Benefits Eligibility, Enrollment & Effective Dates
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Eligibility
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| All regular appointed (non-student titled)
employees working one-half time or greater are eligible for most benefits through the
University. Eligible dependents are
defined as your lawful spouse, unmarried dependent children from birth until
the date they attain age 19, and unmarried children from 19 until the date
they attain age 25 if they are full-time students in an accredited
university, college or trade school and dependent upon the participant for
their principal support and maintenance. No person may be simultaneously
covered as a dependent of more than one participant.
If your salary goes over $20,000 you are eligible to enroll in
Optional Long Term
Disability. |
| Enrollment
New or Returning Employee |
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| Requirements:
You have 31 days from your Benefits Eligible appointment date to enroll in benefits. If
you do not enroll within 31 days, you will not be eligible for Health &
Dental Insurance Benefits
unless you have a Qualifying Life Event.
Late enrollments for Optional Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance and
Optional Long Term Disability are subject to the completion of Evidence of Insurability. These
insurance benefits are subject to the approval of the insurance company. To enroll, you
must complete the appropriate benefit forms available at the UA Benefits Office.
There is No Late Enrollment for Health &
Dental Coverage.
Any changes to your Health & Dental Insurance plan are subject to Qualifying
Life Events. |
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| New
Employee Orientation |
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| This is an orientation program
for the new or transferred employee. Presented by University Human Resources, New Employee
Orientation covers UA benefits and policies. Although the program is mandatory, it is held
in a friendly, informal setting and is a great way for employees to become aquatinted with
UA. You should receive a letter soon after you become employed at the University of
Arkansas notifying you of this orientation. Please contact the Human Resources Office at
(479) 575-5351 prior to attending.
New Employee Orientation is conducted every Monday, except in observance of University holidays,
at a predetermined destination. Please contact HR for the current location of presentation.
This orientation is very important, as it is a condition of
employment and employees must enroll in all chosen Benefits within 31 days of their
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| Effective
Dates |
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| For new employees, Basic Benefits are effective on
their Benefits Eligible Appointment date. For new employees,
all Optional Benefits will be
effective the first of the month following their enrollment date, as long as they enroll
within the 31 day eligibility window. |
| Evidence
of Insurability |
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| Employees wishing to enroll in or increase
their coverage under the University of Arkansas' Optional Life Insurance, Dependent Life
Insurance or Optional Long Term Disability must first complete an Evidence of Insurability
(a statement of physical health form). Along with the Evidence of Insurability an
employee must also complete a Group Benefits Change Form. (Available at the Benefits
Office)
Employees who have recently become eligible
for Optional Long Term
Disability (Optional LTD) by their salary increasing over $20,000 may enroll by
completing a Group Benefits Change Form within 31 days of their salary eligibility date. |
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