Open Enrollment. There shall be an open enrollment period each enrollment year during which eligible employees may change plans. The District shall establish and announce the dates of such open enrollment period, and shall mail open enrollment materials to employees fourteen or more days before the beginning of the open enrollment period. If an eligible employee requests a change of plan, he or she shall continue to be covered under his or her existing plan until coverage under the new plan can be instituted.
Open Enrollment. Annually, between October 15 and November 15, there will be an open enrollment period for employees to change carriers effective December 1.
Open Enrollment. During the Subscribing Group’s annual open enrollment period any eligible employee, on behalf of himself and his eligible dependents, may elect to enroll in the Plan. Eligible employees and eligible dependents who enroll during the open enrollment period will be covered Members as of the effective date of this Contract or the subsequent anniversary thereof.
Open Enrollment. KFHPWA will allow enrollment of Subscribers and Dependents who did not enroll when newly eligible as described above during a limited period of time specified by the Group and KFHPWA.
Open Enrollment. The Employer will conduct an open enrollment period each year at which time eligible employees shall be able to enroll in a health plan, continue enrollment in their current plan, or switch to another plan. Unless there is a mandatory open enrollment, employees who take no action during open enrollment will automatically be re-enrolled in their current plans and coverage, except that employees who wish to enroll in flexible spending account(s) for healthcare and/or dependent care must do so during each open enrollment. The Employer shall ensure that health benefit fairs are held during open enrollment, that such fairs are well publicized and scheduled to facilitate employee attendance, and that the Union is provided with space at such fairs. Open enrollment information and forms will be available to all employees and the Union in a timely manner. State agencies will make a good faith effort to mail open enrollment information to any employee who, on the first day of open enrollment, is scheduled to be on approved leave for more than 80% of the open enrollment period.
Open Enrollment. An Open Enrollment Period will be held each year for coverage to be effective on the first day of the plan year. You and/or your eligible dependents may enroll at this time by making written application during the open enrollment period. Special Enrollment Period After your initial effective date, you may enroll your eligible dependents for coverage through a Special Enrollment Period after you experience a change in family status, a loss of private health coverage, or a change in eligibility for Medicaid or a State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as described below. With a change in family status, you must make written application within the thirty (30) days following the event. You and/or your eligible dependents will qualify for a Special Enrollment Period as follows: if you get married, coverage begins the first day of the month following your marriage; if you have a child born to the family, coverage begins on the date of the child’s birth; if you have a child placed for adoption with your family, coverage begins on the date the child is placed for adoption with your family. In addition, if you lose your private health coverage, you must make written application within the thirty (30) days following the event. Coverage begins the first day of the month following the loss of private health coverage. If you or your eligible dependents have a loss of coverage on the first day of the month, coverage under this agreement begins on the first day of that month. You or your eligible dependents will qualify for a Special Enrollment Period if each of the following conditions is met: The eligible person seeking coverage had other coverage at the time that he or she was first eligible for coverage under this agreement; The person waived coverage under this agreement due to being covered on another plan; and The coverage on the other plan is terminated as a result of: loss of eligibility for the coverage (including as a result of legal separation, divorce, death, termination of employment, or a reduction in the number of hours of employment), employer contributions towards such coverage being terminated, or COBRA, due to continuation, is exhausted. With a change in eligibility for Medicaid or a Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), you must make written application within sixty (60) days following your change in eligibility. Coverage will begin on either the first day of the month following the event or, if the event occurs on th...
Open Enrollment. Eligible employees may choose a dental plan offered by the County during the annual Open Enrollment period.
Open Enrollment. Every year the Employer shall conduct an open enrollment period, at which time employees shall be able to enroll in a health plan, continue enrollment in their current plan, switch to another plan, subject to plan availability in their area, or waive coverage. The timing of the open enrollment period shall be established by the Director of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), in consultation with the Joint Health Care Committee (JHCC). Open enrollment fairs will be sponsored by the employer in those years when a significant change in the benefits program has been implemented. Such a change would include, but not be limited to, new insurance vendors, elimination of existing insurance vendors, and significant changes to the insurance plan design. The JHCC will evaluate the need for open enrollment fairs and will make a recommendation to the Director of Administrative Services if it is determined that open enrollment fairs are needed during a particular open enrollment period. Whenever possible, the recommendation will be made at least six (6) months in advance of the open enrollment period to allow for adequate time to plan for and organize the open enrollment fairs. Fairs will be publicized among State employees and employee attendance at the fairs will be allowed and encouraged subject to the legitimate scheduling needs of the Employer. If more than twelve (12) months pass without an open enrollment period, the Employer shall provide an opportunity for State employees to add or drop dependents, or add or drop health plan coverage. The JHCC and/or appropriate sub-committee shall be consulted in the development of plans for such opportunities.
Open Enrollment. The Employer will conduct an open enrollment period each year at which time eligible employees shall be able to enroll in a health plan, continue enrollment in their current plan, or switch to another plan. Unless there is a mandatory open enrollment, employees who take no action during open enrollment will automatically be re-enrolled in their current plans and coverage. The Employer shall ensure that health benefit fairs are held during open enrollment, that such fairs are well publicized and scheduled to facilitate employee attendance, and that the Union be provided with space at such fairs. Open enrollment information and forms will be available to all employees and the Union in a timely manner. State agencies will make a good faith effort to mail open enrollment information to any employee who, on the first day of open enrollment, is scheduled to be on approved leave for more than 80% of the open enrollment period.
