Annual Open Enrollment Period. An Annual Open Enrollment is a period of time each year when enrollment or benefit changes can be made. Each year, the Annual Open Enrollment period is determined by the federal government and the State of Rhode Island. Please contact Blue Cross Dental Customer Service to obtain specific dates. If your apply during the Annual Open Enrollment Period, coverage will begin on the first day of the month of the plan year, as long as you have submitted a complete application and premium payment. Special Enrollment Period A Special Enrollment Period is a time outside the Annual Open Enrollment Period when you and your eligible dependents may enroll or make benefit changes. In order to enroll, you would need to provide the required enrollment information within sixty (60) days following one of these events: • you get married, the coverage effective is the first day of the month following your marriage. • you have a child born to the family, the coverage effective date is the date of birth. • you have a child placed for adoption with your family, the coverage effective date is the date of placement. In addition, if you lose your dental coverage, you may enroll or add your eligible dependents by providing required enrollment information within sixty (60) days following the date you lost coverage. Coverage will begin on the first day of the month following the date your coverage under the other plan ended. In order to be eligible, the loss of coverage must be the result of: • legal separation or divorce; • death of the covered policy holder; • termination of employment or reduction in the number of hours of employment; • the covered policy holder becomes entitled to Medicare; • loss of dependent child status under the plan; • employer contributions to such coverage are being terminated; • COBRA benefits are exhausted; or • your employer is undergoing Chapter 11 proceedings. You are also eligible for a Special Enrollment Period if you and/or your eligible dependent lose eligibility for Medicaid or a Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or if you and/or your eligible dependent become eligible for premium assistance for Medicaid or CHIP. In order to enroll, you must provide required enrollment information within sixty (60) days following your change in eligibility. Coverage will begin on the first day of the month following our receipt of your enrollment information. In addition, you may also be eligible a Special Enrollment Period if you provide required informat...
Annual Open Enrollment Period the annual period during which an eligible individual may enroll for coverage under this Agreement.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. The designated period of time each year during which:
Annual Open Enrollment Period. 3.2.6.3.1 The State will provide an opportunity for members to change MCOs during an Annual Open Enrollment Period which, unless otherwise specified by the State, shall be the month of October for Enrollment during the calendar year that begins the following January 1. All DSHP or DSHP Plus members may choose a new MCO during this Annual Open Enrollment Period.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. (OEP). The OEP is the period of time each year, determined by the Marketplace or AvMed, when you can apply for individual coverage or change your coverage. If you apply for and are enrolled in coverage during the open enrollment period, the effective date of your new coverage will be January 1st. If you don’t apply for or change your coverage during the OEP you must wait until the next OEP, or an SEP if applicable.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. The Annual Open Enrollment Period is a specified period of time each Year during which Individuals who are eligible as described above can apply to enroll for coverage or change coverage from one plan to another. To be enrolled for coverage under this Plan. You must submit a completed and signed application for coverage under this Policy for Yourself and any eligible Dependent(s), and We must receive that application during the Annual Open Enrollment Period. Your coverage under this Policy will then become effective upon the earliest day allowable under federal rules for that Year’s Open Enrollment Period. Note: If You do not apply to obtain or change coverage during the Annual Open Enrollment Period, You will not be able to apply again until the following Year’s Annual Open Enrollment Period unless You qualify for a special enrollment period as described below.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. A notification regarding the annual open enrollment period of each carrier providing benefits/insurance coverage under this Article will be posted in each School Building prior to and during such annual open enrollment period.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. The Annual Open Enrollment Period is the period of time each year, as designated by the Marketplace, when you can change coverage or enroll in a new QHP through the Marketplace. Any changes made to your coverage during the Annual Open Enrollment Period can be effective as early as January 1st. If you do not enroll or change coverage during the Annual Open Enrollment Period you will need to wait until the next Annual Open Enrollment Period unless you or your Eligible Dependents are eligible for a Special Enrollment Period.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. The annual open enrollment period under this Agreement is set forth on the Execution Page hereto. All eligible Enrolled Employees and Dependents enrolled during an annual open enrollment period shall be entitled to Benefits as of the effective date of coverage for Benefits set forth on the Execution Page. Except as provided in Section 6.1.3, any then-eligible person failing to enroll in the Plan during an annual open enrollment period must wait until the Employer Group's subsequent annual open enrollment period to enroll. The initial and subsequent open enrollment periods shall be a period of at least thirty (30) days.
Annual Open Enrollment Period. The employer will have an annual open enrollment period prior to the beginning of each plan year. During this period, all eligible employees will have an opportunity to make an election to be enrolled in the medical and prescription drug benefits or not to enroll and which dependents will be enrolled. Elections will be for both medical and prescription drug combined, and employees will not have the ability to elect only one. Employees will also have the ability to make changes to their dental and vision elections. Changes cannot be made to these elections outside of the annual open enrollment period, except due to a Family Status Change. A Family Status Change includes: Marriage, divorce, annulment or legal separation; A change in your dependent child’s custody; Death of your spouse, dependent child or other eligible dependent; Birth or adoption of your child; A change in employment status that affects eligibility for plan coverage of you, your spouse or your dependent, including: a termination or beginning of employment, a strike or lockout, a beginning of or return from an unpaid leave of absence, or a change in worksite; An event that causes your dependent to change eligibility; A change of residence that affects your eligibility for coverage.
