◦ The subscriber must notify the PEBB Program in writing when the child is no longer eligible under this subsection. ◦ A child with a developmental or physical disability who becomes self-supporting is not eligible as of the last day of the month in which they become capable of self-support. ◦ A child with a developmental or physical disability age 26 and older who becomes capable of self- support does not regain eligibility if they later become incapable of self-support. ◦ The PEBB Program, with input from the medical plan, will periodically verify the eligibility of a dependent child with a disability beginning at age 26, but no more frequently than annually after the two-year period following the child’s 26th birthday. Verification will require renewed proof of disability and dependence from the subscriber. A retiree, a survivor, or their enrolled dependents are required to enroll in Medicare Part A and Part B if eligible. Any enrollee who is eligible for Medicare must enroll and stay enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B to enroll in or continue enrollment in a PEBB retiree health plan. A subscriber must provide a copy of their or their dependent’s Medicare card or entitlement letter from the Social Security Administration with Medicare Part A and Part B effective dates to the PEBB Program as proof of Medicare enrollment. If a subscriber or their dependent is not enrolled in either Medicare Part A or Part B on their 65th birthday, the subscriber must provide the PEBB Program with a copy of the denial letter from the Social Security Administration. The only exception to this rule is for an employee or school employee who retired on or before July 1, 1991. Enrollment for subscribers and dependents Deferring enrollment A retiring employee, a retiring school employee, or a dependent becoming eligible as a survivor may defer (postpone) enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage if they meet the substantive eligibility requirements to enroll and also meet the procedural requirement by electing to defer enrollment using Benefits 24/7, the online enrollment system (once available), or by submitting a PEBB Retiree Election Form (form A) to the PEBB Program within the enrollment timelines. Deferring enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage will also defer enrollment for all eligible dependents, except as described below. A retiring employee, a retiring school employee, or a dependent becoming eligible as a survivor who does not enroll in PEBB retiree insurance coverage is only eligible to enroll later if they have deferred enrollment for one or more of the qualifying coverages below: • Beginning January 1, 2001, enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage may be deferred when the subscriber is enrolled in employer-based group medical insurance as an employee or the dependent of an employee, or such medical insurance continued under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage or continuation coverage. • Beginning January 1, 2001, enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage may be deferred when the subscriber is enrolled as a retiree or the dependent of a retiree in a federal retiree medical plan. • Beginning January 1, 2006, enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage may be deferred when the subscriber is enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B and a Medicaid program that provides creditable coverage. Eligible dependents who are not enrolled in Medicaid coverage that provides creditable coverage may be enrolled. • Beginning January 1, 2014, subscribers who are not eligible for Medicare Part A and Part B may defer enrollment in PEBB retiree insurance coverage when the subscriber is enrolled in qualified health plan coverage through a health benefit exchange developed under the Affordable Care Act. 2024 UMP Plus–PSHVN (PEBB) Certificate of Coverage 157
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