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Enrollment and Eligibility Eligibility for Benefits
The contents in this enrollment guide apply to the plan year effective Employees
July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. You may enroll in the beneits
program if you are a regular full-
Changing Your Coverage time employee who is actively
Once you make your election for enrollment you will not be able to working a minimum of 30 hours per
week.
change your elections until the next annual enrollment unless you
experience a qualifying event. A qualifying event is a change in your Dependents
personal life which may impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for In general, eligible dependents
beneits. include your legally married spouse
and children up to age 26. Children
may include natural, adopted,
Examples of some qualifying events include the following. step-children, as well as children
Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of obtained through court-appointed
legal guardianship.
spouse, legal separation)
Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of SSN Required
dependent, ineligibility due to age) You must provide a valid Social
Change in employment or job status Security Number for yourself
and each enrolled dependent.
Employers are required to provide
names and Social Security Numbers
to the federal government for
each individual enrolled for
medical coverage. This reporting
requirement helps the federal
government verify compliance with
the Health Care Reform Individual
Mandate
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The contents in this enrollment guide apply to the plan year effective Employees
July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. You may enroll in the beneits
program if you are a regular full-
Changing Your Coverage time employee who is actively
Once you make your election for enrollment you will not be able to working a minimum of 30 hours per
week.
change your elections until the next annual enrollment unless you
experience a qualifying event. A qualifying event is a change in your Dependents
personal life which may impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for In general, eligible dependents
beneits. include your legally married spouse
and children up to age 26. Children
may include natural, adopted,
Examples of some qualifying events include the following. step-children, as well as children
Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of obtained through court-appointed
legal guardianship.
spouse, legal separation)
Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of SSN Required
dependent, ineligibility due to age) You must provide a valid Social
Change in employment or job status Security Number for yourself
and each enrolled dependent.
Employers are required to provide
names and Social Security Numbers
to the federal government for
each individual enrolled for
medical coverage. This reporting
requirement helps the federal
government verify compliance with
the Health Care Reform Individual
Mandate
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