NMPSIA Open/Switch Enrollment
Online System Open/Switch Enrollment Instructions
Open/Switch Enrollment Announcements
NMPSIA Open/Switch Enrollment Presentations
Access NMPSIA's official presentations and tutorials for the 2025 Open/Switch Enrollment period.
Open/Switch Enrollment - Carrier Presentations
Compare Plans
Review the plan comparison documents to help you make informed decisions about your benefits for 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NMPSIA Open/Switch Enrollment is October 1 – 31,
2025. Benefit elections during this time will be effective
January 1, 2026.
Open/Switch Enrollment is the period each fall during which
eligible employees may elect to:
- Enroll in one of the medical, dental, and or/vision plans offered by NMPSIA
- Add eligible dependents on the medical, dental or vision coverage (2-year lock-in rule applies to vision coverage)
- Change medical and/or dental carrier and/or medical and/or dental plan options
Benefits you elect during Open/Switch Enrollment will begin
January 1, 2026.
Employees must enroll and/or make changes online. You can
learn how to do so by visiting the NMPSIA online enrollment
tutorials available
HERE at
the employee online enrollment tutorial page.
Note: If you are adding an eligible dependent to your medical, dental or vision plan during Open/Switch Enrollment, you will need to submit supporting documentation: marriage certificate to add spouse and birth certificate(s) to add child(ren). If your employer offers domestic partner coverage, a completed Domestic Partner Affidavit is required to add a qualified domestic partner or domestic partner’s children.
Note: If you are adding an eligible dependent to your medical, dental or vision plan during Open/Switch Enrollment, you will need to submit supporting documentation: marriage certificate to add spouse and birth certificate(s) to add child(ren). If your employer offers domestic partner coverage, a completed Domestic Partner Affidavit is required to add a qualified domestic partner or domestic partner’s children.
Please carefully consider your options before you submit your
Open/Switch enrollment changes. Once the Open/Switch
Enrollment period ends your elections are locked in. You will
not be able to make a change to your benefits unless a
Qualifying Event is reported timely.
To assist employees in making this decision, we strongly
suggest employees visit the
NMPSIA Open/Switch Enrollment webpage
to view the carrier recorded or slide presentations. The
presentations include an overview of the plans of Blue Cross
Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM), Presbyterian Health Plan,
Delta Dental, United Concordia, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
Dental and Davis Vision.
If you do not wish to change plans or carriers, you do not
need to enroll again.
You will receive an email confirmation from NMPSIA confirming
your Open/Switch Enrollment changes. This flowchart
demonstrates the Open/Switch Enrollment process:
The primary plan design remains unchanged. There are slight
premium increases for Medical, Dental and Vision plans. A new
dental carrier option, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Dental,
is a new offering along with Delta Dental and United Concordia
Dental. Our Vision plan year is now July 1st through June 30th
and now offers frames on an annual basis. The in-network
allowance has increased to $150 and $200 at Visionworks.
Reminder: When you elect a medical plan, you automatically receive prescription drug coverage through CVS Caremark and Musculoskeletal surgical services through Lantern.