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Eligibility All employees of the School District of Indian River County are considered eligible for benefits if they work 30 hours or more per week. Eligibility is determined at the time of hire, or when you transfer positions,or if you enter a job share position. If you are not sure of your eligibility status, please contact the benefits department by email at sdircbenefits@indianriverschools.org. New Hire Enrollment must be completed within 30 days of the employee's start date. Please see the enrollment instructions found on page 12 and 13 in this Guide. Effective Dates The Open Enrollment effective date of the benefits is based on the Plan Year which is October 1st through September 30th. The effective date of benefits for a newly hired employee is the first of the month,following one full calendar month of continuous active employment. For example, if the hire date is January 5th, then benefits will become effective March 1st.This is also true if you transfer positions or if you enter a job share position. New Hire Enrollment must be completed within 30 days of new hire date. Enrollment is not completed until you click"submit"to confirm and print a copy of the CONFIRMATION sheet. Be sure you print a hard copy of your new benefits summary to compare to your payroll deductions to ensure that the deduction amounts are correct. Please Note: Printing your confirmation will not confirm your enrollment,you must click"submit"to confirm. Dependent Eligibility You can enroll your dependents in plans that offer dependent coverage. Eligible dependents are defined as your legal spouse and eligible children who reside in your household and depend primarily on you for support. This includes:your own children, legally adopted children,stepchildren, a child for whom you have been appointed legal guardian, and/or a child for whom the court has issued a Qualified Medical Child Support Order(QMCSO) requiring you or your spouse to provide coverage.Age limits vary depending on coverage, so be sure to check each benefit. In order to cover dependents under District benefits,you will be required to upload documentation proving their eligibility under each plan. Please see page 5 for a list of required documents. Medical Plan Dependent Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act,you can cover your children under the District's medical plan until the end of the month in which they reach age 26 regardless of full-time student status, marital status or place of residency. Under Florida legislation,you may cover your eligible dependent children through the end of the calendar year in which they turn 30. To qualify,your adult child must meet all of the following eligibility criteria each year and documentation must be provided and verified: • Be unmarried and have no dependent children of his/her own • Be a resident of the state of Florida or a full or part-time student whose parents reside in Florida • Have no medical insurance as a named subscriber, insured enrollee or covered person under any group or not to be entitled to benefits under the Title XVII of the Social Security Act. Other Plans Offering Dependent Coverage (Dental, Vision and Life) Dependent children under the dental plan are covered until the end of the year in which they turn 25.Vision coverage for dependent children will cease at the end of the month in which an eligible dependent reaches age 25, regardless of student status, if the dependent is unmarried. Voluntary child life coverage is available for unmarried children through age 25. 43 8