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Unipres U.S.A. Employee Benefits Brokerage and Consulting Services RFP
ABC Company Administrative Documentation
New Hire/Initial Measurement Period
New Hire/Initial Administrative Period
12
consecutive months measured from
date of hire.
30 days
New Hire/Initial Stability Period
Standard Measurement Period
12
consecutive months measured from
the
1
st
of the month
following the Initial
Measurement Period and Initial
Administrative Period.
November 1
st
through October 31
st
of the
subsequent year, beginning with November
1, 2013 through October 31, 2014 and
each year thereafter.
Standard Administrative Period
Standard Stability Period
November 1
st
through December 31
st
,
beginning with November 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2014 and each year
thereafter.
Calendar Year beginning with January 1,
2015 and each year thereafter.
What are the guidelines for when an employee becomes eligible to elect one of the health insurance
coverage options?
Answer: The employee is considered to be a Full-Time Employee.
What is the waiting period and on what day does coverage begin for new and existing employees?
Answer: The Waiting Period is
zero
days.
a.
For new hires in positions in which an employee is expected to work 30 hours or more per
week, coverage begins
the first of the month following Date of Hire.
b.
For new hires in positions in which hours per are variable on a week to week basis and are
not
known or expected to be at least 30 hours per week, coverage is not offered until that
employee averages at least 30 hours or more of service for the initial measurement period,
and coverage would not begin until the first day of the month following a 30-day
administrative/enrollment period thereafter. No coverage would be offered to any
employees who averaged less than 30 hours of service per week during that initial 12
month employment service period.
c.
For current Full-Time, Variable, and Part-Time employees hired between the months of
December 1
st
, 2013 through October 1
st
, 2014 in positions
known
to work 30 hours per
week, coverage will be offered effective January 1, 2015.
d.
For current Variable and Part-Time employees who have averaged 30 hours during the
initial standard measurement period of
November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014
,
coverage will be offered with the plan year beginning January 1, 2015. [These employees
will continue to be measured each standard measurement period thereafter or until they
are moved into a position known to work 30 or more hours per week]