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Life is full of changes and when these changes happen you may need to update your benefits. Click on the headings below for more information about the types of changes and how you can update benefits for each change.

Life Change Events include the following:

Change in Legal Marital Status

  • Marriage
  • Divorce
  • Court-recognized legal separation (a court Decree must have been entered)
  • Death of spouse
  • No longer qualifying as a domestic partnership

Change in Number of Family Members

  • Birth of a child
  • Placement of a child for adoption, foster care or legal guardianship (court-appointed guardianship documentation is required)
  • Death of an enrolled family member
  • Family members ceases to satisfy eligibility requirements

Employment Status Change (applies if the event affects the employee, employee’s spouse/domestic partner, or employee’s child)

  • Termination of employment – does not apply for an employee rehired by the University after a break in employment of 31 days or less
  • Commencement of employment
  • Strike or lock-out
  • Unpaid leave of absence
  • Newly hired into a benefit-eligible position from an ineligible position
  • Position is no longer benefit-eligible
  • Change in FTE (limited changes)

Involuntary Loss of Other Health Coverage

Change in Medicaid or CHIP Eligibility

Significant Change in Dependent Care Cost (Applicable to Dependent Care FSA Only)