When Your Coverage Begins. Your coverage will begin on the first day of the month following your eligibility date as long as we receive required enrollment information within the first thirty (30) days following your eligibility date and the premium is paid. If you or your dependents fail to enroll at this time, you cannot enroll in the plan unless you do so through an Open Enrollment Period or a Special Enrollment Period.
When Your Coverage Begins. We accept new subscribers and eligible dependents in accordance with federal law and R.I. General Law §27-18.5-3.
When Your Coverage Begins. When You or Your Dependents Can Enroll We accept applications for enrollment throughout the year, as well as during an Annual Open Enrollment Period and Special Enrollment Periods, as described below. For enrollment throughout the year, coverage for you and your eligible dependents will begin on the first day of the month for which we receive a completed application and you have paid the premium.
When Your Coverage Begins. We accept new subscribers and eligible dependents in accordance with federal law and R.I. General Law §27-18.5-3. Open Enrollment Period Open Enrollment is a period of time each year when you and your eligible dependents can enroll for healthcare coverage. Each year, the annual open enrollment period is determined by the federal government and the State of Rhode Island. Please contact Customer Service to obtain specific dates. This agreement goes into effect on the first day of the month indicated on your completed enrollment form and you have paid the premium. Special Enrollment Period A Special Enrollment Period is a time outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period when you can sign up for health coverage. You may enroll your eligible dependents for coverage through a Special Enrollment Period by completing an enrollment form within sixty (60) days following one of these events: you get married. you have a child born to the family. you have a child placed for adoption with your family. In addition, if you lose your healthcare coverage, you may enroll or add your eligible dependents through a Special Enrollment Period by completing an application 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 is 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 make written application within sixty (60) days following your change in eligibility. Coverage will begin on the first day of the month following our receipt of your application. In addition, you may also be eligible a Special Enrollment Period if you apply within sixty (60) days of the following the events: you or your dependent lose minimum essential coverage; you adequat...
When Your Coverage Begins. If you apply when first eligible, your coverage will be effective on the date after your Group’s waiting period has been met. The Effective Date of coverage is subject to any waiting period provision your employer requires (which may not exceed 90- days). Employee eligibility date The Employee is eligible for coverage on the date: • The eligibility requirements are satisfied as stated in the Employer Group Application, or as otherwise agreed to by the group plan sponsor and us; and • The Employee is in an active status. Dependent eligibility date Each Dependent is eligible for coverage on: • The date the Employee is eligible for coverage, if he or she has Dependents who may be covered on that date; • The date of the Employee's marriage for any Dependents (spouse or child) acquired on thatdate; • The date of birth of the Employee's natural-born child; • The date of placement of the child for the purpose of adoption by the Employee, or the date the child is legally adopted by the Employee, whichever occurs first; • The date the power of attorney is signed and notarized that authorizes grandparents and great grandparents the authority to act on behalf of a Dependent grandchild until a copy of a revocation of the power of attorney is received; or • The date specified in a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO), or National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) for a child, or a valid court or administrative order for a spouse, which requires the Employee to provide coverage for a child or spouse as specified in such orders. Where Dependent coverage is made available, the Employee may cover his or her Dependents only if the Employee is also covered. A Dependent child who enrolls for other group coverage through any employment is no longer eligible for group coverage under the Master Group Contract.
When Your Coverage Begins. When You Can Enroll or Make Changes When you are first eligible, you and your eligible dependents may enroll by completing an application through your employer/agent within the first thirty-one (31) days following your eligibility date. So long as we receive your membership application within that timeframe and your membership fees are paid, your coverage begins on the first day of the month following your eligibility date. If you or your dependents fail to enroll at this time, you cannot enroll in the plan unless you do so through an Open Enrollment Period or a Special Enrollment Period.
