Changes in Enrollment. The Employer, as plan administrator, is solely responsible in a timely fashion for furnishing the information that the Corporation requires for the purpose of enrolling Employees under this Contract, processing applications and terminations and effecting changes in family and membership status. The Employer is responsible for the accuracy of the information it transmits to the Corporation and understands that the Corporation will rely on this information. The Employer further agrees to indemnify the Corporation for all expenses it incurs, if any, as a result of the Employer’s failure to transmit the information, failure to transmit it in the time period required by the Corporation and/or failure to transmit the correct information. As used here the term “expenses” includes, without limitation, any benefits the Corporation may be required to pay beyond those required according to the information the Employer furnished to the Corporation, attorney’s fees, court costs, penalties and uncollected premiums. Nothing contained in this Section will be construed to expand or otherwise alter the benefits provided for Members under this Contract.
Changes in Enrollment. Employees who experience a qualifying event that would allow for enrollment in a City-sponsored health insurance plan outside of the annual open enrollment period may elect to withdraw participation in the alternative benefit program and participate in medical insurance coverage available from the City. In addition to the foregoing, changes in enrollment status will be allowed as required upon a change in the number of an employee’s dependents, provided such change has an effect upon the employee’s participation in the program. An employee who experiences an increase in eligible dependents, and who is already enrolled in the program, may apply for a corresponding increase in benefit amounts contributed by the City. The increase will be effective the first of the month following receipt of application. An employee who experiences a decrease in eligible dependents shall be required to report same to the Human Resources Department, and a corresponding reduction in benefit amounts contributed by the City shall be made. All such adjustments in benefit amounts and withdrawals from the alternative benefit program shall take effect on the first of the month following the notification of the qualifying event to the Human Resources Department. The City Manager may, in individual cases, grant exceptions to the enrollment procedures recited above because of unforeseen circumstances which may result in hardship to an employee.
Changes in Enrollment
