Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-6-105

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R2-6-105 - Times for Enrollment

A. An employee, officer, retiree, or former elected official may enroll or may enroll an eligible dependent in one or more of the insurance plans made available by the Department only at the following times:

1. Within 31 days of becoming eligible to participate in an insurance plan,

2. Within 31 days of a qualified life event, and

3. At open enrollment.

B. A surviving dependent, as defined in R2-6-101, who wishes to continue enrollment in the health, dental, and vision insurance plans made available by the Department shall enroll within six months after the death that makes the surviving dependent eligible to continue enrollment.

C. A surviving spouse, as defined in R2-6-101, who wishes to continue enrollment in the health, dental, vision, or life insurance plans made available by the Department shall enroll within 31 days after the death of the incumbent or former elected official.

D. If a surviving spouse or surviving dependent of a deceased law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty was enrolled in the health insurance program made available by the Department or the health insurance program that is offered by the state retirement system or a plan from which the surviving spouse or surviving dependent is receiving benefits at the time the law enforcement officer was killed in the line of duty or died from injuries suffered in the line of duty, and is eligible to receive health insurance premium payments but is no longer enrolled in either health insurance program, the employer shall allow the surviving spouse and any surviving dependent to enroll in the employer's health insurance program to receive health insurance premium payments pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-1114.

E. To be covered under the health or dental insurance plans made available by the Department, a retiree shall enroll at the time specified in subsection (A) and shall maintain enrollment in the health or dental insurance plan. If a retiree terminates participation in both the health and dental insurance plans made available by the Department, neither the retiree nor the retiree's eligible dependent is eligible to enroll at a later time.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-6-105

Adopted effective August 31, 1984 (Supp. 84-4). Former Section R2-6-105 renumbered to R2-6-205, new Section R2-6-105 adopted effective September 16, 1997 (Supp. 97-3). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 8 A.A.R. 5017, effective September 30, 2002 (Supp. 02-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 258, effective March 7, 2009 (Supp. 09-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1719, effective 6/6/2017.