Benefit options may be changed or cancelled during the plan year if a change in status events as defined by Internal Revenue Service regulations occurs. The allowable change in status events include: marriage, divorce, legal separation, or annulment; the birth or adoption of a child; death of a spouse or dependent; or the loss or commencement of the employee's or spouse's employment or loss of employee's or spouse's medical or dental coverage; change in employee's or spouse's work schedule (e.g., NDI, IDL, time base change, commencement or return from an unpaid leave of absence); loss or commencement of dependent's eligibility for medical coverage under the employer's health insurance plan; or change in place of residence or worksite of the employee, spouse, or dependent.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 599.954
2. Amendment filed 12-7-98; operative 1-1-99. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 35395 (Register 98, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Section 1156, Government Code.
2. Amendment filed 12-7-98; operative 1-1-99. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 35395 (Register 98, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).