Qualifying Events for a Special Enrollment Period

Note: All requests for adding dependents MUST be completed within 60 days of the qualifying event.

• Marriage
• Having a baby; adopting a child; or placing a child for foster care
• Divorce or legal separation that results in loss of health insurance
  Note: divorce or legal separation that does not result in loss of health insurance is not a qualifying event
• Death of an individual on your plan that results in your loss of eligibility for coverage

• Moving to a new home in a new ZIP code or county
• Moving to the United States from a foreign country or United States territory
• If you're a student, moving to or from the place you attend school
• If you're a seasonal worker, moving to or from the place you both live and work
• Moving to or from a shelter or other transitional housing

Important: You must prove you had a health coverage for one or more days during the 60 days before your move. You don't need to provide proof if you're moving from a foreign country or United States territory. 

• Losing job-based coverage
• Losing individual health coverage for a plan or policy you bought yourself
• Losing eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP
• Losing eligibility for Medicare
• Losing coverage through a family member