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Employee
Responsibilities
Here is a list of some of the responsibilities you
have as a participant in the Group Insurance Benefits Program to
insure full coverage and maximize your financial benefits. If you
are unsure if an event occurs that the Benefits Center needs to
know about, we strongly urge you to contact them.
| Notify
the Benefit Center immediately when life changes occur that
may impact your eligibility or your dependent's eligibility.
This would include the following: |
- New born/Newly Acquired Dependent.
- Marriage.
- Divorce/Legal Separation/Annulment. Change
in your/dependents employment status that affects eligibility
under the plan.
- Spouse who is a dependent of yours is provided
group insurance through their employer.
- Dependent no longer meets eligibility criteria
or becomes ineligible for other coverage.
- Court order resulting in you gaining or
losing custody of a dependent.
- Change in Public Aid recipient status or
Medicare status.
- Notify the Benefit Center immediately when
you go and return from a Leave of Absence
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| What
to do? |
- Notify
the Benefit Center immediately when you change your home
address
- Notify
the Benefit Center immediately if there is a change in your
coordination of benefits
- Monitor
your payroll deductions to insure that they are for the
correct amount and for the coverage you have requested.
Notify the Benefit Center immediately if they do not appear
to be correct.
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For
further information concerning your benefits under the Group Insurance
Program refer to the State of Illinois Handbook or call the Department
of Central Management Services, Group Insurance Division at (217)
782-2548
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