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To enroll in an insurance plan outside of Open Enrollment, you must experience a “Qualifying Event”. Examples of a Qualifying Event include the following:  \n• New student at UNI registered for 5 credits or more  \n• Marriage  \n• Declaration of Domestic Partnership  \n• Divorce  \n• Birth or Adoption  \n• Loss of prior health or dental coverage  \n• If you are leaving the U.S. and not returning to UNI  \n• Newly eligible for other coverage through an employer and have taken the coverage  \nHow to add or drop coverage due to a qualifying event:  \nAll required documents must be submitted at the same time or they will not  \nbe accepted.  \n1. Complete the enrollment form.  \n2. Provide supporting documentation for the event. Examples of supporting documentation include:  \no Loss of coverage-Letter from your former insurance provider or employer listing the last day of coverage. A certificate of health care coverage is preferred.  \no Newly eligible for other coverage-Letter from your new insurance provider or employer listing the first day of coverage.  \n▪ A certificate of health care coverage is preferred.  \n▪ Insurance ID cards rarely have the effective dates on them.  \no Arriving in U.S. -Copy of a stamped visa/passport or I-94 travel history  \no Marriage-Copy of the marriage certificate  \no Birth-Copy of the birth certificate  \no Leaving the U.S. and not returning to UNI -Copy of a stamped visa or I-94 travel history We can no longer suspend insurance for summer  \n3. Most changes are effective the first day of the month after the event takes place.  \n4. Undergraduate/Graduate students cannot drop the dental insurance during the  \nacademic year due to the annual premium being paid in full at the beginning of the year/semester.  \nDeadline to make changes:  \nIf you think you might be eligible to enroll, don’t delay! You can only enroll and make a change to your health coverage with a qualifying event during a specific time frame.  \n• The required paperwork must be submitted within 31 days of a qualifying event.  \no EXCEPTION: Must be completed within 60 days of a birth or adoption of child.","cbCaim2leZEmfwcz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim2leZEmfwcz","pdf",246510,"English","# Qualifying Events\n## Qualifying Event examples\n## How to add or drop coverage\n## Supporting documentation requirements\n## Effective dates and deadlines\n## Dental coverage limits","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between Open Enrollment and a Qualifying Event?\",\"answer\":\"Open Enrollment is a limited annual period to make certain insurance changes without extra proof. Outside that window, changes require a Qualifying Event.\"},{\"question\":\"What is required to add or drop coverage due to a Qualifying Event?\",\"answer\":\"Complete the enrollment form and submit supporting documentation for the event. 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