Obtaining Declinations or Waivers of Coverage. All eligible Employees will be offered health benefits coverage during the initial and subsequent enrollment periods. If an Employee elects to decline or waive coverage, the Employer is responsible for obtaining the Employee's signed acknowledgment of receipt of an explicit written notice in bold type specifying that failure to elect coverage during the Open Enrollment Period permits the Plan to impose an exclusion from coverage for a period of 12 months, or at the Employer’s next Open Enrollment Period, whichever is earlier, unless the Employee meets the criteria specified in the definition of Late Enrollee as set forth in the EOC.
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Samples: Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract
Obtaining Declinations or Waivers of Coverage. All eligible Employees will be offered health benefits coverage during the initial and subsequent enrollment periods. If an Employee elects to decline or waive coverage, the Employer is responsible for obtaining the Employee's signed acknowledgment of receipt of an explicit written notice in bold type specifying that failure to elect coverage during the Open Enrollment Period permits the Plan to impose an exclusion from coverage for a period of 12 months, or at the Employer’s next Open Enrollment Period, whichever is earlier, unless the Employee meets the criteria specified in paragraph 1. of the definition of Late Enrollee as set forth in the EOC.
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Samples: Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract
Obtaining Declinations or Waivers of Coverage. All eligible Employees will be offered health benefits coverage during the initial and subsequent enrollment periods. If an Employee elects to decline or waive coverage, the Employer is responsible for obtaining the Employee's signed acknowledgment of receipt of an explicit written notice in bold type specifying that failure to elect coverage during the Open Enrollment Period open enrollment period permits the Plan to impose an exclusion from coverage for a period of 12 months, or at the Employer’s next Open Enrollment Periodopen enrollment period, whichever is earlier, unless the Employee meets the criteria specified in paragraph 1. of the definition of Late Enrollee as set forth in the EOC.
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Samples: Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract, Group Health Service Contract