How to Enroll in Your Benefits

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Employee Self Service in Edison

You’ll use Employee Self Service in Edison at www.edison.tn.gov to add, remove or make changes to your insurance coverage, unless otherwise noted. Higher education employees may be able to access Edison through their employer’s human resources system. Look for information from your institution about this.

  • Look for the green Benefits Enrollment button.
  • Click the green Benefits Enrollment button, then click the Login button to log in to Edison using your Access ID. This is not your eight-digit Edison employee ID. To get your Access ID, go to Edison, click the green Benefits Enrollment button and then click the Retrieve Access ID button.
  • Effective June 2025, the password length for all Edison account users changed. If you have not done so, all Edison users MUST change their account passwords to a minimum of 15 characters. Once you have set up this new 15-character password, you will not be required to change it for 365 days.
  • Once logged in, choose the Annual Enrollment tile to start your enrollment.
  • All the insurance plans you are currently enrolled in, or that are available to you,  are listed in Edison.
  • State and higher education employees enroll in voluntary term life insurance at lifebenefits.com/stateoftn.
  • Higher education employees enroll in flexible savings accounts at stateoftntasc.com.
  • You can enroll on your computer or mobile device. Use the web browser native to its operating system.

If you’re adding new dependents or a spouse, we need documents to prove their relationship to you.

  • Dependent verification documents MUST be submitted by your Annual Enrollment deadline.
  • Find a list of required documents online by going to tn.gov/partnersforhealth, Publications, Forms and then Active Employees and COBRA. Here you’ll find the Dependent Eligibility Verification Documents link.
  • The following documents are NOT acceptable for spouses: car loan statements, utility bills, cell phone bills, cable bills and voided checks.
  • If you and your spouse are both employed by agencies on the State Group Insurance Program, you cannot cover each other on your insurance, unless you’re enrolled in different plan groups (e.g., State, Local Education or Local Government). You’ll also need to choose only one plan option for your dependent children.

 

Important Edison Notes

  • Users should navigate to Edison by going to the TN.gov website. At the top, click on Government, then State Employees, and then click on the Edison tile. Using a shortcut, bookmark, saved link or icon can create login issues.
  • When using Edison ESS, the preferred browser is Microsoft Edge. Clearing your internet browser’s cache and cookies can help resolve navigation issues that can happen in Edison. You can review the Clearing Cache document for help.  
  • You’ll log in using your Access ID. This is not your eight-digit Edison employee ID. Your user ID, also called the Access ID, is a combination of both letters and numbers.

 

Get Help with Your Enrollment

You can find enrollment instructions and help with passwords:

  • Find step-by-step enrollment login instructions by going to tn.gov/partnersforhealth, Annual Enrollment and Enrollment Materials
  • For password reset help, call Edison at 866.376.0104.

Watch Videos to Help You Enroll:

 

Enrollment Materials and More

  • Find Annual Enrollment benefits guides, insurance comparison charts and more on the Enrollment Materials page.
  • Visit Annual Enrollment Videos for 2026 benefits updates. On the Videos page, find our new educational videos like Insurance 101, Understanding Health Insurance Networks and Plans and more.

 

During Annual Enrollment, subject to eligibility you can:

  • Choose your health insurance option
  • Choose or change your health insurance carrier and network
    •  If eligible, enroll in or cancel health insurance for yourself or your eligible dependents
  • Enroll in, cancel or transfer between dental options (if offered by your agency)
  • Enroll in, cancel or transfer between vision options (if offered by your agency)
  • Enroll in or cancel voluntary accidental death and dismemberment coverage (state and state higher education only)
  • Apply for, cancel, increase or decrease voluntary term life coverage amounts (state and state higher education only)
  • Enroll in short-term disability insurance. Central state and state higher education employees are automatically enrolled in long-term disability insurance.
  • Enroll in flexible benefits (central state and state higher education employees only)