Who Is an Eligible Person. You Your Spouse
Who Is an Eligible Person. You: You are eligible to apply for coverage under this agreement if: • you are not eligible for coverage under Medicare or Medicaid; and • you reside in Rhode Island.
Who Is an Eligible Person. You: You are eligible to enroll in coverage under this agreement provided that you: • meet the minimum work-hour requirements; and • have satisfied the waiting period, if any, of your employer. The date on which you have met your employer’s/agent’s eligibility requirements and are entitled to apply for coverage under this agreement is your eligibility date. Your Spouse: Your spouse is eligible to enroll for coverage under this agreement if you have selected family coverage. Only one of the following individuals may be enrolled at a given time: • Your legal, according to the laws of the state in which you were married, when your marriage was formed by obtaining a marriage license, having a marriage ceremony, and registering the marriage with the appropriate state or local official. • Your common law spouse, according to the law of the state in which your marriage was formed. Your spouse by common law of the opposite gender is eligible to enroll for coverage under this agreement. To be eligible, you and your common law spouse must complete and sign our Affidavit of Common Law Marriage and send us the required documentation. Please call us to obtain the Affidavit of Common Law Marriage. • Your civil union partner, according to the law of the state in which you entered into a civil union. Civil Union partners may be enrolled only if civil unions are recognized by the state in which you reside. • Former Spouse: In the event of a divorce, your former spouse will continue to be eligible for coverage provided that your divorce decree requires you to maintain continuing coverage under a family policy in accordance with state law. In that case, your former spouse will remain eligible on your policy until the earlier of:
i. the date either you or your former spouse are remarried;
ii. the date provided by the judgment for divorce; or
iii. the date your former spouse has comparable coverage available through his or her own employment. • Domestic Partner:
i. your lawful registered domestic partner, according to the laws of the state in which you entered into a registered domestic partnership; or
ii. your domestic partner (regardless of whether you have obtained registration). To be eligible, you and your domestic partner must complete and sign our Declaration of Domestic Partnership and we must receive required documentation. Please call our Customer Service Department to obtain the Declaration of Domestic Partnership form.
Who Is an Eligible Person. You: You are eligible to enroll in coverage under this agreement provided that you: • meet the minimum work-hour requirements; and • have satisfied the waiting period, if any, of your employer/agent. The date on which you have met your employer’s/agent’s eligibility requirements and are entitled to apply for coverage under this
