Health benefits are administered by the State of RI.
To make any changes to your benefits please contact URI HR Benefits at 874-9054.
UnitedHealthcare or Delta Dental cannot make any changes for you.
Have you recently had a change in status (i.e., marriage, divorce, birth, adoption, death, etc.)?
With the exception of marriage where you have 60 days to add your spouse, all other status changes must be made with HR within 30 days of the event. It is important to note that if you miss this 30 day period you will need to wait until the next annual Open Enrollment to make these changes.
The State of RI annual open enrollment is usually held between mid-May and mid-June so that changes can be effective with the July 1st fiscal year.
- To add a newborn or adopted child you must notify HR within 30 days of the birth by providing the child's name, gender, and date of birth, as well as a copy of either the hospital discharge paper, or the court adoption order. A birth certificate is preferred if you receive it within the 30 days.
Once you receive the child's social security number it is imperative that you contact HR Benefits with this information to finalize keeping your child on your coverage due to the Mandatory Insurer Reporting Law of 2009.
- To add a new spouse to your health coverage you must notify Human Resources within 60 days by providing a copy of the marriage certificate signed at the ceremony, or the official State Marriage Certificate if you receive it within the 60 day deadline. The sooner HR is notified, the sooner your spouse can be added to your coverage.
If any dependent children will be added along with the new spouse, a birth certificate for the child/ren is needed.
Certain qualifying events allow employees to make changes to their medical, dental, and vision insurance outside of the Open Enrollment period. Proof of the qualifying event must be submitted (i.e., marriage certificate, divorce decree, proof of open enrollment for spouse, lose of coverage letter, etc.) Some of these qualifying events are:
- marital changes due to marriage, divorce, death of spouse
- civil union / dissolution of
- domestic partnership / dissolution of
- birth, adoption, death
- beginning or ending of a spouse's employment
- change from full-time to part-time employment or vice versa for your or your spouse
- losing other coverage due to you or dependent has exhausted COBRA coverage under another group plan, lost eligibility for the other plan, or if employer contributions under the other plan cease
- when an employed family member changes a health election in a plan sponsored by her/his employer during their open enrollment period
- when compliance with certain family relations order or decrees such as Qualified Medical Child Support Order is legally required
- when there is a change in employment status for you, your spouse, or your covered dependent, including a strike or lockout, or commencement or return from unpaid Family Medical Leave (FMLA) or RI Parental Family medical Leave of Absence (RIPFMLA)
- when you or any of your covered dependents become entitled to, or lose, Medicare or Medicaid coverage.
Contact Pamela Sherman in Employee Benefits at 874-9054 with any questions or to make changes.
State of Rhode Island State - Benefit Elections - Status Change Rules
