Wellness Incentive Frequently Asked Questions
2025
In 2025, incentive funds can be earned through a variety of steps – Step 1 (completing your annual physical) must be completed before payment for step 2 will be paid; however, you may complete the steps in whatever order works best for you.
- Employee only coverage can earn up to $350 in incentive dollars by completing both steps
- Employee + Spouse coverage can earn up to $500 in incentive dollars if both employee and spouse complete both steps
- Employee + Family coverage can earn up to $500 in incentive dollars if both employee and spouse complete both steps
- Employee + Children coverage can earn up to $500 if employee completes both steps
PROGRAM YEAR: JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2025 |
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| Employee Only |
Employee & Spouse |
Employee + Children |
Employee & Family |
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| Step 1 | Complete Annual Physical |
$150 | Employee $150 Spouse $150 |
$300 | Employee $150 Spouse $150 |
| Step 2 (Optional) |
Complete Biometric Screening |
$100 | Employee $100 Spouse $100 |
$200 | Employee $100 Spouse $100 |
Amount awarded is based on coverage level elected within a Purdue Global medical plan. Employee & Spouse and Family levels – both employee and spouse may earn independent of the other. Employee & children – only the employee needs to complete the activity to earn amounts. Employees who opt out of the medical plan may earn employee-only amounts.
Eligibility
All benefits-eligible employees as well as spouses covered under one of the Purdue Global health plans.
Yes, as long as you are in a benefits-eligible position you can participate without being enrolled in the Purdue Global medical plans.
The program year runs from January 1 to December 31, 2025. The deadline for completing, uploading and submitting information to Vital Incites to earn incentive funds is December 31, 2025.
To submit your physical form for incentive dollars, submit your form to Vital Incites by faxing to 317. 960.4180 or scanning and emailing to admin@vitalincite.com. Once submitted and processed, you will receive a verification email that your form has been processed.
INCENTIVE DOLLARS
Refer to the charts at the top of the page for incentive values.
Payment is made by the end of the month following the month in which you complete the program requirements. The funds will be deposited via payroll.
A report in aggregate will be provided to Human Resources indicating how much each person should receive based on completed items. Human Resources will not receive any personal health information related to your incentive completion.
Ex) A person who fulfills the wellness program requirements by the end of April, including submitting their information to Vital Incites, will receive incentive dollars in May.
Contact hr@purdue.edu for questions about payment.
Provider, Annual Physical, Biometrics and Preventive Screenings
The annual physical is a comprehensive exam that is prevention focused, not problem focused. Typically, the exam is performed by your primary care provider and includes the following:
- Past medical, social and family history
- Complete physical exam and review of body systems
- Review of medications
- Immunizations
- Counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions
- Review of age/sex appropriate screening tests
To qualify for the incentive, your physical and biometrics will need to have been completed between January 1 and December 31 each year. You are eligible to get a physical even if it hasn’t been a full year since your last physical. The physical and biometrics must be completed after the hire date.
No. The biometrics form needs to be completed by your provider as part of the annual routine physical. If your provider is willing to sign off on the biometric form from the health fair that was not completed by him/her, it would be accepted. All biometrics must be included.
Yes, both are considered preventative. Preventatives are no cost to the employee.
Biometric tests required include:
- Blood Draw for Cholesterol (TC), HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, Glucose, A1C and Triglycerides
- Blood Pressure
- Height/Weight/Body Mass Index (BMI)
You will need to download the Physical Form and take it with you to your annual physical. You can find this form at the top of this page on the left-hand side. Your primary care provider will need to sign it including the values before you submit to Vital Incites as documentation of completing this step.
Typically, a provider will complete the form including biometric values as part of your physical but some may charge a fee. You can inquire about your provider’s policy when scheduling your appointment.
The information from your physical and the results from your biometric screening will be used by Vital Incite to provide Purdue University a report in aggregate of who completed the wellness incentive and earned the incentive funds. With this aggregate report, Purdue is able to pay Purdue Global participates the incentive funds that were earned. The only individual(s) who will receive your personally identifiable health information is Vital Incite.
Yes, sick leave is most appropriate for a doctor’s appointment during work hours.
Beginning January 1, 2026, employees will submit their physical form to LHD Benefit Advisors. LHD Benefit Advisors is Purdue’s employee-benefits consulting partner, supporting the university with data analysis, vendor guidance, benchmarking and strategic planning to help shape Purdue’s benefit programs.
Please refer to the compliance bundle here as it goes into detail explaining how wellness programs work and who they are governed by.
A link to the physical form is available on the left side of this web page.
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