Employee Benefits Information

Beneficiary changes can be initiated at any time.

After logging in, click on "My Beneficiaries" in the menu. Scroll down the page and click on the + signs next to the life insurance beneficiaries you would like to update.

Once the box has expanded, you will be able to edit, remove, or change the allocation amounts for the beneficiaries. Please note that if you have multiple people as beneficiaries, the primary beneficiary allocation has to equal 100% and the secondary beneficiary has to equal 100% as well.

Completing this event WILL NOT allow you to change any benefit elections, as it is not considered a qualifying event. If you need to make benefit changes, this is not the event to fill out for election changes. It will only update your beneficiaries for any life insurance you are enrolled in, including the employer-paid life insurance.

You must add your spouse to your plan within 30 days of the date you were married. If you miss the 30-day window to add your spouse, your next opportunity to enroll your dependent will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

Click “Update My Benefits.” From the Life Event list, click “Marriage.”

Review your information and family. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) before making your selections.

You have 30 days from the date of your marriage to add them to your benefits. If you do not elect benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.

You will also need to provide documentation supporting the marriage event, such as your certified marriage certificate. This will need to be uploaded to PlanSource or sent to Human Resources within 30 days of the life event.

You must remove the dependent from your plan within 30 days of the date of the judgment showing legal separation. If you miss the 30-day window to remove your dependent, your next opportunity to remove your dependent will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

Click “Update My Benefits." From the Life Event list, click “Divorce” or “Annulment.”

Review your information and family. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete,” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) on the Intranet before making your selections.

You have 30 days from the date of your divorce/annulment to remove them from your benefits. If you do not decline/elect benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.

You will also need to provide documentation supporting the divorce/annulment event, such as your divorce decree or legal separation paperwork. This will need to be uploaded to PlanSource or sent to Human Resources within 30 days of the life event.

You must add the dependent to your plan within 30 days of the date of birth, adoption or gaining custody. If you miss the 30-day window to add your dependent, your next opportunity to add your dependent will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

Click “Update My Benefits.” From the Life Event list, you will click “Birth,” “Adoption,” or “Gain Custody of Dependent.”

Review your information and family. Add the newborn or child to your family. You will need their full name, date of birth, and Social Security number. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete,” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) before making your selections.

You have 30 days from the date of Birth, Adoption, and Gaining of Custody to add them to your benefits. If you do not decline/elect benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.

You will also need to provide documentation supporting a Gain in Custody event, such as the Guardianship Paperwork. This will need to be uploaded to PlanSource or sent to Human Resources within 30 days of the life event.

You must remove your spouse to your plan within 30 days of the date they gain coverage elsewhere. If you miss the 30 day window to remove your spouse, your next opportunity to remove your dependent will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

You will click “Update My Benefits.” From the Life Event list, you will click “Dependent Gains Coverage (Remove Coverage).”

Review your information and family. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete,” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) before making your selections.

You have 30 days from the date of your spouse’s gain of other coverage to add them to your benefits. If you do not make changes to benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.

You will also need to provide documentation supporting the gain of coverage, such as a credibility of coverage letter from the insurance company or a benefit confirmation statement showing who gained coverage and the date they gained the coverage. This will need to be uploaded to PlanSource or sent to Human Resources within 30 days of the life event.

You must add your spouse to your plan within 30 days of the date they lose coverage elsewhere. If you miss the 30-day window to add your spouse, your next opportunity to enroll your dependent will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

Click “Update My Benefits.” From the Life Event list, click “Dependent Loses Coverage (Add Coverage).”

Review your information and family. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) before making your selections.

You have 30 days from the date of your spouse’s loss of other coverage to add them to your benefits. If you do not elect benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.

You will also need to provide documentation supporting the loss of coverage, such as a credibility of coverage letter from the previous insurance company or a COBRA notification letter stating who lost coverage and the date they lost coverage. This will need to be uploaded to PlanSource or sent to Human Resources within 30 days of the life event.

If an employee transfers status to a benefit-eligible position (For example, full-time or part-time from PRN, or to full-time from part-time, or to part-time from full-time), they are eligible to change benefit enrollments if they wish.

Please see below for instructions on enrolling in benefits due to a status change. You must enroll within 30 days of the last day of the month following the status change. If you do not make changes by this date, your next opportunity to make benefit changes will be during open enrollment or a different qualifying event. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

Click “Update My Benefits.” From the Life Event list, click “Change In Employment Level.”

Review your information and family. Then make selections, add or remove dependents, or waive benefits as needed, completing each step as you go through the enrollment. Any missing information will deem an event “incomplete,” and there will be no update.

It would be beneficial for you to look at the CMH Benefits Guide (linked above) before making your selections. 

You have until the last day of the month following your status change date to make changes to your benefits due to a status change to a benefit-eligible position. If you do not elect benefits within these 30 days, the enrollment period will lapse, and you will have to wait until Open Enrollment to make changes to your plan.