Mid-Year Benefits Changes

You may change your enrollment status in the health plan (add, change or cancel coverage) ONLY during the annual enrollment period unless you experience a “qualifying change in family status.

Qualifying changes in family status (referred to as “qualifying events”) include:

  • Marriage or divorce
  • The birth or adoption of a child
  • The death of a spouse or a child
  • A change in your or your spouse’s employment or eligibility to participate in his/her employer’s medical plan
  • A significant change in your or your spouse’s health coverage that is attributable to the spouse’s employment
  • The change in your enrollment status made as the result of the qualifying event must be consistent with the qualifying event

If you experience a change in family status and need to make changes in your coverage elections, it is your responsibility to submit a change request within 30 days of the date of the qualifying event.