Notice of enrollment rights

On or before the time an employee is offered the opportunity to enroll in a group health benefit plan, the plan is required to provided the employee with a description of the plan's special enrollment rules under this chapter. A group health benefit plan using the following model description of the special enrollment rules is deemed to be in compliance with this section: If you decline enrollment for yourself or your dependents, including your spouse, because of other health insurance coverage, you may in the future be able to enroll yourself or your dependents in this plan, provided that you request enrollment within thirty days after your other coverage ends. In addition, if you have a new dependent as a result of marriage, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption, you may be able to enroll yourself or your dependents, provided that you request enrollment within thirty days after the marriage, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.