Haw. Code R. § 14-51-23 - Duration of elections
An employee's benefit election shall remain in effect for the duration of the person's employment or the duration of this plan unless canceled or changed as provided below:
(1) An employee may voluntarily cancel or
change a benefit election during a designated enrollment period by filing the
required form(s) with the delegated representative, in which case the
cancellation or change shall become effective at the beginning of the following
plan year.
(2) An employee may
voluntarily make a new benefit election, or may cancel or change an existing
benefit election pursuant to the conditions and limitations specified in
section 14-51-24. The new benefit election, cancellation, or change shall
become effective as soon as administratively possible, on a prospective basis,
after the employee files a benefit election form with the delegated
representative. However, the cancellation shall be effective no later than the
last day of the month, and the new benefit election or change shall be
effective no later than the" first day of the month following the filing of the
benefit election form(s)
(3) An
employee's benefit election may be administratively canceled if the employee
ceases to be eligible for benefits under a component plan, in which case the
cancellation shall become effective as of the same date on which the component
plan coverage is canceled.
(4) An
employee's benefit election shall be canceled and such employee's participation
in this plan shall cease at the end of the plan year in which the termination
of employment occurred.
(A) An employee may
cancel his benefit election upon termination from service.
(B) The benefit election of an employee who
terminates from service but is reemployed during the same plan year and who
continues enrollment in or newly enrolls in at least the same component plan(s)
with the same coverage as that in effect at the time of the termination from
service shall be deemed to continue without interruption upon
re-employment.
(C) The benefit
election of an employee who terminates from service but is re-employed during
the same plan year and who does not continue enrollment or enroll in at least
the same component plan(s) with the same coverage as that in effect at the time
of the termination from service shall be canceled upon re-employment unless
such change is on account of one of the conditions listed under section
14-51-24(a).
(D) An employee whose
benefit election is voluntarily or involuntarily canceled shall be ineligible
to re-enroll in the plan until the next enrollment period.
(5) Upon termination of this plan pursuant to
section 14-51-61, all benefit elections shall be canceled as provided for by
section 14-51-63.
(b) An employee on a leave
of absence without pay shall be eligible to continue coverage in the plan
provided that the employee makes any after-tax contributions required to
continue coverage under the component plan in which the employee has elected to
participate. If the component plan coverage is canceled as a result of
non-payment of contributions, the benefit election authorization shall,
likewise, be canceled as of the same cancellation effective date.
Notes
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