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Spousal/Domestic Frequently Asked Questions
Partner Employer Regarding 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 veriication form?
realizes many spouses/domestic partners have A Anyone enrolling a spouse/domestic partner
medical coverage available to them through their must complete and return a veriication form.
own employer. For this reason, spouses/domestic The veriication form is located under the
partners with coverage available through their beneits tab, company links, and beneits
information. Please return the completed form
employer will be required to take that coverage. A to usa.beneits@intertek.com
Q and A is provided to explain the provisions of the Q Is my spouse/domestic partner required to enroll
certiication requirement. 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 Regarding 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 veriication form?
realizes many spouses/domestic partners have A Anyone enrolling a spouse/domestic partner
medical coverage available to them through their must complete and return a veriication form.
own employer. For this reason, spouses/domestic The veriication form is located under the
partners with coverage available through their beneits tab, company links, and beneits
information. Please return the completed form
employer will be required to take that coverage. A to usa.beneits@intertek.com
Q and A is provided to explain the provisions of the Q Is my spouse/domestic partner required to enroll
certiication requirement. 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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