Limits Increasing for 2026
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) provides another opportunity for you to better control your health care dollars. By tucking away pre-tax dollars from your paycheck, you have an account that is dedicated to the reimbursement of qualified medical, vision and dental expenses. In addition, the bi-weekly employee administration fee is paid by the state during the 2026 plan year, providing you with even more opportunities to save.
Through ASIFlex, the State will continue to offer three types of FSAs: Medical Care, Limited Purpose Medical Care and Dependent Care. If you wish to participate in an FSA for the 2026 plan year, you must re-enroll as your previous election will not roll-over. If you continue participation, do not discard the debit card from ASIFlex. New cards are not automatically issued each year.
As a reminder, the state’s FSA programs have a use-it-or-lose-it rule. Money left at the end of the plan year is not rolled over or reimbursed, so plan carefully. Please note, if you have funds remaining in your 2025 account, you may continue to submit claims for reimbursed through ASIFlex until the Grace Period expires.
Employee Enrollment Information Packet
Medical Care & Limited Purpose FSA
Medical Care and Limited Purpose FSAs allow employees to use pre-tax dollars to cover health care costs for medical, dental, vision, hearing and other out-of-pocket expenses not paid by insurance. For 2026, the annual contribution limit for the Medical Care and Limited Purpose FSAs will be increased to $3,300.
A Limited Purpose FSA may only be used for dental, vision and preventive care expenses until the minimum deductible of a Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) is met ($1,700 for single and $3,400 for family, per federal regulations). Once the minimum deductible is met, the Limited Purpose FSA can be used as a Medical Care FSA. If you are enrolled in a CDHP with a Health Savings Account (HSA), your FSA automatically becomes a Limited Purpose FSA. You do not need to meet the minimum deductible to use the funds in your Limited Purpose FSA for dental and vision expenses. You can pay for dental and vision expenses from your Limited Purpose FSA at any point during the year.
Dependent Care FSA
A Dependent Care FSA is used to pay for dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs and child or elder daycare. A Qualifying Individual is your Dependent who is under the age of 13 (when services are incurred) or your Spouse or an older Dependent who is mentally or physically incapable of self-care who lives in your home at least 8 hours each day Dependent care expenses do not include medical expenses and therefore can be used even if you participate in an HSA.
Dependent Care FSAs are not frontloaded. Portions of your biweekly pay are put into a pre-tax account to pay for eligible dependent care costs throughout the year. The maximum annual contribution amount for the Dependent Care FSA is increasing to $7,500 ($3,750 if married and filing separate tax returns). This is the first increase since 1986!
Dependent Care Recurring Direct Pay Program
Dependent Care Auto Reimbursement
Check your FSA balance or file an online claim
