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ENROLLMENT DETAILS
New Hire Enrollment Qualifying Life Event
Newly hired employees have 31 days from your date A qualifying life event is a change in your personal life
of hire to enroll. If you do not enroll in beneits or employment which may impact your eligibility or
during your new hire period, you will not be eligible to dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you
experience a qualifying life event. Examples of some qualifying life events include the
following:
Benefits Eligibility Change of legal marital status (e.g. marriage,
Covering Yourself divorce, death of spouse)
You may enroll in the beneits programs if you are a Change in number of dependents (e.g. birth,
regular, full-time employee who is actively working a adoption, death of dependent, ineligibility due to
minimum of 30 hours per week. age)
Change in employment or job status (including
Covering Your Family Members shift from part-time to full-time or vice versa)
Eligible dependents generally include your legally Termination or commencement of your spouse’s
married spouse and children up to age 26. Age coverage in general when coverage is maintained
limitations vary by program. Children may include through the spouse’s plan
natural, adopted, step-children, or children obtained A residence or worksite change which impacts
through court-appointed legal guardianship. healthcare
Eligibility Documentation Please note, you must make change to your beneits
Please be prepared to share dependent eligibility within 31 days of your qualifying event. If you do
not make changes during this time, you may have to
information during enrollment including date of birth wait until next year’s annual enrollment to make your
and Social Security Number. Other documentation change.
may be required depending on your beneit elections.
Changes which are requested due to a “change of mind” cannot
be allowed until the next beneits enrollment period.
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New Hire Enrollment Qualifying Life Event
Newly hired employees have 31 days from your date A qualifying life event is a change in your personal life
of hire to enroll. If you do not enroll in beneits or employment which may impact your eligibility or
during your new hire period, you will not be eligible to dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you
experience a qualifying life event. Examples of some qualifying life events include the
following:
Benefits Eligibility Change of legal marital status (e.g. marriage,
Covering Yourself divorce, death of spouse)
You may enroll in the beneits programs if you are a Change in number of dependents (e.g. birth,
regular, full-time employee who is actively working a adoption, death of dependent, ineligibility due to
minimum of 30 hours per week. age)
Change in employment or job status (including
Covering Your Family Members shift from part-time to full-time or vice versa)
Eligible dependents generally include your legally Termination or commencement of your spouse’s
married spouse and children up to age 26. Age coverage in general when coverage is maintained
limitations vary by program. Children may include through the spouse’s plan
natural, adopted, step-children, or children obtained A residence or worksite change which impacts
through court-appointed legal guardianship. healthcare
Eligibility Documentation Please note, you must make change to your beneits
Please be prepared to share dependent eligibility within 31 days of your qualifying event. If you do
not make changes during this time, you may have to
information during enrollment including date of birth wait until next year’s annual enrollment to make your
and Social Security Number. Other documentation change.
may be required depending on your beneit elections.
Changes which are requested due to a “change of mind” cannot
be allowed until the next beneits enrollment period.
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