Creating ACA measurement periods

Select Benefits > Maintenance > Processes > ACA Hours Measurement. You can also create a measurement period from the Measurement Periods tab of a resource in Benefits > Maintenance > By Resources.

Select the Measurement Periods tab and click Create.

Specify this information:

Employment ID: Select the employment ID for the resource.
Period Type: Select if creating an initial measurement period or a standard measurement period.
Benefit Group: Select the benefit group that the resource is part of for the hours measurement.
Measurement Period: Specify the dates of the measurement period. Both beginning and end dates are required.
Administrative Period: If there is an administrative period, specify both the beginning and end dates of the administrative period. The beginning date must be the day after the end date of the measurement period.
Stability Period: Specify the dates of the stability period. Both the beginning and end dates are required. If there is an administrative period then the beginning must be the day after the end of the administrative period. If there is no administrative period then the beginning must be the day after the end of the measurement period.
Date Type: Select the date type that is used to determine the resource’s hire date.
Average Weekly Hours: If left blank, average weekly hours are calculated as ((Total Hours from ACA Hours over measurement period) / ((Measurement End – Measurement Begin + 1 day) / 7)
Average Monthly Hours: If left blank, average monthly hours are calculated as ((Total Hours from ACA Hours over measurement period) / ((Measurement End – Measurement Begin + 1 day) / 30.4167)
Total Hours: If left blank, total hours are calculated as total Hours from ACA Hours over measurement period.
Incomplete: Select this check box if the Measurement Period is not yet complete.
Eligible: Select this check box if the resource is considered eligible for benefits.

Click OK.