Eligibility Information - Whatcom Region
   

Flexibility Handbook

 

 
1/1/2002

When you become eligible for the plan, you have 30 days from your date of hire or status change date to complete the online enrollment process. If you do not complete the process, you will default to the following benefits:

  • Open Network Plan - Employee Only

  • Dental Basic - Employee Only

  • Core Life

  • Core AD&D

  • Core Long Term Disability (Must be a .7 FTE or above)

Whatcom Region employees are benefit eligible in accordance with the following table:

Scheduled Hours Per Week Benefit
20 or more Medical
20 or more Dental
20 or more Vision
20 or more Life Insurance
20 or more AD & D
28 or more Long Term Disability

Listed below are the waiting periods for benefits. A waiting period is the time period between becoming benefit eligible and the effective date benefits begin:

Medical   The first of the month following 90 days from the date you become benefit eligible.
Vision   The first of the month following 90 days from the date you become benefit eligible.
Life/AD&D   The first of the month following 90 days from the date you become benefit eligible.
LTD   The first of the month following 90 days from the date you become benefit eligible.
Dental   The first of the month following 90 days from the date you become benefit eligible.