Overview
This guide provides a comprehensive list of Benefit Event Types and their purposes. Also listed are each event's coverage types, waiting periods, coverage begin and end dates and who can initiate each event
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Overview
This sheet provides a comprehensive list of Benefit Event Types and their purposes. Also listed are each event’s coverage types, waiting periods, coverage begin and end dates and who can initiate each event. You can access this information on the second tab of this sheet.
Key Points
- All Benefit event changes should be based on live events future dated. Retro events are not allowed in most situations and will cause issues with eligibility, payroll and integrations
- You must wait for the benefit event to trigger in onboarding, do not start a Hire Benefit event outside of the business process flow
Benefit Events
Below are the list of events with information about their affected coverages, start and end dates.
| Benefit Event Type | Purpose | Coverage Types | Coverage Dates | Deduction Dates | Initiated By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA Eligibility Change | This event is used to offer benefits to employees who are newly eligible for benefits because of an ACA measurement period. | Basic Life/AD&D; Medical | Begins on First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Passive Event; Benefit Partner |
| ADD Turning 70 | This event is used by SBA on 9/1 to move retirees to the next level AD&D plan if they turned 70 during the year. | Optional AD&D | On Event Date | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | System Benefits |
| Address Change | This is used to change someone to the Dental PPO if they are enrolled in the Dental HMO and move outside the service area. | Dental | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Contact Change BP; Benefit Partner |
| Administrative Correction | This event is used by benefit partners to make changes in the event that there is no other benefit eligible event that fits the situation. It should be used with caution! | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Civil Service Optional Life; Civil Service Retirement System; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Optional Retirement Program; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Teacher Retirement System; Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge; Vision | On Event Date | First of Month On or After Event Date | Benefit Partner |
| Alternate Open Enrollment | The regular Open Enrollment event for Retirees will not allow changes to medical. This event is used by the Benefit/Retiree Partner when a Retiree wants to change medical plans. Cancel the regular OE event and initiate the Alternate OE event. This event will also be used for Employees hired with benefits starting in August before their SGIP date. This event needs to be triggered manually so those new hires will also have an OE event. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability, Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision; | On Event Date | Pay Period Containing Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| Beneficiary Change Only | This event is used by the employee to change their life insurance beneficiary designations. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Birth/Adoption | This event is used by an employee to add new dependents in the event of a birth or adoption for optional benefit coverages. | Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Birth/Adoption | This event is used by an employee to add new dependents in the event of a birth or adoption for basic coverages. | Child Life; Medical | On Event Date | First of Month On or After Event Date | Employee as Self |
| Birth/Adoption | This event is used to add new dependents where all coverages including medical and child life begin on the first of the month following the event date. | Child Life; Dental; Dependent Date Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month on or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| Change After 1st Deduction | This event is used when an employee needs to make a prospective change to their benefits after their first payroll deduction, after their annual enrollment or after their new hire benefit event. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| Change due to Spouse Open Enrollment Period | This event is used by an employee to change their benefits when their spouse's open enrollment period results in a change in coverage. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date and Ends on Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Employee as Self |
| DCP | Only used by SBA. | Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Death of Dependent | This event is used to remove a deceased dependent from coverage. The date of death should be added to the individual's personal information before this event is used. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Death of Employee | To be used in the event of an Employees death to end some benefit coverages. | Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Civil Service Retirement System; Supplemental Optional Retirement Plan, Tax Deferred Account; Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan; TRS Care Surcharge; | Ends on the Event Date | Ends on Coverage End Date | Benefits Partner |
| Death of Employee | To be used in the event of an Employees death for ending most benefit coverages. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Optional Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Optional Retirement Program; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Ends on the Last Day of the Month | Ends on Coverage End Date | Benefits Partner |
| Death of Employee | To be used in the event of an Employees death for ending TRS coverage. | Teacher Retirement System | Ends on the Event Date | Ends on Pay Period Containing Coverage End Date | Benefits Partner |
| Dependent Eligibility Change | This event is to be used when there is a change in dependent eligibility. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Divorce | This event is used to make changes to benefits due to a divorce. Ex-spouses and ex-stepchildren should have their relationships changed accordingly BEFORE this event is done. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Employer Contribution Available | This event is used to move new employees from a non-SGIP group to a SGIP-paid benefit group a few days before their SGIP date. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Medical; Dental; Optional AD&D; Vision | Begins on the First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Passive Event |
| End Benefits because of Unpaid Invoices | This event is used to turn off coverages (or lower them to the coverage level paid by SGIP) in the event that they do not remit their payments to P&A. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Civil Service Optional Life; Civil Service Retirement System; Dental; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Optional Retirement Program; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | On Event Date | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Benefit Partner; System Benefits |
| End TRS/ORP | This event is used to waive participation TRS/ORP when an employee loses eligibility and must be disenrolled from these retirement programs. | Optional Retirement Program; Supplemental Retirement Program; Teacher Retirement Program | On Event Date | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Benefit Partner; System Benefits |
| Dependent Daycare Provider Cost/Hour Change | This event is used by the Employee to change their Dependent Care account without a qualifying life event. | Dependent Day Care Spending Account | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Gain Other Coverage | This event is used to add/update coverage when employees have acquired other coverage outside of the TAMU system. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on the First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Employee as Self |
| Gain Other Coverage - Coverage on Event Date Loss of Other Coverage - Coverage begins on Event Date | This event is used to add/update/remove coverage when employees have acquired other coverage outside of the TAMU system. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on the Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Benefit Partner |
| Hire - Benefits Effective Date of Hire | This event is used to enroll new hires into benefits as of the event date. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge; Vision | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Sub process of Onboarding; Benefit Partner |
| Hire - Benefits Effective First of Month Following 60 Days | This event is used to enroll new hires into benefits beginning on their SGIP date. There is a 60 day waiting period | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Sub process of Onboarding |
| Hire - Benefits Effective First of Month Following 60 Days | This event is used to enroll new hires into benefits beginning on their SGIP date. | Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Sub process of Onboarding |
| Hire - Benefits Effective First of Month Following Date of Hire | This event is used to enroll new hires into benefits beginning the first of the month following hire date; mostly used for transfers from another state agency | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Hire - Benefits Effective First of Month Following Date of Hire | This event is used to enroll new hires into benefits beginning the first of the month following hire date; mostly used for transfers from another state agency. | Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Hire - Dependent Coverage Begins | This event is used to start dependent coverage if the employee has started their coverage early but wants to wait until their SGIP date to start dependent coverage. | Child Life; Dental; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Ineligible Dependent | This event is used to drop an employees dependent child from coverage at the end of the month in which they reached the maximum age of 26, and sends COBRA information. | Child Life;Civil Service Dependent Life; Dental; Medical; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month Following Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Involuntary Termination/Termination | This event occurs during the Termination process. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life, Civil Service Optional Life, Civil Service Retirement System; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Tax Deferred Account; Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge; Vision | Ends on the Last Day of the Month | Ends on the Last Day of the Month | |
| Involuntary Termination/Termination | This event occurs during the Termination process. | Teacher Retirement System | Ends on the Event Date | Ends on Pay Period Containing Coverage End Date | |
| Job Change | This event is used after the job change process. The new job may affect benefit eligibly requiring coverage to be dropped or added. There is a 60 day waiting period. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on the First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Passive Event |
| Job Change - Benefits Effective Date of Job Change | This event is used after a benefit-eligible job change occurs to enroll an existing employee into benefits as of the event date and before SGIP starts. Event was renamed from "Job Change – Starting Coverage Before SGIP " on 4.13.2023 | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Civil Service Optional Life; Civil Service Retirement Program; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Supplemental Optional Retirement Program; Teacher Retirement System; Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan; TRS Care Surcharge; Vision | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Job Change - Benefits Effective First of Month Following Date of Job Change | This event is used after a benefit-eligible job change occurs to enroll an existing employee into benefits as of the first of the month on or following the event date. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Job Change - Benefits Effective First of Month Following Date of Job Change | This event is used after a benefit-eligible job change occurs to enroll an existing employee into benefits as of the first of the month on or following the event date. | Teacher Retirement System; TRS Care Surcharge | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | |
| Job Change - Employer Contribution Change | This event occurs 6 days prior to an employee's SGIP date to set employer contribution values. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Passive Event |
| Leave of Absence - FMLA | Routes to Benefit Partner and defaults to keep coverage if no action taken | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional Life; Optional AD&D; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Leave of Absence - Non-FMLA | Routes to Employee and defaults to WAIVE all coverage if no action taken. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional Life; Optional AD&D; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on the First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Benefits Partner |
| Life Insurance Change | This event is used by an employee to change their life insurance or LTD without a qualifying status change. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Long Term Disability; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life | Begins on the First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Employee as Self |
| Life Insurance Premium Waiver Change | This event is used to move retirees who have turned 65 out of the premium waiver benefit plans. The event was renamed from "End of Premium Waiver" on 5.6.2021 | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life | Begins on the First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Passive Event |
| Loss of Other Coverage | This event is used when an employee loses coverage outside the TAMU system and elects coverage with TAMU. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | Begins on the First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Employee as Self |
| LTD Claim Approved | This event is used when the vendor approves someone for Long Term Disability and Employees do not pay premiums while they're "on claim" | Long Term Disability | First of Month Following Event Date | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the End of Month Containing the Event Date | Benefit Partner |
| Marriage | This event is used when an employee changes coverage due to marriage. | Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Marriage - Coverage Starts on Event Date | This event is used when an employee changes coverage due to marriage as of event date. | Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Spouse Life; Vision | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| Marriage for Retirees | This event is used when a retiree changes coverage due to marriage. | Child Life; Dental; Medical; Optional AD&D; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Medicaid Change | This event is used to change an employee's coverage due to a change in Medicaid status | Basic Life/AD&D; Dental; Healthcare Spending Account; Medical; Vision | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| Medical Change Only | Sub process of Manage Medicare Information. This event is used to change an employee's medical plan if their eligibility for the RAAMP plan or 65+ changes | Medical | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Retiree Partner |
| Medical Support Order | This event occurs when an employee has been court ordered to provide benefits for child(ren) even if not claimed as a dependent. | Basic Life/AD&D; Medical; Dental; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| ORP | This event is used to enroll employees newly eligible for ORP into the Optional Retirement Plan. | Optional Retirement Program; Teacher Retirement System | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Passive Event |
| ORP Already Enrolled | This event is used to enroll employees into ORP if they were already enrolled by their previous employer. | Optional Retirement Program | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Passive Event |
| ORP Newly Eligible on Date of Hire | This event is used to enroll a new employee in ORP as of their hire date if they have turned in their TRS28 before they begin employment. | Optional Retirement Program | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |
| ORP Vendor Change | This event is used when employee already enrolled in ORP wants to change their ORP vendor. | Optional Retirement Program | First of Month Following Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Pay Frequency Change | This event is used when an employee is changed from biweekly to monthly or from monthly to biweekly payroll. | Basic Life/AD&D; Dental; Medical; Teacher Retirement System; Vision | On Event Date | On Event Date | Passive Event |
| Retiree Age 70 - Passive Event & Retiree Age 80 - Passive Event | These events occur when retirees each the ages of 70 and 80, requiring changes in life insurance plan. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life | First of Month Following Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Passive Event |
| Retirement | This event is used when an employee retires to elect their appropriate life plans. It also triggers a record to SBA Insurance Billing. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Medical; Optional AD&D; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Termination BP; Benefit Partner |
| Retirement | This event is used when an employee retirees to elect their appropriate life plans. It also triggers a record to SBA Insurance Billing. | Teacher Retirement System | Begins on the First of Month On or After Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | Termination BP; Benefit Partner |
| Retirement | This event is used when an employee retirees to elect their appropriate life plans. It also triggers a record to SBA Insurance Billing. | Civil Service Basic Life; Civil Service Dependent Life; Civil Service Retirement System; Dependent Daycare Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Optional Life;Optional Retirement Program; Spouse Life; Supplemental Optional Retirement Plan, Tax Deferred Account; Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan | Ends on the Last Day of the Month | Ends on Coverage End Date | Termination BP; Benefit Partner |
| Retirement Administrative Correction | This event can only be used by SBA and is used to make limited corrections to retirement plans. | Supplemental Optional Retirement Plan; Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan; Tax Deferred Account | On Event Date | First of Month On or After Event Date | System Benefits |
| Retiring Former Employees | This event occurs when a former employee returns to retire. There is a 90 day waiting period. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Medical; Optional AD&D; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life; Vision | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Retiring Former Employees - Coverage on Event Date | This event occurs when a former employee returns to retire and wants to start coverage before SGIP. Cancel the 1st benefit event, change SGIP driver to C, and initiate this event | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Medical; Optional AD&D; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Vision | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Return from Leave | This event occurs when an employee returns from LOA. SGIP may need to be re-entered and the same benefits the employee had before leave re-elected. | Alternate Basic Life/AD&D; Basic Life/AD&D; Child Life; Dental; Dependent Day Care Spending Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional AD&D; Optional Life; Spouse Life; Vision | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefits Partner |
| Spouse Becoming Medicare Eligible | This event occurs when an employee's spouse becomes eligible for Medicare. | Medical | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Change Medicare BP; Benefits Partner |
| TDA Plan Change | This event occurs when employee has elected to begin a new TDA, made changes to an existing TDA, or drops a TDA. | Tax Deferred Account | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| Tobacco Use Change | This event occurs when employee changes tobacco usage status. | Long Term Disability; Medical; Optional Life; Retiree Optional Life; Retiree Spouse Life; Spouse Life | First of Month On or After the Later of Event or Submission Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Employee as Self |
| TRS | This event is used to enroll a new employee in TRS. | Teacher Retirement System | On Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Passive Event |
| TRS Surcharge | Teacher Retirement System Surcharge; TRS Care Surcharge | Begins on the Event Date and ends on the Last Day of the Month | Begins on the Coverage Begin Date and ends on the Coverage End Date | ||
| Working Retirees Eligibility Change | This event is used to change an employee to/from the RAAMP plan if their eligibility changes due to their scheduled hours. | Medical | First of Month On or After Event Date | On Coverage Begin Date | Benefit Partner |