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If you have returned to work after termination or retirement,
who you are employed by will determine your eligibility to request
reimbursements from your HCSP.
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If returning to work and employer is:
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Am I eligible to request reimbursements from my HCSP?
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Not a Minnesota public employer
(example: Target Corporation or State of Wisconsin)
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• Yes
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New Minnesota public employer
(example: changing from county employment to city employment)
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• You can request reimbursements of the HCSP account balance that
resulted from previous employment.
• Contributions to the HCSP that result from new employment are not
eligible for reimbursement until you terminate with the new employer.
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Previous public employer* who sponsored your HCSP and
you are not eligible for medical benefits,
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• You can request reimbursements of the HCSP account balance that
resulted from previous employment.
• Contributions to the HCSP that result from re-employment are not
eligible for reimbursement until you terminate re-employment.
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Previous public employer* who sponsored your HCSP and you
are eligible for medical benefits (even if you waive those
benefits).
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• You cannot request reimbursements from the HCSP until you
terminate your re-employment.
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*Previous public employer: To be considered a previous public
employer there must be a termination date and break in service. The
following situations are not considered to be a previous public
employer and therefore, the employee cannot access their HCSP.
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State of Minnesota employee who transfers from one state agency
to another state agency.
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MNSCU employee who transfers from one campus/location to another
campus/location.
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Employee who accepts a different job with same employer that
results in a change in bargaining unit affiliation or retirement
plan coverage (for example, change from TRA to PERA).
Post or Phased Retirement Option
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State of Minnesota Post Retirement Option (PRO): Employees can
access the accumulated HCSP balance that resulted from contributions
and earnings up to and including retirement. In addition, each time
the PRO agreement is renewed (up to five years), employees can access
the dollars contributed to the account attributed to the previous
1-year contract.
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PERA's Phased Retirement Option (PRO): Employees can access the
dollars in their account. The employee will need to indicate their
last working date on the Reimbursement Request form.
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