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HCM Benefits (1Z0-1053-25)
The Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits Associate certification course teaches candidates how to configure benefit plans, manage eligibility and enrollment, process life events, ensure COBRA compliance, and generate reports and integrations within Fusion Cloud.
90
Minutes
55
Questions
65
Passing Score
$245
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
HR and benefits administrators, payroll specialists, and functional consultants who have at least six months of experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud should pursue this certification. It validates their ability to implement and maintain benefits solutions, supporting organizational compliance and data-driven decision making.
What's Covered
1
Plan Configuration
2
Eligibility and Enrollment
3
Life Events and Processing
4
COBRA and Compliance
5
Reporting and Integration
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Course Outline
62 learning goals
1
Plan Configuration
2 topics
Plan Types
- Identify benefit plan categories: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, and flexible spending.
- Configure benefit plan definitions with coverage levels, options, dependent eligibility, and effective dates.
- Implement plan-in-program grouping with multiple plan options, default assignments, and enrollment rules.
- Analyze plan configurations to recommend structures balancing employee choice with administrative efficiency.
- Identify the key components and features of Plan Types and describe their primary functions within Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits Associate.
- Deploy Plan Types with integration to analytics, reporting, and audit services for operational visibility.
- Analyze Plan Types configurations to identify process inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and optimization opportunities.
Plan Design
- Describe plan design components: coverage levels, contribution rates, and employer-employee cost sharing.
- Configure rate definitions with employee and employer contribution amounts, tiers, and calculation methods.
- Implement flex credit programs with credit allocation, plan pricing, and remaining credit disposition.
- Evaluate plan designs to recommend cost-effective benefit structures meeting employee needs and budget constraints.
- Configure Plan Design with appropriate settings and parameters for a production implementation in Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits Associate.
- Assess Plan Design implementations against best practices to identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Name the prerequisites, dependencies, and supporting modules required for implementing Plan Design.
2
Eligibility and Enrollment
2 topics
Eligibility
- Describe eligibility criteria: employment status, service period, job classification, and dependent rules.
- Configure eligibility profiles with person, assignment, and derived factor criteria for plan qualification.
- Implement life event eligibility processing with triggering events and post-event enrollment windows.
- Analyze eligibility configurations to ensure all worker populations receive appropriate benefit access.
- Evaluate Eligibility alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal configuration for given HR requirements.
- Recognize common terminology, setup steps, and best practices associated with Eligibility.
Enrollment
- Identify enrollment types: open enrollment, new hire enrollment, life event enrollment, and late enrollment.
- Configure open enrollment events with plan offerings, election periods, and default assignments.
- Implement self-service enrollment with plan comparison, cost calculators, and dependent/beneficiary management.
- Evaluate enrollment processes to recommend improvements for enrollment completion rates and employee satisfaction.
- List the configuration options and parameters available for Enrollment and describe when each is appropriate.
- Apply Enrollment configuration patterns to meet specific business requirements including regulatory compliance.
3
Life Events and Processing
2 topics
Life Events
- Describe life event types: marriage, divorce, birth, adoption, death, and loss of other coverage.
- Configure life event definitions with triggering criteria, enrollment periods, and eligible plan changes.
- Implement life event processing with automatic detection, employee notification, and enrollment window management.
- Analyze life event configurations to ensure comprehensive coverage of qualifying events and proper processing.
- Implement Life Events following best practices for process efficiency, compliance, and data accuracy.
- Diagnose Life Events issues by analyzing reports, audit trails, and configuration to determine root causes.
Benefits Processing
- Identify benefits processing: rate calculation, premium deduction, and carrier feed generation.
- Configure premium calculation with employee and employer share, imputed income, and after-tax/pre-tax treatment.
- Implement carrier interface files with enrollment, change, and termination data for benefit provider communication.
- Evaluate benefits processing to identify calculation errors and recommend process improvements.
- Analyze Benefits Processing configurations to identify process inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and optimization opportunities.
- Identify the key components and features of Benefits Processing and describe their primary functions within Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits Associate.
4
COBRA and Compliance
2 topics
COBRA Administration
- Describe COBRA continuation coverage requirements: qualifying events, election periods, and premium calculation.
- Configure COBRA processing with qualifying event detection, notification generation, and premium administration.
- Implement COBRA enrollment management with payment tracking, coverage continuation, and termination processing.
- Analyze COBRA configurations to ensure compliance with federal regulations and timely participant notification.
- Name the prerequisites, dependencies, and supporting modules required for implementing COBRA Administration.
- Configure COBRA Administration with appropriate settings and parameters for a production implementation in Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits Associate.
Compliance
- Identify benefits compliance requirements: ACA, HIPAA, ERISA, and state-specific mandates.
- Configure ACA compliance tracking with measurement periods, stability periods, and affordability calculations.
- Implement 1095-C/1094-C reporting for ACA compliance with data validation and electronic filing.
- Evaluate compliance configurations to identify gaps in regulatory tracking and recommend corrective actions.
- Explain how to troubleshoot common issues with Compliance including error messages and resolution procedures.
- Evaluate Compliance alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal configuration for given HR requirements.
5
Reporting and Integration
2 topics
Benefits Reporting
- Identify benefits reports: enrollment summary, cost analysis, utilization, and compliance status.
- Implement OTBI benefits reporting with subject areas for enrollment analysis and cost trending.
- Configure benefits analytics dashboards with participation rates, cost metrics, and utilization indicators.
- Analyze benefits data to identify trends, predict costs, and recommend plan design adjustments.
- Compare Benefits Reporting implementation patterns to determine the best approach for meeting workforce management needs.
- List the configuration options and parameters available for Benefits Reporting and describe when each is appropriate.
Integration
- Describe benefits integration with payroll, HR core, and third-party carriers/administrators.
- Configure benefits-to-payroll integration with deduction element mapping and effective date synchronization.
- Implement third-party administrator integration with eligibility feeds, claims data, and enrollment synchronization.
- Evaluate integration configurations to ensure accurate benefits data flow and timely carrier updates.
- Describe the architecture and workflow of Integration including integration points with related HR processes.
- Implement Integration following best practices for process efficiency, compliance, and data accuracy.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains in the Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits certification exam guide.
- Core topics: Plan Configuration, Eligibility, Enrollment, Life Events, Rates, COBRA, Reporting, Integration.
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM services, configuration, and best practices.
- Scenario-based problem solving at the Associate level.
Not Covered
- Topics outside the official exam guide scope.
- On-premises PeopleSoft or EBS HCM configuration.
- Specific pricing and compensation amounts that change over time.
- Custom development beyond standard Fusion HCM configuration.
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