Open Enrollment & Changes During the Plan Year
2026 Plan Year
Open Enrollment occurs once a year, typically in December, for a January 1st effective date. During the Open Enrollment period, you may do the following, without experiencing a qualifying event:
- Enroll, if you currently are not enrolled
- Cancel your coverage(s)
- Add or delete dependents from your coverage
- Change your benefit election(s)
Changes During the Plan Year
After Open Enrollment, you can change your benefit elections only if you experience a qualifying event. A few examples of qualifying events include, but not limited to, changes in:
- Marital status (marriage, divorce, legal separation)
- Number of dependent children (birth, adoption, placement for adoption, named legal guardian)
- Employment status (part-time to full-time)
- Dependent status (child reaches maximum age)
- Eligibility status (you or your spouse experience a change in hours, job loss, getting a new job, become entitled to Medicare or Medicaid)
You have 31 days from the time of the qualifying event to notify Human Resources to change your benefits.
We are pleased to announce that we will continue with our existing carriers and plans and will be adding an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)! The following benefit plans are available to you (and your eligible dependents):
- Base Medical PPO $6,350 Deductible – Anthem Blue Cross
- Buy-up Medical PPO $0 Deductible – Anthem Blue Cross
- Dental PPO Plan through Delta Dental
- Vision Plan through VSP
- Employer Paid Life/AD&D Plan through The Standard
- Voluntary Life/AD&D Plan through The Standard
- Employer Paid LTD through The Standard – For a Select Class
- Employer Paid EAP through The Standard – NEW!
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