All things ERS
Advanced ERS
360
Medical/Disability Terminology
Who's Who?
100

This is not an offset to Long-term disability benefits.

Social Security Retirement Income

-or-

SSI

100

The underwriter for ERS Evidence of Insurability

Guardian


100

June 19, 2020

What is the Payroll deadline for 07/01/20 paydate?

100

The most unusual Dx you have seen?

ANY -- free answer

100

ERS Account Executive

Deseree (Des) Wood

200

Accurate source of client salary verification

What is HRIS and/or BCAssist

200

An approved practitioner that must be licensed by the TX State Board of Medical Examiners

Doctor of Podiatry

200

This file is received at the beginning of each month

HRIS

200

M54.10

What is Radiculopathy, site unspecified?

200

CEO of Guardian

Deanna Mulligan

300

Who is the Disability Account Manager at ERS?

Heidi Zenge

300

80% of base salary

What is Comparable Pay?

300

What does 06/22/20 represent?

The Payrun date for the July 1, 2020

300

A person who is typically incapable of self-support and/or activities of daily living for an indefinite period.

Criteria for permanent and total disability

PTD - permanent total disability

Stable and Mature claim criteria

300

Sandy Callahan

Who is the CEO of ReedGroup?

400

What does BRD stand for? 

Business Requirements Document

400

Experienced Claims Criteria

A claim after the 24 mo. period meeting criteria to be considered experienced.  Below are the criteria:

Employee has reached maximum medical improvement

Any occ decision has been made and communicated

All deductible income has been noted and applied to benefit

If an overpayment exists, it has been communicated and there is a plan to recover the overpayment

400

What is not functioning in 360?

FREE answer!!!

400

PTD

Has reached maximum medical improvement, with little-to-no prognosis for improvement, and is unable to perform any gainful employment.

400

Who to call when there is any threat of workplace violence?

Guardian Corporate Security

800-695-4542


500

Name 5 ERS occupations (job title)

Corrections Officer

Direct Support Specialist

Professor, Instructor, Teacher

Campus Officer

Vehicle driver

Texas Works Advisor

Program Specialist

Custodian

Food Service Mgr


500

The Texas law that ERS Group Benefits program follows

Texas Insurance Code, Chapter 1551

The Texas Insurance Code is the part of Texas state law that governs the way that insurance companies can operate in the state

500

Who is the Lead System Analyst for ERS?

Jerry Varghese

500

3 diagnosis that can be both physical and mental, typically organic, degenerative and progressive

schizophrenia

Alzheimer's

multiple sclerosis


500

Who is the Director of Claim Operations, Woodlands?

Doreen Riordan

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