In Health Insurance, what is considered a Qualifying Event?
A qualifying event is a change in an employee’s personal life that may impact their eligibility or dependent’s eligibility for benefits. Employees experiencing a qualifying event can change benefit elections. In Ohio, the change must be made within 31 days of the qualifying event. Qualifying events include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Marriage
- Divorce
- Change in dependent eligibility status
- Spouse or dependent becomes eligible for Medicare or Medicaid
- Spouse or dependent loses entitlement to Medicare or Medicaid
- Change in your employment status or that of your spouse or dependent from either full-time to part-time, or the reverse
- Start of your spouse’s employment/eligiblility for benefits
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