Hennepin County

Overview & Updates

Eligibility

• You do not need to be enrolled in the county’s health insurance plan in order to participate in the FSA or Parking/Vanpooling Account.
• If you enroll in an FSA, your spouse is not eligible to participate in an HSA due to IRS regulations.

The FSA Carry Forward

•  You do not need to re-enroll in the plan in order to access any rollover funds.
• If you do re-enroll in the FSA for 2025 and you have a rollover balance from the prior year, here is the order in which funds will be pulled:
  • Funds from the employer-funded FSA will be used first.
  • Next, funds from your 2025 FSA will be used.
  • Last, funds from your rollover account will be used.

Flexible Spending Account Annual Election Amounts

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) annual contributions for 2024:

• Health Care Expense Account:  $3,200
• Dependent Care FSA: $5,000
• Adoption FSA: $16,810
• Parking Account:  $315 (per month)

Please note:  if you currently participate in an FSA and your debit card is expiring at the end of 2024, you will receive a new card in the mail from P&A Group.

Run-out Period

Participants have until March 31 of the current year to submit claims for expenses incurred during the previous plan year and grace period.