Please distribute this broadcast to employees in
your organization.
To: UCPath
Initiators, Approvers and HR/Benefits Representatives
Re: PIE
for Employees with Newly-Eligible Domestic Partners
As you know, the University has changed the
benefits eligibility policy for domestic partners and we gave employees the
opportunity during Open Enrollment to enroll domestic partners who will be
newly-eligible as of 1/1/2019.
Employees with domestic partners who are
newly-eligible due to the policy change will have a PIE from January 1 – 31,
2019. If an employee missed the
opportunity to enroll the newly-eligible partner during OE, the employee may
enroll the partner during this PIE (assuming the partner meets all eligibility
criteria). In accordance with the GIRs,
in addition to enrolling the partner, the employee may change their benefits
elections (such as choose a different medical plan or adjust life insurance
coverage level) during this PIE.
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Please remember that if employees want to enroll
their partners in Dependent Life coverage, they need to do so during this
PIE. AD&D coverage may be added any
time after January 1, 2019. Employees on
UCPath who enrolled a domestic partner in medical coverage during OE will get
an email reminding them of this opportunity to enroll in Life and/or
AD&D. Employees on UCPath may use
the “Life Event” function to enroll their domestic partner in Life and AD&D
coverage, while employees on PPS will need to submit a UPAY850 form.
We have heard that a few employees who enrolled
their domestic partner in benefits during OE have changed their mind due to the
impact of imputed income. A
newly-eligible domestic partner enrolled during OE may be disenrolled during
the PIE. If a premium for January 2019
has been deducted from the employee’s paycheck, it may be reimbursed to the
employee, provided that the partner has not incurred claims under the plan(s)
in which they were enrolled.
Thank you.
Happy Holidays!
Isabella Buckman
Benefits Analyst
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