The Employee Insurance Program (EIP) offers several insurance products/programs:

• Health insurance (including prescription drug coverage)
• Dental insurance
• Vision care
• Life insurance
• Long term disability
• Long term care
• Flexible spending accounts
• Vision care discounts

More than 436,000 people (including spouses and dependents) throughout South Carolina are insured through one of the health plans offered by EIP. More than 171,000 of these are active employees, and more than 73,000 are retirees.

More than 660 employer groups participate in these EIP programs. They are:

Universal Participants:

• State Agencies
• Public Colleges & Universities
• Public School Districts

Optional Participants:

• Counties
• Municipalities
• Regional Tourism Promotional Commissions
• County Disability and Special Needs Boards
• Regional Councils of Governments
• Regional Transportation Authorities
• Alcohol & Drug Abuse Planning Agencies
• County Council on Aging or Other Governmental Agencies Providing Aging Services
• Community Action Agencies
• Special Purpose Districts that provide Gas, Water, Sewer, Recreation, or Hospital Services, or any combination thereof

EIP seeks to work in partnership with customers and stakeholders to provide the best insurance benefits for the state's public sector employees at the lowest possible cost, to maintain program stability through strength in the self-insured accounts, and to serve its customers in an efficient and responsive manner. EIP conducts a periodic review of its performance in regard to these criteria. You can access this information by clicking Performance Measures Scorecard.

About the South Carolina
Budget and Control Board

EIP is part of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, the central administrative agency for South Carolina state government. The Board performs a variety of functions that assist state and local agencies and employees in carrying out their missions. Its duties include operating the state retirement, procurement, liability insurance and fleet systems.

The Board is overseen by a five-member body chaired by the Governor. This body selects the Budget and Control Board's Executive Director, who serves as the agency’s chief administrative officer.