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Annual Enrollment

2018 Annual Enrollment Dates:

  • October 1-12 for State and Higher Education
  • October 1-26 for Local Education, Local Government and Retirees

Changes in coverage become effective the following January 1. *Participants must remain enrolled in their selected benefit options until the next year, unless they lose eligibility or have a qualifying event or family status change during the year.

Subject to eligibility, during Annual Enrollment, you can:

  • Choose your health insurance option
  • Choose or change your health insurance carrier and network
  • Enroll in or cancel health insurance for yourself or your eligible dependents
  • Enroll in, cancel or transfer between dental options (if offered by your agency)
  • Enroll in, cancel or transfer between vision options (if offered by your agency)
  • Enroll in or cancel voluntary accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage (state plan only)
  • Apply for, cancel, increase or decrease voluntary term life coverage amounts (state plan only)
  • Enroll in short-term and/or long-term disability insurance (state employees only)
  • Enroll in short-term disability insurance (higher education employees only)
  • Enroll in flexible benefits (state and higher education employees only)

All eligible employees are sent general information on available healthcare options, premiums, a listing of benefit changes and service areas for the upcoming year.

*A qualifying event or family status change is something that results in a covered person becoming newly eligible for other coverage. Examples include birth, marriage, divorce and new employment. If you or your covered dependent(s) experience one of these events and need to make changes to your coverage, or you need more information about reasons to cancel coverage and who qualifies, contact your agency benefits coordinator.