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Spousal/Domestic Frequently Asked Questions Regarding
Partner Employer Spousal/Domestic Partner Coverage
Certification
Coverage Q What is spousal/domestic partner employer coverage
certiication?
Certification A Spousal/domestic partner employer coverage
certiication requires working spouses/domestic
partners of eligible employees to enroll in their
Intertek is committed to ofering a comprehensive employer’s medical plan.
beneit package to you and your family, but also Q Who must complete a spouse/domestic partner coverage
realizes many spouses/domestic partners have veriication form?
medical coverage available to them through their A Anyone enrolling a spouse/domestic partner
own employer. For this reason, spouses/domestic must complete and return a veriication form. The
partners with coverage available through their veriication form is located under the beneits tab,
employer will be required to take that coverage. A company links, and beneits information. Please return
Q and A is provided to explain the provisions of the completed form to usa.beneits@intertek.com
the certiication requirement. Q Is my spouse/domestic partner required to enroll other
family members into his/her employer-sponsored
coverage?
A No, only the spouse/domestic partner is required to
enroll in their employer’s medical plan.
Q My spouse/domestic partner’s employer-sponsored
medical plan have open enrollment later in the year.
What should we do?
A Your spouse/domestic partner has a “special
enrollment right” under his/her employer’s medical
plan upon loss of coverage under our plan. The
employer must allow your spouse/domestic partner
to enroll immediately if application for coverage is
made within 31 days after losing coverage under our
plan.
Q My spouse/domestic partner’s employer ofers coverage
but it is not a comprehensive major medical plan and
limits the number of primary care visits and hospital
services my spouse/domestic partner can receive in
a year. Can my spouse/domestic partner remain on
Intertek’s plan?
A If your spouse/domestic partner’s employer does
not ofer a comprehensive major medical plan, your
spouse/domestic partner may remain on Intertek’s
medical plan. A comprehensive major medical plan
is deined as a medical plan that includes unlimited
physician visits, hospitalization and prescription drug
coverage. Note that a comprehensive major medical
plan may include visit limits on certain coverages such
as physical and occupational therapy.
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Partner Employer Spousal/Domestic Partner Coverage
Certification
Coverage Q What is spousal/domestic partner employer coverage
certiication?
Certification A Spousal/domestic partner employer coverage
certiication requires working spouses/domestic
partners of eligible employees to enroll in their
Intertek is committed to ofering a comprehensive employer’s medical plan.
beneit package to you and your family, but also Q Who must complete a spouse/domestic partner coverage
realizes many spouses/domestic partners have veriication form?
medical coverage available to them through their A Anyone enrolling a spouse/domestic partner
own employer. For this reason, spouses/domestic must complete and return a veriication form. The
partners with coverage available through their veriication form is located under the beneits tab,
employer will be required to take that coverage. A company links, and beneits information. Please return
Q and A is provided to explain the provisions of the completed form to usa.beneits@intertek.com
the certiication requirement. Q Is my spouse/domestic partner required to enroll other
family members into his/her employer-sponsored
coverage?
A No, only the spouse/domestic partner is required to
enroll in their employer’s medical plan.
Q My spouse/domestic partner’s employer-sponsored
medical plan have open enrollment later in the year.
What should we do?
A Your spouse/domestic partner has a “special
enrollment right” under his/her employer’s medical
plan upon loss of coverage under our plan. The
employer must allow your spouse/domestic partner
to enroll immediately if application for coverage is
made within 31 days after losing coverage under our
plan.
Q My spouse/domestic partner’s employer ofers coverage
but it is not a comprehensive major medical plan and
limits the number of primary care visits and hospital
services my spouse/domestic partner can receive in
a year. Can my spouse/domestic partner remain on
Intertek’s plan?
A If your spouse/domestic partner’s employer does
not ofer a comprehensive major medical plan, your
spouse/domestic partner may remain on Intertek’s
medical plan. A comprehensive major medical plan
is deined as a medical plan that includes unlimited
physician visits, hospitalization and prescription drug
coverage. Note that a comprehensive major medical
plan may include visit limits on certain coverages such
as physical and occupational therapy.
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