Important Information About Health Insurance Coverage

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or any other Health Insurance Issues.

To change your coverage and/or add/delete dependents in a timely manner, you must contact  Human Resources no later than one (1) week following a "qualifying event." Late notification may result in a lengthy waiting period. Examples of "qualifying events" include:

  • Marriage, divorce, legal separation, termination of domestic partnership
  • Birth of a baby
  • Change in Spouse's employment status/eligibility for health insurance
  • Change in dependent status (e.g. graduates, marries, reaches age 19 and is not a full time student, reaches age 25, enters military, etc.)

Disabled Dependents

  • You must provide proof of dependent's disabled status every two (2) years.

Other Dependents

  • Children who reside permanently with you who are not your natural children, legally adopted children (including those waiting finalization of adoption) or your dependent stepchildren may be eligible for coverage if you can provide certain documentation.

Full Time Students

  • College students must send proof of full time student status to insurance carrier(s) every semester.

Graduating Students/ Full-time Students Completing a Semester

  • Graduating students and full-time students who complete a semester may be eligible for three (3) months extended coverage.

 

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