Making changes to your benefits package is usually reserved for Open Enrollment, but dependent changes qualify for changes during the plan year.
You have 60 days to submit a Qualified Life Event to enroll your newborn on health benefits.
Do not delay enrollment of your newborn to wait for a social security number or official birth certificate; please use the proof of birth letter from the hospital for initial enrollment. You can add the other information into Workday later when you receive it. Reach out to askHR if you have questions or need assistance.
Dependent changes include adding a child (or children) from birth or adoption to UVA benefit plans. If you are planning to add a new child to your UVA benefit plans, you need to do so within 60 days of the child’s date of birth or placement. This change can be in made Workday.
Please review the Coordination of Benefits prior to adding newborn, as plan provisions may determine which parents plan is primary.
You may also either sign up or increase your contributions to a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, or Limited FSA during a qualified life event when a new child joins your family.
- The Flexible Spending Accounts and the Limited Flexible Spending Accounts set aside pre-tax income for certain medical costs.
- The Dependent Daycare Reimbursement Flexible Spending Accounts set aside pre-tax income for dependent/child daycare expenses.
- Employees on the Basic Health care plan may open or add to the Limited Flexible Spending Account or the Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account.
Read more about Flexible Spending Accounts.