When life happens you often have options. When one of the following events (Qualified Status Change (QSC)) happens, you can make some changes to your benefits to ensure that your benefits fit your needs best. When you have a QSC event, it is important to report these events immediately (maybe even in advance) as the window for making changes is limited! Except where noted, you have 31 days to notify HR of these events and any changes you would like to make as a result.
Click on the events below to learn more about the rules surrounding them as QSC events.
Gain a Spouse or Domestic Partner by marriage or Eligibility –
The following changes to your Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is allowed if you gain a spouse or domestic partner.
The following changes to your Optional Life Insurance:
Loss of Spouse or Domestic Partner by divorce, annulment, death or termination of Domestic Partnership
The following changes to your Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is allowed if you lose a spouse or domestic partner.
The following changes to your Optional Life Insurance:
You have 31 days from the qualifying life event effective date to make any of these changes. Please complete the appropriate Midyear Change Form and return to HR as soon as possible within the allowed time frame.
Covering your Dependent Children
“Child” means and includes the following:
Birth/Adoptions – (60 days to report this QSC)
The following changes can be made to your Medical, Dental and Vision enrollments:
The following changes can be made to your Optional Life Insurance:
Gain Eligible Child due to Marriage or Domestic Partner Eligibility
The following changes can be made to your Medical, Dental and Vision enrollments:
The following changes can be made to your Optional Life Insurance:
Child reaches age 26 or gains other group coverage
The following changes in your Medical, Dental and Vision enrollments are applicable:
The following changes in your Optional Life Insurance are applicable:
To add or remove a child from your plans please fill out a Midyear Change Form and return it to HR as soon as possible within the allowed time frame.
Spouse, Domestic Partner or Dependent Child gains other group coverage – you have 31 days to report this QSC
The following changes to your Medical, Dental and Vision enrollment are allowed:
The following changes to your Optional Life Insurance:
Spouse/Domestic Partner or Child involuntarily loses other group coverage – you have 60 days to report this QSC
The following changes to your Medical, Dental and Vision enrollment are allowed:
The following changes to your Optional Life Insurance:
The following changes to your Optional Life Insurance:
If you become seriously ill or disabled and unable to work in your normal capacity, benefits are very important. The benefits during your leave are based on many factors. The best thing for you to do is to contact the HR office immediately. You can find our contact information here.
Some links that may be helpful during this time are:
Is your employment status changing? The following changes may have an effect on your benefit eligibility.
Are you moving from a non benefit eligible position into a benefit eligible one?
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! Click here to get some additional information about your new benefits!
Are you reducing hours to no longer be benefit eligible?
If your hours are being reduced to less that .50 FTE and you will no longer be eligible for benefits there are a few things that are important to know. If you are currently enrolled in benefits, your benefits will remain in effect until the last day of the month in which your eligibility changes, unless otherwise stated as part of your employment contract. The termination of coverage will automatically be processed. If you are eligible for COBRA coverage, you will receive the enrollment paperwork at your home address. Please ensure that we have the correct address on file.
Are you retiring?
There are many exciting things to consider as you consider or plan for retirement. You have many resources available to you through PERS and the District. You can contact your appropriate Benefit Coordinator for additional information. You can get their contact information here.
Are you leaving 4J?
There are a few things that are important to know as you transition from 4J. If you are currently enrolled in benefits, your benefits will remain in effect until the last day of the month in which your employment terminates unless otherwise stated as part of your employment contract. The termination of coverage will automatically be processed. If you are eligible for COBRA coverage, you will receive the enrollment paperwork at your home address. Please ensure that we have the correct address on file.
When you realize that you need to make a change in your benefits and you have a QSC event, please fill out a Mid-Year Change Form and return to HR at the District Office as soon as possible, ensuring that you do so before the deadline.
For a Mid-Year Change Form or other benefits forms, please visit here
To determine how your new or changed enrollments may change your rates, please visit our rates page.
Most of the benefits plans offered are paid with pre-tax dollars. In exchange for that tax advantage, you legally cannot enroll in, cancel, or make changes to your medical, dental, vision, or flexible spending account plans outside the annual Open Enrollment period, unless you experience one of the qualifying events described above.
Eugene School District 4J QSC policy follows OEBB’s QSC Matrix. You may review the matrix here.