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Life Changing Events
You can make changes to your medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings
Account elections during the year only if you have an IRS approved “qualified status change.” You must
make a change within 31 days of the event.
You can change your benefits within 31 days if you experience one of the following life changes:
Marriage, divorce, or legal separation
Birth or adoption of child
Death of a covered dependent
Job status change (Full-time to Part-time or vice versa)
Your spouse becomes eligible for medical benefits through new employment
Your spouse becomes unemployed and loses benefit coverage
A significant change in your spouse’s health coverage attributable to your spouse’s
employment
Ineligibility of your covered dependents due to:
Marriage
Change in dependent status
Attainment of non-qualifying age (medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage)