Overview
This job aid provides employees with information to help them select a life event type. If you are still not sure which life event to choose, contact your campus Benefits office. Contact your campus Benefits office if you wish to cancel all of your CSU Benefits.
Which life event should you choose?
| Life event |
Use when you want to… |
Must already be enrolled in CSU benefits? |
Deadline to complete |
Example/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marriage/Registered Domestic Partnership |
Add your new family members to your benefits due to marriage or a registered domestic partnership. |
Yes | 60 days | You can add your new spouse or domestic partner and their children at the same time. If your new spouse or domestic partner has a recognized child, you can add the recognized child at the same time. |
|
Birth of a Child |
Add your new baby to your benefits. |
Yes | 60 days | Your baby is under 60 days old. |
|
Adoption of a Child |
Add your newly adopted child to your benefits. |
Yes |
60 days |
You adopted the child less than 60 days ago. |
|
Divorce/Termination of Registered Domestic Partnership |
Remove your ex-spouse/ex-domestic partner from your benefits. |
Yes |
60 days |
You can also remove children from your benefits in addition to your ex-spouse/ex-domestic partner. |
|
Parent-Child Relationship |
Add a recognized child to your benefits. |
Yes |
60 days |
You intentionally assume parental status or duties over a child who is not your adopted, step, or recognized natural child, and meet specific enrollment criteria. As specified in Section 599.500(o), you are required to substantiate a financial responsibility upon initial enrollment and annually thereafter, up to the child reaching age 26. |
|
Late Enrollment |
You missed the enrollment period and now want to enroll in benefits. |
No |
30 days |
You can enroll yourself and your dependents in medical/dental/vision. You can add a recognized child at the same time. Please note that late enrollment has a 90-day waiting period following submission. |
|
Employee-Loss of External Coverage |
Enroll yourself and your dependents after losing other insurance. |
No |
60 days |
Your spouse or domestic partner lost her job and now you need medical insurance. You can add other dependents, including a recognized child, at the same time. |
|
Employee-Gain of External Coverage |
Drop CSU coverage because you have coverage elsewhere. |
Yes |
60 days |
Your spouse or domestic partner got a new job and it has better coverage. |
|
Dependent-Loss of External Coverage |
Add dependents who were previously covered elsewhere. |
Yes |
60 days |
You are covered under CSU Benefits, but your spouse or domestic partner, who had external coverage, lost his job, and now needs to be on your medical plan. You can add other dependents, including a recognized child, at the same time. |
|
Dependent-Gain of External Coverage |
Drop dependents who have better coverage elsewhere. |
Yes |
60 days |
Your spouse got a job that has medical coverage. Your child married and now has coverage elsewhere. Your child has turned 26 and is no longer eligible to be your dependent. |
|
Drop All Dependents |
Drop all dependents from your coverage. |
Yes | 1 Day | You no longer want to cover your dependents. Your one dependent has turned 26 and is no longer eligible to be your dependent. Do not use for divorce or termination of domestic partnership. |
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