Section 24-5.05 - Termination of Enrollment; Effective Dates of Termination(a)Termination Due to Surviving Spouse's or Partner's Remarriage or Entry into Another Partnership. A surviving spouse's or partner's enrollment in all benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund and all coverages for dependent-beneficiaries under that enrollment shall be terminated upon the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into a another partnership. The effective date of the termination shall be the first day of the pay period following the date of the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into another partnership. The surviving spouse or partner shall be responsible for paying all claims incurred from the first day of the pay period following the date of the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into a partnership for enrollment applications received more than thirty (30) days after the remarriage or entry into a another partnership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the child of a deceased retiree that is eligible to be an employee-beneficiary under Rules 3.01(a)(4) or Rule 3.01(a)(6) may continue his or her coverages by filing an enrollment application under Rule 5.01(f). The effective date of coverage shall be the date of termination of coverage due to the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into a partnership.(b)Termination Due to Child's Loss of Eligibility. A child's enrollment in all benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund shall be terminated upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (1) The child reaches the limiting age, as defined in Section 1.02 and does not qualify as an adult disabled child under Section 3.01(b)(3); or(2) The employee-beneficiary fails to complete a legal adoption of the child within twelve (12) months of the date that the child is covered by the Fund's benefit plans; or(3) The child no longer meets the requirements to be considered an adult disabled child as stated in Section 3.01(b)(3). With regards to subsection (1), a child that reaches the limiting age, as defined in Section 1.02, whose coverages were cancelled due to failure to show proof of student certification, may be reinstated with no break in coverage in the same benefit plans upon submission of proof documents within sixty (60) days of the birthdate.
Notwithstanding Rule 5.05(b) (2), the enrollment of a child placed for adoption shall not be terminated if the employee-beneficiary has custody of and an obligation to support the child under a court order or agreement with a government agency or licensed child placing organization.
Unless provided otherwise by these rules or applicable federal or state law, the effective date of the termination shall be the first day of the pay period following the date of the event or, in an event under Rule 5.05(b)(2), the date stated in a written notice to the employee-beneficiary.