King County offers two types of tax-saving flexible spending accounts, administered for the county by Associated Administrators Inc.

• Health Care FSAs let you set aside pretax dollars from your paycheck to pay for certain expenses not covered by your health plans (for example, deductibles, coinsurance and copays applied to covered expenses like office visits, orthodontia, etc.).
• Dependent Care FSAs let you to set aside pretax dollars to pay for eligible dependent care expenses for your child, disabled spouse or dependent parent while you and your spouse work.

For the latest details, refer to the FSA Guide. It includes worksheets to help you determine if an FSA is right for you, and an FSA Enrollment form.

If you're a new hire, you must submit your FSA Enrollment form to Benefits and Retirement Operations within 30 days of when your other health benefits begin. Otherwise, you must wait for a qualifying event or the next open enrollment.

Once enrolled in an FSA, submit the FSA Change form to Benefits and Retirement Operations to change personal information (name, phone and mailing address) and contribution rates (if you have a qualifying event). For all other transactions, contact AAI.

• FSA Guide (179KB)
• FSA Change form
• Claim filing
• Contact AAI