Within 30 days of your marriage date, you may make the following changes:
Add your spouse to your medical or dental plan with coverage effective on the date of your marriage
Enroll in a flexible health and/or dependent care spending account, or change the amount in your current account effective with the first full pay period following the date of your marriage
Add spouse life insurance for $6,000, $12,000, $30,000 $60,000, $100,000, $150,000, $200,000 or $250,000 (Spouse life insurance cannot exceed 100% of your amount of Employee Life coverage). If you are age 65 or older, the value of your spouse life coverage is reduced.
Update beneficiaries on your retirement and insurance plans.
Update Personal Information:
Update your address
Change your name
Add your new spouse as an emergency contact
Update the number of federal and state withholding allowances
Update your marital status
A qualifying event only allows you to add or delete a coverage level (i.e., Single to Family, or Family to Single coverage). A qualifying event does not allow you to change your type of coverage (i.e., PPO to Kaiser or Prepaid Dental to Regular Dental). It is the employee's responsibility to submit required documents within the time allowed (30 days). You are encouraged to contact your agency's HR Office or Plan Administrator (SBHP/FLEX) as soon as possible. Your request for enrollment or a change outside of the enrollment period will only be considered if you submit the proper documentation within the time frame allotted. To submit a request for enrollment or changes to coverage under the State Health Benefit Plan, you must submit a completed Membership or Discontinuation Form to your employer's Benefits Coordinator within 30 days of a qualifying event (unless another time period is specified). Your request for enrollment or a change in any other coverage under the Flexible Benefits Program must be submitted on the Change in Status Event Form and given to your agency's Benefits Coordinator within 30 days of a qualifying event (unless another time period is specified). If you fail to submit required documents within the time period allowed, you will not be able to make changes until the next Open Enrollment Period.
Generally, any changes will go into effect the first of the month following the date when the payroll deduction is changed to reflect your new choice. For some benefits, however, when you change coverage based on the acquisition of dependents, the coverage effective date for the new coverage may be retroactive to the date of the acquisition of the dependent in some circumstances, or may be the first of the month following the request to change coverage.
If you have questions regarding a change in any of your coverages, first call your agency's Benefits Coordinator. If you need further information about eligibility for health coverage, call the State Health Benefit Plan at 404-656-6322 or 1-800-610-1863. For questions regarding other coverages, call the Flexible Benefits Program at 404-656-2730 or 1-888-968-0490.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, is a federal law regarding the confidentiality and security of your Protected Health Information (PHI).