Eligibility & Making Changes

Who can enroll, who you can cover, and when you can make changes.

Eligibility

As an active, full-time employee working at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on your date of hire. You may enroll eligible dependents in the same plans you choose for yourself. 401(k) eligibility will begin on the first of the month following the date of hire.

Eligible dependents include:

  • Your legal spouse or domestic partner
  • Your natural, adopted, or stepchildren up to age 26
  • Children of any age, if incapable of self-support due to mental or physical disability

Making Changes

Your initial benefit choices remain for the plan year, so review your options carefully. You can enroll in or change benefits:

  1. Within 30 days of eligibility 
  2. During Open Enrollment 
  3. Within 30 days of a qualified family status change.

We’re proud to offer you the following medical plan choices, designed to help you and your family get the care you need at an affordable price. We offer two Aetna medical plans to choose from: the Aetna PPO II plan and the Aetna HDHP plan. Both provide comprehensive coverage designed to support your health and wellbeing. In addition, if you’re an employee in California or Hawaii, you have access to an additional plan option—the Kaiser HMO plan, which offers a convenient, integrated approach to care through in-network providers only. Explore each plan to find the coverage that best meets your needs and ensures you and your family stay healthy throughout the year. See your Benefits Guide for your cost for coverage.

Qualifying Change in Family Status

We understand life happens outside of Open Enrollment. If you experience a family status change, you can make changes to your benefits within 30 days of the event. 

Examples of Qualifying Change in Family Status:

  • Marriage, divorce, or legal separation
  • Birth or adoption of a child
  • Death of a dependent
  • Loss or gain of other health coverage for you and/or dependents
  • Change in your work status that affects your benefits
  • Change in eligibility for Medicaid or Medicare for you or a dependent
  • Receipt of a Qualified Medical Child Support Order

Keep in mind that you may be required to provide supporting documentation, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate, to prove your dependent’s eligibility. Contact our Employee Benefits Center within 30 days of the change (or within 60 days for birth of a child, Medicaid, or CHIP events).

Questions?

If you have questions about your eligibility, enrollment process, or change in family status, you can reach out to the Employee Benefits Center at 1-877-849-4605 for assistance.