Effective Coverage Date. Medical insurance coverage and associated University’s cost-sharing of premiums for faculty in Groups A, B, C and D begins on the first day of employment provided application has been completed and submitted to the Human Resource Services Office within twenty (20) days of commencement of employment.
Effective Coverage Date. Faculty members in Benefits Group A, B, C or D are eligible for dental insurance coverage following expiration of a six-month waiting period that commences at the time of initial appointment. To obtain coverage, a faculty member must file an enrollment application within twenty (20) days of initial eligibility. Failure to file an enrollment application within this time period shall result in deferral of the dental insurance coverage opportunity until the next Open Enrollment.
Effective Coverage Date. Medical insurance coverage and associated University’s cost- sharing of premiums for faculty in Groups A, B, and C begins on the first day of employment provided application has been completed and submitted to Human Resources Services within the first week of employment. In the event the completed application is received after the first week of employment, enrollment will become effective on the first of the month following the date on which Human Resources Services receives the completed application, provided that the enrollment application is received within twenty (20) days of commencement of employment. Faculty members in Group D are eligible to apply for medical insurance beginning on the first day of employment at the faculty member’s own expense. There is a waiting period of two (2) semesters before the University’s cost-sharing of premiums commences. such waiting period may be waived if the faculty member is a former UVM employee whose employment ceased following three (3) or more years of continuous employment in benefit-eligible Groups A, B, C or D at the University and who is then re-employed by UVM in a bargaining unit position within two (2) years after the original termination. Failure to file an enrollment application within twenty (20) days of a faculty member’s eligibility for insurance that includes University cost-sharing of premiums as noted above shall result in deferral of the medical insurance coverage opportunity until an open enrollment period.
