatives, enrollment
information will be located using either the postdoc’s first and last name or the Health Net medical ID number.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Principal:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> When calling Principal, postdoc members will be asked to provide the Privacy
ID (PID) located on the Principal ID card, along with the full name (and the covered dependent’s name, if applicable). For security, Principal representatives will also request two additional standard pieces of verification (such as the member or dependent
date of birth, employer name, address, date of employment, phone number, or policy/account number).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No action is required by locations or employees regarding this file update.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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