New Hire or New to Benefits

You are eligible for these White Plains Hospital benefits if you are:

• An active fulltime or part-time employee – excluding 1199 collectively bargained employees.

Your dependents are eligible if they are:

• Your legal spouse or domestic partner.
• Your children* up to age 26.
• Your disabled child(ren)* up to any age (if disabled prior to age 19).

*Includes biological, step, legally adopted/or a child placed for adoption, or a child under your legal guardianship.

About Domestic Partner Coverage

To enroll your domestic partner in coverage, you’ll be required to submit the items listed below.

• Appropriate declaration forms

Proof of domestic partnership. Examples include:

• Common ownership of real property (joint deed or mortgage agreement) or a common leasehold interest property
• Common ownership of a motor vehicle
• Driver’s license listing a common address
• Proof of joint bank accounts or credit accounts

Under federal law, White Plains Hospital’s contribution toward the cost of healthcare coverage for your domestic partner is considered taxable income to you. You may wish to consult with a tax adviser for more information.

Medical, dental, and vision coverage is effective on the first of the month following your date of hire for all eligible employees.

Life and long -term disability insurance benefits are effective on the first of the month following the date you complete a 6-month waiting period. These benefits are available for eligible full-time employees only.

If you or a covered dependent no longer meet these eligibility requirements or if your employment ceases:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage will end on the last day of the month in which you become ineligible
• Your flexible spending account (healthcare and/or dependent care) eligibility will end on the first day after you become ineligible
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment coverage will end on the day you become ineligible. Your life insurance coverages are convertible
• You may be eligible to elect COBRA for yourself and/or your eligible dependents. Please note that domestic partners are excluded from COBRA eligibility

• Visit Make the Most of Your Medical Coverage for valuable tips on how to save time and money on your healthcare
• Log in to the HealthyME Benefits Center to view the coverage you’re enrolled in and make changes, as allowed, including updating your benefits after a Qualifying Life Event
• Download the MyChoice Accounts app on the App Store or Google Play to manage your benefits on the go, including any spending accounts you may have
• Contact a carrier with questions about coverage and process