{"id":1310,"date":"2011-11-28T15:55:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T20:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2011-11-28T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T20:55:25","slug":"is-open-enrollment-the-only-time-i-can-change-my-benefits-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=1310","title":{"rendered":"Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s mailroom monday question: Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/newbaby.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1311\" title=\"newbaby\" alt=\"Picture of Mom and Baby (Don't worry, you can add her to your benefits right away.)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/newbaby.jpg?resize=300%2C198\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/newbaby.jpg?w=507&amp;ssl=1 507w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/newbaby.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though MSU&#8217;s annual open enrollment period held\u00a0each spring is the time when most benefits decisions for you and your dependents should be made, under certain circumstances you can make changes to your benefits\u00a0selections outside of open enrollment.\u00a0 The circumstances typically involve what are called &#8220;Qualifying Life Events.&#8221;\u00a0 Some of the most frequent reasons faculty and staff may qualify to make benefits changes outside of open enrollment include mid-year changes in life circumstances due to:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marriage or divorce<\/li>\n<li>Birth, adoption or legal guardianship of\u00a0a child<\/li>\n<li>Change in employment status (such as a switch from full-time to part-time)<\/li>\n<li>Change in spouse&#8217;s coverage or job (resulting in loss of previous coverage)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can learn more about\u00a0types of situations that qualify for making changes to benefits outside of the annual open enrollment period as well as how to go about making such changes\u00a0at\u00a0<a title=\"Information on making changes to benefits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hr.msu.edu\/benefits\/enrollchange.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.hr.msu.edu\/benefits\/enrollchange.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And as always, if you have a question about your benefits, you can email <a href=\"mailto:benefitsinfo@hr.msu.edu\">benefitsinfo@hr.msu.edu<\/a>\u00a0or call the MSU Benefits office at 517-353-4434 or 800-353-4434.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s mailroom monday question: Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections? Though MSU&#8217;s annual open enrollment period held\u00a0each spring is the time when most benefits decisions for you and your&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=1310\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-l8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}