EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Health Plan Enrollment & Changes

Enrollment for New Employees

You may enroll in a health plan within 31 days of your date of hire or appointment, or within 31 days of when you first receive your Welcome Packet, whichever is later. When you enroll, you may elect coverage as of your date of hire or the first of the month following your date of hire. The Benefits Office must receive your enrollment within this 31-day period or you will generally need to wait until the next annual open enrollment period. Open enrollment for most benefits is held each fall.

Changes for Current Plan Members

In exchange for allowing you to pay your contribution with before-tax dollars, Internal Revenue Code regulations do not allow you to cancel or change your health coverage outside of the open enrollment period unless you have an allowable change in family or employment status. Your benefit change must be consistent with your family status or employment status change. See a list of allowable status changes. If you do have an allowable change in family or employment status, you must contact the Benefits Office within 31 days to make any corresponding benefit changes. Your change will be effective on the date of the allowable event.

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