Did you know that certain events in your life, such as getting married or having a baby, can
affect you Duke benefits coverage?
If you experience a qualifying life event you may make changes to some of your Duke benefits within
30 days of the event. Any change you make must be consistent with your qualifying event. For example,
if you marry you may add your new spouse to your Health Care Plan, but you may not enroll in the Dental
Plan if you had not been previously participating.
Qualifying events include, but are not limited to:
- Marriage, divorce, or legal separation,
- Birth or adoption (or placement of adoption) of a child,
- Death of a covered dependent,
- Loss or gain of eligibility for insurance coverage for you or a covered dependent
(coverage must not be a student or individual policy),
- Change in employment status, including termination or commencement of employment for you or a covered dependent, and
- Change in health insurance eligibility due to a relocation of residence or work place.
If you experience a change in status, you must provide documentation or written proof of notification to
the HRIC within 30 days of the change to update your benefits selections. You may need to present documentation,
such as a marriage or death certificate, or divorce decree. If you miss this 30 day deadline, then you will
need to wait until Duke's next Open Enrollment period to make changes to your health, dental,
vision, and reimbursement
accounts.
Additional information is available from the Human Resources Information Center (HRIC) at 684-5600 or 705 Broad Street.
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