QUALIFYING LIFE EVENT
Generally, there are three times when you can enroll in or may be able to change your medical and/or dental insurance: 1) as a newly hired or newly eligible employee; 2) after experiencing a qualified family status change, or life event; and 3) during Open Enrollment, which is every July 1st.
If you experience a qualified family status change during the fiscal year, you may make a change that corresponds with the qualifying event. Following are examples of qualifying life events:
IMPORTANT DEADLINE - To change your coverage(s) when a qualified family status or life event occurs, you must complete a Medical and/or Dental Application and Change Form and return to SAU 29 HR office within 31 calendar days following the date of the event. Failure to timely complete the application will impact the effective date of coverage.
Example: To enroll a newborn onto an employee’s insurance the first of the month following birth, the application must be received in the HR office within 31 calendar days after the birth. If the application is received 32-60 calendar days after the birth, the newborn is enrolled under your insurance the first of the month following receipt of the application by the Local Government Center (which could result in a break in coverage). If it is more than 60 calendar days from the date of the birth, the newborn may not be enrolled until the next open enrollment period (July 1st).
For the following situations, additional forms, along with the completed Application, are required as follows:
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