You or Your Dependent Gain Eligibility for Other Group Medical Coverage

You or your dependent may gain other coverage, for example, through your spouse's job or through your second job. Gaining Medicare Part A and/or B alone does not qualify you for this life event.

This Life Events Guide page has two sections - active employees and retirees and survivors. Please refer to the appropriate page section for information based on your employment status.

In the table(s) below, supplemental benefits refer to supplemental dental insurance (Select, Select Plus, and Preventive), vision insurance, and Accident Plan. You may not be eligible for all supplemental benefits. Visit the Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, and Accident Plan pages to learn about eligibility.

For Active Employees

	Health Insurance & Uniform Dental	Supplemental Benefits
Enrollment opportunity?	No	No
Change coverage from individual to family?	No	No
Change coverage from family to individual?	Yes	Yes
Change health plan?	No	n/a
Drop a dependent and keep family coverage?	Yes	Yes
Cancel coverage?	Yes	Yes, new coverage must be comparable to the Supplemental Plan in which the employee or retiree is enrolled
Deadline to submit changes	Within 30 days of enrollment in other coverage	Within 30 days of enrollment in other coverage
Documentation required?	Yes	Yes
Effective date	Coverage changes: Effective on the first of the month on or after the receipt of application If approved for cancellation: If new coverage is effective the first of the month, coverage ends at the end of the prior month. Otherwise coverage ends at the end of the month that the other coverage began	Coverage changes: Effective on the first of the month on or after the receipt of application If approved for cancellation: If new coverage is effective the first of the month, coverage ends at the end of the prior month. Otherwise coverage ends at the end of the month that the other coverage began

For Retirees and Survivors

	Health Insurance & Uniform Dental	Supplemental Benefits
Enrollment opportunity?	No	No
Change coverage from individual to family?	No	No
Change coverage from family to individual?	Yes	Yes
Change health plan?	No	n/a
Drop a dependent and keep family coverage?	Yes	Yes
Cancel coverage?	Yes	Yes, new coverage must be comparable to the Supplemental Plan in which the employee or retiree is enrolled
Deadline to submit changes	File an application with ETF (ET-2331) within 30 days of enrollment in other coverage	File an application with the vendor within 30 days of enrollment in other coverage
Documentation required?	Yes	Yes
Effective date	Coverage changes: Effective on the first of the month on or after the receipt of application If approved for cancellation: If new coverage is effective the first of the month, coverage ends at the end of the prior month. Otherwise coverage ends at the end of the month that the other coverage began	Coverage changes: Effective on the first of the month on or after the receipt of application If approved for cancellation: If new coverage is effective the first of the month, coverage ends at the end of the prior month. Otherwise coverage ends at the end of the month that the other coverage began