Exemption Privilege. An employee may, after giving written notice to her employer, be exempted from coverage under the health insurance plan, if she proves that she and any dependents are covered under another group insurance that includes similar coverage. An employee who opted to waive coverage under the health insurance plan, in accordance with the above paragraph, may later enrol in in these plans at a later date, pending the following conditions: a) She must: i) establish that she and any dependents were previously insured under this group insurance plan or under any other plan that provided similar coverage; ii) establish that it has become impossible for her and any dependents to continue to be insured; iii) apply for coverage within 30 days of termination of coverage under the other plan, in which case, her coverage under this plan takes effect on the termination date of the insurance that entitled her to the exemption. If her application is not submitted within the required time frame, this plan takes effect on the date the application is signed. b) Notwithstanding what is stated in paragraph (a) above, if an employee wishes to reinstate this health insurance plan without terminating the insurance that entitled her to the exemption, she may enroll in the requested module and coverage status, effective on the date the application is signed.
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Exemption Privilege. An employee may, after giving written notice to her employer, be exempted from coverage under the health insurance plan, if she proves that she and any dependents are covered under another group insurance that includes similar coverage. An employee who opted to waive coverage under the health insurance plan, in accordance with the above paragraph, may later enrol in in these plans at a later date, pending the following conditions:
a) She must:
i) establish that she and any dependents were previously insured under this group insurance plan or under any other plan that provided similar coverage;
ii) establish that it has become impossible for her and any dependents to continue to be insured; iii) apply for coverage within 30 days of termination of coverage under the other plan, in which case, her coverage under this plan takes effect on the termination date of the insurance that entitled her to the exemption. If her application is not submitted within the required time frame, this plan takes effect on the date the application is signed.
b) Notwithstanding what is stated in paragraph (a) above, if an employee wishes to reinstate this health insurance plan without terminating the insurance that entitled her to the exemption, she may enroll in the requested module and coverage status, effective on the date the application is signed.
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