Information on how to submit contributions through the Plan Service Center can be found on the  RHFV Reporting Guide (pdf).

1. Through the Plan Service Center, in the left navigation, select Payroll followed by Enter payroll.  
2. In STEP 1: Enter Your Payroll Information,  
   • Enter the Payroll Date (the date of your contribution).  
   • Select P6 A A for the Division.  
   • Enter the Expected Contribution Total. 
3. In STEP 2: Select Your Money Sources, check the box for the money source you want to process (Employer – Unallocated Investment). 
4. In STEP 3: Update Your Employee Contribution, enter the contribution amount. The total contributions on this page should equal the number previously entered for the expected contribution total. 
5. In STEP 4: Process and Confirm Your Contributions, review the information and select Continue to finalize your contribution. 

There are two ways to utilize the RHFV funds: 

Submitting a Form
If you wish to withdraw money from your municipality’s RHFV account, you will need to complete and submit the Institutional Fund Distribution Request Form, which is available in the Plan Service Center. 

Locate the form 

1. 1. Under Plan Summary in the left navigation, select Participants and Employee forms. 
   2. Select and complete the Institutional Plan Disbursement Request form. 

Upload the form 

1. 1. Under Plan Summary in the left navigation, select Participants followed by Search employee. 
   2. Select the only employee listed. 
   3. In the Tools section, select the Upload documents button. 
   4. Select Transaction documentation for the Document Type. 
   5. Select the file to upload or drag and drop it. 
   6. Click the Upload button. 

Offsetting a Contribution Report 
For employers who use their Retiree Health Funding Vehicle to pay the employer contributions to their Health Care Savings Program, please send an email to MERSServiceTeam@empower.com with the subject line “URGENT: RHFV to HCSP Transfer – 66XXXXX-01” and mark the email as high importance / urgent. Include the following information in the body of the email: 

• Please transfer $X,XXX.XX 

• From plan number 66XXXXX-01 

• To plan number 63XXXXX-01 

• Deposit into forfeiture, ER01 

You’ll receive an email confirmation within 3 business days. Please note that this transfers funds into your HCSP forfeiture account, which can then be used to fund an HCSP payroll. However, RHFV funds cannot be transferred directly to a specific HCSP payroll entry.

If your municipality has ACH (pull done by Empower), the email needs to be sent in advance of reporting for HCSP, otherwise the pull will include full amount reported. 

If your municipality pays using wire, it is recommended to also include the wiring details associated with the request to appropriately process. 

By default, all RHFV assets are invested in the MERS Total Market Portfolio.

Employers who wish to invest outside of the MERS Total Market Portfolio must have an approved Uniform Resolution on file with MERS acknowledging their acceptance of fiduciary responsibility for investing their assets in compliance with the Public Employee Retirement System Investment Act (PERSIA).

If an approved Uniform Resolution is on file, then you may direct changes to the Service Team for processing. Contact information can be found in the Plan Service Center.