{"id":8504,"date":"2023-11-22T11:43:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=8504"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:51:53","slug":"new-vision-dental-eligibility-for-dependents-to-age-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/new-vision-dental-eligibility-for-dependents-to-age-26\/","title":{"rendered":"New Vision\/Dental Eligibility for Dependents to Age 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

In accordance with the 2023-2026 PEF\/State Agreement<\/a>, dependents up to age 26 will be eligible for dental and vision benefits, regardless of student status, effective Jan. 1, 2024. The State has advised PEF of the following implementation process:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Department of Civil Service (DCS) will auto-enroll eligible dependents for the January 1, 2024 effective date, on November 22, 2023.<\/li>\n
  2. DCS will send out notices to PEF members advising of dependents who have been automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, starting the week of November 27, 2023.<\/li>\n
  3. If a PEF member with an eligible dependent up to age 26 has not received a notice from DCS by Dec. 15 that the dependent was auto-enrolled, then the member will need to reach out directly to the agency Health Benefit Administrator (HBA\/HR Department) to complete the necessary enrollment paperwork for the January 1, 2024 implementation date.\u00a0 Please do not reach out to your HBA\/HR Department prior to December 15 regarding this enrollment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please note, the current eligibility rules still apply to dependents until January 1, 2024. \u00a0Until January 1, 2024, dependent children ages 19 through 25 are still required to be full-time students to be eligible for Dental and Vision benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In accordance with the 2023-2026 PEF\/State Agreement<\/a>, dependents up to age 26 will be eligible for dental and vision benefits, regardless of student status, effective Jan. 1, 2024. 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