Benefit Enrollment and Changes

All benefits enrollments and changes are handled through the Office of Human Resources. To schedule an appointment, please email benefits@kysu.edu.  

You have 30 days from the date of a qualifying event to complete changes to your benefits that are consistent with that event. If you do not make the changes during the 30-day window, adjustments cannot be made until the next Annual Enrollment in October, with an effective date of January of the following year. 

Examples of Qualifying Events and Changes: 

• Birth or adoption of a child 

• Marriage 

• Divorce, legal separation, dissolution of a domestic partnership, or annulment 

• Death of a spouse or dependent 

• Dependent child turns 26 

• Spouse’s employment status changes (e.g., part-time to full-time or vice versa) 

• Termination or commencement of employment for the employee, spouse, or dependent 

• Gain or loss of other health coverage (including Health Care Exchange coverage) 

• Medical child-support order 

• Medicare eligibility 

• Medicaid eligibility  

Effective Dates of Coverage Changes: 

• Coverage begins the first of the month following receipt of the enrollment change request. 

• Exception: For birth, adoption, or placement for adoption, coverage is effective retroactively to the date of birth, adoption, or placement. 

If you are adding a dependent to your coverage, you must provide: 

• Dependent eligibility documents 

• Dependent Social Security numbers 

• Birth dates 

For questions about your benefit eligibility, plan summaries, or plan costs, please contact the Office of Human Resources at benefits@kysu.edu.