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Enrollment Details
New Hire Enrollment
Newly hired employees have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll. If you
do not enroll in beneits during your new hire period, you will not be eligible to
enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you experience a qualifying life
event.
All beneit elections become effective on the employee’s irst day of regular
beneit eligible employment, provided online enrollment and dependent
veriication is submitted within 31 days. Members of a collective bargaining
unit may have to satisfy a probationary period prior to insurance coverage.
Such members should refer to their collective bargaining agreement for speciic
details.
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is your yearly opportunity to review your current beneits and
make beneit changes for the upcoming plan year. During open enrollment,
you can add, change, or decline coverage. In addition, you can add and/or drop
dependents during this time. Outside of open enrollment, you cannot change
your beneit elections. During the middle of the plan year, you may only change
your level of beneits coverage if you experience a qualifying life event.
Qualifying Life Event
A qualifying event is a change in your personal life or employment which may
impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
Examples of some qualifying events include the following.
X Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of spouse)
X Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of
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
changes to your election. Changes cannot be accepted outside of the 31-day
special enrollment period.
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Enrollment Details
New Hire Enrollment
Newly hired employees have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll. If you
do not enroll in beneits during your new hire period, you will not be eligible to
enroll in beneits until annual enrollment, unless you experience a qualifying life
event.
All beneit elections become effective on the employee’s irst day of regular
beneit eligible employment, provided online enrollment and dependent
veriication is submitted within 31 days. Members of a collective bargaining
unit may have to satisfy a probationary period prior to insurance coverage.
Such members should refer to their collective bargaining agreement for speciic
details.
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is your yearly opportunity to review your current beneits and
make beneit changes for the upcoming plan year. During open enrollment,
you can add, change, or decline coverage. In addition, you can add and/or drop
dependents during this time. Outside of open enrollment, you cannot change
your beneit elections. During the middle of the plan year, you may only change
your level of beneits coverage if you experience a qualifying life event.
Qualifying Life Event
A qualifying event is a change in your personal life or employment which may
impact your eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for beneits.
Examples of some qualifying events include the following.
X Change of legal marital status (e.g., marriage, divorce, death of spouse)
X Change in number of dependents (e.g., birth, adoption, death of
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
changes to your election. Changes cannot be accepted outside of the 31-day
special enrollment period.
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