Changes that may Affect your Benefits
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As an employee of Edmonton Catholic Schools, your benefit coverage could be affected with the addition(s) or changes in your life. Failure to advise us within a 31 day period will result in you, your spouse or new dependent being a late applicant with late applicant restrictions being imposed.
Benefits/Human Resource Services must be notified within 31 days from the date of marriage to have a spouse and/or stepchildren included on your benefit plan. Failure to advise Benefits/Human Resource Services within the 31-day period will result in late applicant restrictions. The commencement date of coverage for a spouse and/or stepchildren will be the day the Benefits/Human Resource Services was notified. However, the employee may advise the Benefits/Human Resource Services in advance of the impending marriage, in which case coverage will be effective on the date of marriage. Benefits/Human Resource Services must be notified within 31 days of the birth of a child to have the new dependent included on an employee's benefit coverage. The commencement date for coverage will be the date of birth if Benefits/Human Resource Services is notified within the 31-day period. If Benefits/Human Resource Services is notified after 31 days, the new child will be a late applicant and restrictions will be imposed. Benefits/Human Resource Services must be notified within 31 days of the adoption of a child in order to have the child included on an employee's benefit plan. Failure to do so will result in the child being a late applicant with restrictions on coverage being imposed. A copy of the adoption certificate must be submitted to the Benefits/Human Resource Services before the new dependent can be included on the employee's coverage. The commencement date of coverage will be the date of adoption. If an employee becomes separated or divorced, the Benefits/Human Resource Services must be notified as soon as possible, a former spouse is no longer eligible to be included on an employee's benefit plan. This may change an employee's status from family to single if the employee has no other dependents, which will result in a decrease in premiums. The effective date of change will be the date on which Benefits/Human Resource Services was notified. If an employee loses spousal coverage, Benefits/Human Resource Services must be advised within 31 days of the event. Failure to notify the Benefits/Human Resource Services within this time frame will result in employee and their dependent(s) being late applicants with late applicant restrictions being imposed. A letter from the spouse's former employer stating the loss of health benefits and when the loss occurred must be submitted to the Benefits/Human Resource Services before changes can be made. The commencement date of coverage will be the date the spouse's benefit plan terminates. Dependent children over 21 years of age are considered "Overage Dependents". In order for an overage dependent to remain on an employee's benefits, he/she must be unmarried, a full-time student that has not attained 25 years of age or is unmarried and incapable of supporting himself/herself because of a mental or physical handicap. If the dependent is handicapped, proof of incapacity must be provided within 31 days of the date on which the child's coverage would terminate. Employees, whose overage dependents are students, must submit an overage declaration form to the insurance provider each school year. Failure to provide this information will result in the termination of the overage dependent's coverage. If an employee's dependent child is over 21 years of age and is not a full-time student, coverage will terminate which may result in a benefit status change. If an employee status does change from family to single, the premium amount will be reduced. The change of status will be effective the date Benefits/Human Resource Services is notified. When changing your name due to marriage, separation, or divorce, you must notify Human Resource Services. In order to change an employee's name due to marriage, the employee must submit a copy of a marriage certificate. All other name changes require a copy of identification (e.g. Driver's license or passport) submitted to Benefits/Human Resource Services. Address and/or Phone Number Change All employees must notify Human Resource Services of an address or phone number change or an impending change. For certificated employees, the Benefits/Human Resource Services must notify the insurance carrier of an address change in order for employees to receive correspondence such as cheques, benefit booklets, or information leaflets from the insurance carrier.
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Contact Info:
Tel: (780)
441-6000
Fax: (780) 441-6147
Address: 9807 - 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1C2
Email: hrs@ecsd.net