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Eligibility
Who’s eligible?
Enrolling dependents? Items to have ready
Employees
Employees who work at least 30 hours per week When you add dependents to your coverage,
are eligible for the benefits described in this guide. you must provide the following information:
Most benefits are effective on first of the month ΅ Legal name
following 30 days of full-time employment. ΅ Date of birth
΅ Social Security number
Dependents ΅ Supporting documentation, such as marriage
΅ Your legal spouse certificate, birth certificate, adoption papers,
΅ Your domestic partner and tax documents
΅ Your children up to age 26 If you do not provide the required information,
your dependents may be dropped from coverage
Making changes to your benefits
Generally, you may only make or change your existing
benefit elections as a new hire or during the annual
open enrollment period. However, you may change your
benefit elections during the year if you experience an
event such as:
΅ Marriage, divorce or legal separation
΅ Birth or adoption of a child
΅ Loss or gain of other coverage by you or your dependent
΅ Eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid
You have 31 days from the qualified life event to make
changes to your coverage.
΅ Depending on the type of event, you may need to
provide proof of the event, such as a marriage license.
΅ If you do not make the changes within 31 days of the
qualified event, you will have to wait until the next
open enrollment period to make changes (unless you
experience another qualified life event).
You have 60 days from the date of the event for an
eligibility change for Medicaid or CHIP coverage.
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