Gain or Loss of Other Coverage

SPOUSE/PARTNER STARTS OR TERMINATES A JOB

When your spouse/partner begins or ends a job, you may need to make changes to your benefits through Workday.

SPOUSE/PARTNER BEGINS EMPLOYMENT:

Medical, Dental and/or Vision Plans

Within 31 days of your spouse/partner starting a new job, you may terminate coverage for yourself, your spouse/partner, or any covered dependents until they reach age 26.  Documentation will be required.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Within 31 days of your spouse/partner starting a new job, you may choose to elect to participate or change your annual election in a Health Care, Limited Purpose, or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account for the remainder of the calendar year.

SPOUSE/PARTNER TERMINATES EMPLOYMENT:

Medical, Dental and/or Vision

If your spouse/partner terminates his/her job and you are currently participating in one of our medical/dental/vision plans, you may choose to:

•  Add your dependents that are losing coverage to your existing medical, dental and/or vision plans.

If you are not currently participating in a medical, dental and/or vision plans, and you and your dependents are losing coverage you may:

• Enroll yourself and your dependents that are losing coverage in one of our medical, dental and/or vision plans within 31 days of the termination of your spouse/partner's employment.

• A Certificate of Credible Coverage issued by your spouse or partner's former plan carrier must be submitted to the Benefits Office to verify that previous coverage has ended.

•  Verification of relationship is required when adding a dependent to your coverage. To add a new spouse or partner, documentation may include a marriage certificate; to add a new dependent child, documentation may include a birth certificate or adoption papers.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

If you were contributing to the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account:

• You may no longer contribute to that account after your spouse/partner terminates his or her job unless you or your spouse/partner is disabled, or a full-time student at least five months of the year, or actively seeking employment.

• Your participation in the Dependent Care FSA ends on the last day of the month in which your spouse/partner terminates his or her job.

If you were contributing to the Health Care or Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account:

• Within 31 days of the termination of your spouse/partner's employment, you may elect to participate or change your annual election for the Health Care or Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account for the remainder of the year.