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Benefits Eligibility Enrollment Details
Covering Yourself Open Enrollment
You may enroll in the beneits Open enrollment is your annual opportunity to review your current
program if you are a regular full- beneits and make beneit changes for the upcoming plan year. During
time employee who is actively
working a minimum of 50 hours open enrollment, you can add, change, or decline coverage. In addition,
per week. you can add and/or drop dependents during this time. Outside of open
enrollment, you cannot change your 2020 beneit elections, unless you
Covering Your Family experience a qualifying life event.
Members
Eligible dependents generally New Hire Enrollment
include your legally married
spouse and children up to age 26. Newly hired employees have 30 days from your date of hire to enroll in
Some age limitations may apply beneits. If you do not enroll in beneits during your new hire period, you
to certain insurance programs. will not be eligible to enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you
Children may include natural, experience a qualifying life event.
adopted, step-children, or children
obtained through court-appointed
legal guardianship. Qualifying Life Event
A qualifying event is a change in your personal life or employment which
Eligibility may impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
Documentation
Please be prepared to share Examples of qualifying events include the following.
dependent eligibility information
during enrollment including date of X Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of
birth and Social Security Number. spouse)
Other documentation may be X
required depending on your beneit Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of
elections. dependent, ineligibility due to age)
X Change in employment or job status
Please note you have 31-days from the date of your qualifying event to
make your election. Changes cannot be accepted outside of the 31-day
special enrollment period.
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Covering Yourself Open Enrollment
You may enroll in the beneits Open enrollment is your annual opportunity to review your current
program if you are a regular full- beneits and make beneit changes for the upcoming plan year. During
time employee who is actively
working a minimum of 50 hours open enrollment, you can add, change, or decline coverage. In addition,
per week. you can add and/or drop dependents during this time. Outside of open
enrollment, you cannot change your 2020 beneit elections, unless you
Covering Your Family experience a qualifying life event.
Members
Eligible dependents generally New Hire Enrollment
include your legally married
spouse and children up to age 26. Newly hired employees have 30 days from your date of hire to enroll in
Some age limitations may apply beneits. If you do not enroll in beneits during your new hire period, you
to certain insurance programs. will not be eligible to enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you
Children may include natural, experience a qualifying life event.
adopted, step-children, or children
obtained through court-appointed
legal guardianship. Qualifying Life Event
A qualifying event is a change in your personal life or employment which
Eligibility may impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
Documentation
Please be prepared to share Examples of qualifying events include the following.
dependent eligibility information
during enrollment including date of X Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of
birth and Social Security Number. spouse)
Other documentation may be X
required depending on your beneit Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of
elections. dependent, ineligibility due to age)
X Change in employment or job status
Please note you have 31-days from the date of your qualifying event to
make your election. Changes cannot be accepted outside of the 31-day
special enrollment period.
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