“Employer contribution” means contributions made by the dependent’s current or former employer toward health coverage as described in the Treasury Regulation. • Subscriber or their dependent has a change in enrollment under an employer-based group health plan during its annual open enrollment that does not align with the PEBB Program’s annual open enrollment. • Subscriber’s dependent has a change in residence from outside of the United States to within the United States, or from within the United States to outside of the United States and that change in residence resulted in the dependent losing their health insurance. • A court order requires the subscriber or any other individual to provide insurance coverage for an eligible dependent of the subscriber (a former spouse or former state-registered domestic partner is not an eligible dependent). • Subscriber or their dependent enrolls in coverage under Medicaid or a state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or the subscriber or their dependent loses eligibility for coverage under Medicaid or CHIP. • Subscriber or their dependent becomes eligible for a state premium assistance subsidy for PEBB health plan coverage from Medicaid or CHIP. • Subscriber’s dependent enrolls in Medicare or loses eligibility for Medicare. When dental coverage ends Termination dates Dental coverage ends on the following dates: • On the last day of the month when any enrollee ceases to be eligible. • On the date a dental plan terminates or when the group policy ends. If that should occur, the subscriber will have the opportunity to enroll in another PEBB dental plan. • For an employee and their dependents, on the last day of the month the employment relationship is terminated. The employment relationship is considered terminated: o On the date specified in an employee’s letter of resignation. o On the date specified in any contract or hire letter. o On the effective date of an employer-initiated termination notice. Note: If the employing agency deducted the employee’s premium for PEBB insurance coverage after the employee was no longer eligible for the employer contribution, dental coverage ends the last day of the month for which employee premiums were deducted. • For a retiree, a survivor, or continuation coverage subscriber who submits a written request to terminate dental coverage, enrollment in dental coverage will be terminated the last day of the month in which the PEBB Program receives the request or on the last day of the month specified in the termination request, whichever is later. If the request is received on the first day of the month, dental coverage will be terminated on the last day of the previous month. A subscriber will be responsible for payment of any services received after the date dental coverage ends, as described above. Final premium payments Premium payments and applicable premium surcharges are not prorated during any month, for any reason, even if an enrollee dies or asks to terminate their dental plan before the end of the month. If the monthly premium or applicable premium surcharges remain unpaid for 30 days the account will be considered delinquent. A subscriber is allowed a grace period of 30 days from the date the monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges become delinquent to pay the unpaid premium balance and applicable premium surcharges. If the subscriber’s premium balance or applicable premium surcharges remain unpaid for 60 days from the original due date, the subscriber’s dental coverage (including enrolled dependents) will be terminated retroactive to the last day of the month for which the monthly premiums and any applicable premium surcharges were paid. 2024-01-03000-BB 27 LG PPOL 20240101
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