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Welcome to Acadia’s 2021 Beneit Program
The 2021 Beneit Program Eligibility
This Beneit Guide highlights the many beneit options available All regularly scheduled full time or part time employees working
to you and your family and explains how to enroll for each of the at least 30 hours per week are eligible to participate in Acadia’s
beneit programs. The beneits offered by Acadia Healthcare beneit program. Coverage is available for your spouse and
are designed to promote wellness and provide protection for dependent children as well. Proof of dependent eligibility will
you and your family in the case of an accident or illness. be required for any new dependents being added to medical
coverage. However, the company reserves the right to ask for
The elections you make during annual enrollment are for the proof of dependent documentation at any time. Dependents
entire plan year (January 1 through December 31). eligible for coverage in the Acadia Beneit Program include:
When Beneits Begin & End Spouse
Benefits will become effective on the first day of the For Medical: Your legal spouse as long as they are not eligible
calendar month following the completion of a thirty (30) day for other health coverage through his or her employer.
waiting period.
For dental, vision and life insurance: Your legal spouse.
All health & welfare beneits with Acadia will end on your
termination date or change to non-beneit eligible status. Full Children
deductions will be taken for any day you were beneit eligible For all plans: Dependent children up to age 26 including
during the pay period. COBRA information will be sent by the biological, stepchildren, legally adopted children, and children
COBRA Administrator to your home address on ile after your placed with you for adoption. Your unmarried dependent child
termination date. who is totally and permanently disabled and who became
Please see your Human Resources Representative about disabled prior to reaching age 19.
opportunities to continue your life insurance as an individual Qualifying Life Events
policy within 30 days of termination or status change to non-
beneit eligible. If you experience a life event during the plan year, you may
be eligible to make changes to your existing beneit elections.
Acadia offers you medical, dental, vision, lexible spending The election change is only permitted when the life event is
account and health savings account plans on a pre-tax basis. consistent with the change requested. Examples of a life event
This saves you money, but due to IRS guidelines, annual include marriage, divorce, birth/adoption or placement for
enrollment is your only opportunity to enroll or make changes adoption of a dependent child, death, loss of coverage due
to your elections unless you experience a qualifying life event. to your loss of employment or spouse’s loss of employment
or beneit eligibility. You must complete the qualifying life
Deadline to Enroll for Beneits event form and provide supporting documentation within
Newly hired or newly beneit eligible employees must enroll for 30 days of the event. See your local HR representative for the
beneits within their irst 30 days of beneit eligible employment. required form.
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The 2021 Beneit Program Eligibility
This Beneit Guide highlights the many beneit options available All regularly scheduled full time or part time employees working
to you and your family and explains how to enroll for each of the at least 30 hours per week are eligible to participate in Acadia’s
beneit programs. The beneits offered by Acadia Healthcare beneit program. Coverage is available for your spouse and
are designed to promote wellness and provide protection for dependent children as well. Proof of dependent eligibility will
you and your family in the case of an accident or illness. be required for any new dependents being added to medical
coverage. However, the company reserves the right to ask for
The elections you make during annual enrollment are for the proof of dependent documentation at any time. Dependents
entire plan year (January 1 through December 31). eligible for coverage in the Acadia Beneit Program include:
When Beneits Begin & End Spouse
Benefits will become effective on the first day of the For Medical: Your legal spouse as long as they are not eligible
calendar month following the completion of a thirty (30) day for other health coverage through his or her employer.
waiting period.
For dental, vision and life insurance: Your legal spouse.
All health & welfare beneits with Acadia will end on your
termination date or change to non-beneit eligible status. Full Children
deductions will be taken for any day you were beneit eligible For all plans: Dependent children up to age 26 including
during the pay period. COBRA information will be sent by the biological, stepchildren, legally adopted children, and children
COBRA Administrator to your home address on ile after your placed with you for adoption. Your unmarried dependent child
termination date. who is totally and permanently disabled and who became
Please see your Human Resources Representative about disabled prior to reaching age 19.
opportunities to continue your life insurance as an individual Qualifying Life Events
policy within 30 days of termination or status change to non-
beneit eligible. If you experience a life event during the plan year, you may
be eligible to make changes to your existing beneit elections.
Acadia offers you medical, dental, vision, lexible spending The election change is only permitted when the life event is
account and health savings account plans on a pre-tax basis. consistent with the change requested. Examples of a life event
This saves you money, but due to IRS guidelines, annual include marriage, divorce, birth/adoption or placement for
enrollment is your only opportunity to enroll or make changes adoption of a dependent child, death, loss of coverage due
to your elections unless you experience a qualifying life event. to your loss of employment or spouse’s loss of employment
or beneit eligibility. You must complete the qualifying life
Deadline to Enroll for Beneits event form and provide supporting documentation within
Newly hired or newly beneit eligible employees must enroll for 30 days of the event. See your local HR representative for the
beneits within their irst 30 days of beneit eligible employment. required form.
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