Benefits

Kootenai County Offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to employees.

Employee Wellness Program
Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
Employer-paid Life, Long Term Disability, and AD&D Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI)
Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Eleven paid holidays, generous sick and vacation time

Health Insurance

In order to qualify for all benefits, an employee must be a regular, full-time employee (scheduled to work 35 plus hours per week). Employees working non-seasonal positions and regularly scheduled to work 30 to 34 hours per week may qualify for medical and prescription coverage as required by the Affordable Care Act. Employees are eligible for coverage the 1st of the month following the date of hire.

Low Monthly Employee Rates for Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

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Medical

Comprehensive medical insurance is offered through Regence BlueShield of Idaho.

Deductible: $600 individual / $1,200 family
Out-of-Pocket limit: $3,000 member / $6,000 family
Copays: $25 primary physician / $40 specialist

Dental Insurance

There are two dental insurance options. All family members must be covered by the same plan.

Dental Insurance Provided by Delta Dental

Deductible: $50 individual / $150 family
Maximum benefit: $1,250 if dentist is contracted as PPO / $1,000 if dentist is contracted as Premier
Preventive / Diagnostic: Covered at 100%
No orthodontia

Dental Insurance Provided by Willamette Dental

No deductible
No annual maximum
Preventive/diagnostic: covered at 100%
Orthodontia coverage / $2,000 copay
Limited dental offices

Vision Insurance

Vision insurance is offered through VSP Vision Care.

Co-Pays: $10 for exam / $25 prescription glasses (basic lenses for one pair per year)
Up to $130 allowance for frames

Additional

Telehealth: No co-pay - 24/7/365 from the comfort of your home, while traveling, college students can see a board-certified doctor, pediatrician, or therapist.
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Insurance Benefits

Employees pay a reduced premium if they and all dependents enrolled on the County medical insurance are non-nicotine users. Nicotine users may receive the lower premium if they complete an annual tobacco cessation course. Employees must complete a tobacco attestation to receive the lower medical rates.

Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI)

Kootenai County employees receive a pension plan through PERSI. PERSI members are fully vested after five years of employment and receive a lifetime monthly payment upon retirement, which can be passed on to the employee’s designated beneficiary.

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Additional information can be found on their website.

Public Student Loan Forgiveness

As a full-time, public sector employee your student loans may qualify for the public student loan forgiveness program. If you are employed full-time for the County (or any qualifying public employer) for 10 years, and make qualifying payments during that time, the Federal government may "forgive" the remaining balance of your student loans. Learn more about this program online.

Holidays, Sick, & Vacation Time

Kootenai County employees receive 11 paid holidays, and generous sick and vacation time.

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Hours Worked Per Pay Period	Sick Hours Accrued Per Pay Period
70 Hours	3.5 Hours
80 Hours	4 Hours

Paid Vacation Time

Length of Service	Vacation Accrual (40 Hour Work Week)	Vacation Accrual (35 Hour Work Week)
6 Months through 5 Years	4 hours per 2-week pay period	3.5 hours per 2-week pay period
6 Years through Ten Years	6 hours per 2-week pay period	5.25 hours per 2-week pay period
11 Years or more	8 hours per 2-week pay period	7 hours per 2-week pay period

Employer-Paid Life, Long Term Disability & AD&D Insurance

Kootenai County also provides County-paid life insurance equal to annual salary up to a maximum of $100,000. Long Term Disability coverage is equal to 60% of basic monthly earnings up to a maximum benefit of $3,000 per month. There are also voluntary, employee-paid life insurance buy-up options for life insurance, and short-term disability, hospital confinement, and critical illness.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employees may elect to save pre-tax dollars in a Flexible Spending Account to pay for qualifying health related costs.

Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The EAP provides seven free, confidential counseling sessions per incident per year for employees, their qualified dependents and anyone living in the employee's household.