Life Events Guide

Have you recently had a baby? Gotten married? Divorced? Moved? Throughout the year you may experience life events that allow you to change your benefits outside of the annual open enrollment period. While retirement is not a life event, other events listed may affect employees who are retiring. Select a life event below to learn about which benefit changes you can make, deadlines, and required documentation.

Retirees: You may cancel health and Uniform Dental coverage or change from family to individual coverage at any time. Supplemental benefits can only be canceled due to a qualifying life event or during open enrollment.

Life Events

Once you've reviewed if you are eligible to make a change:

• Employees: Submit an application with any required documentation to your employer. Contact your employer for instructions.
• Retirees: For Health Insurance and Uniform Dental, submit the Group Health Insurance Application/Change for Retirees & COBRA Continuants (ET-2331) with any required documentation to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. For supplemental dental (Select, Select Plus, and Preventive plans) and vision insurance changes, see the Enroll or Make Changes page.

For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the State Employee and Retiree Health Plan or Local Health Programs. Employees may also contact your payroll/benefits/personnel office. Retirees and COBRA continuants may contact ETF.