ACA Measurement Dates (BN49.1)

Initial Assessment

• Initial Measurement Period - This is the period of time between three and 12 months that was used to determine if a new Variable Hour Employees or Seasonal Employees are considered full-time employees.
• Average Hours - System calculated hours based on the parameters provided when the Initial Measurement Period can be analyzed in its entirety.
• Frequency - The frequency of how the average hours were calculated, either weekly or monthly.
• Benefit Status - When the Initial Measurement Period can be analyzed in its entirety, a Benefit Status is displayed, either Eligible or Not Eligible. If the period cannot be analyzed in its entirety, the Benefit Status is Incomplete.
• Initial Administrative Period - This is the period between the end of the Initial Measurement Period and the associated Initial Stability Period for providing the employee information about benefit coverage and offering them an opportunity to enroll or waive coverage.
• Initial Stability Period - This is the period of time in which an employee's benefit status is benefit eligible, or not eligible, based on the results from the average hours worked during the Initial Measurement Period.
• Hire Date - The hire date description displayed was used for the starting point of the Initial Measurement Period.

If the Initial Measurement Period is processed using different hire dates, then multiple initial measurement period records are created. In the case of multiple Initial Measurement records, the most current Initial Measurement record is used when referenced by the Standard Measurement Period analysis.

Standard Assessment

• Measurement Period - This is the period of time that was used for determining if an ongoing employee is benefit eligible or not eligible.
• Average Hours - Shows the system calculated average based on the assessment record parameters that were provided.
• Frequency - The frequency of how the average hours were calculated, either weekly or monthly.
• Benefit Status - Employee's Benefit Status based on the Measurement Period analysis of average hours worked. Eligible or Not Eligible.
• Administrative Period - This is the period between the end of the Measurement Period and the associated Stability Period for providing the employee information about benefit coverage and offering them an opportunity to enroll or waive coverage.
• Stability Period - This is the period of time in which an employee's benefit status is benefit eligible, or not eligible, based on the results from the average hours worked during the Measurement Period.
• Adjusted Stability Start - If the Initial Measurement Benefit Status was Eligible and the employee was picked up for the Standard Assessment that made them Not Benefit Eligible, the first Standard Measurement Period is displayed as Yes. It is an indicator that the Standard Stability Start date was adjusted, because an employee in Initial Stability Period with Benefit Eligible, is required to stay Eligible until the Initial Stability End date per IRS transition regulations.
  Note: Initial Measurement Period is 1:1 with Stability Measurement Period, so if an IMP has a different RE than Standard Measurement Period, then the BN49 record will not have a Adjusted Stability Start, since there is no way for the system to determine IMP to MP relationship.