Benefits Overview

The following is intended to provide a brief overview of the benefit plans offered by the University. For additional information on each plan, employees may refer to the summary plan descriptions or access the HR information directory  https://info.bryant.edu/human-resources

Employees must complete the appropriate paperwork to enroll in each benefit, if applicable.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows organizations to make deductions for certain employee benefits on a pre-tax basis, an employee may make changes to his or her benefits only because of a “qualified family status change.” The changes defined in the law are:

• If you are declining enrollment for yourself or your dependents (including your spouse) because of other health insurance coverage of group health plan coverage, you may be able to enroll yourself and your dependents in this plan if you or your dependents lose eligibility for that other coverage (or if the employer stops contributing towards your or your dependents’ other coverage). However, you must request enrollment within “30 days” after you or your dependents’ other coverage ends (or after the employer stops contributing toward the other coverage).
• 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 and your dependents. However, you must request enrollment within “30 days” after the marriage, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.

If a “qualified family status change” occurs, the employee may make changes, which are consistent with the event within "30 days.” Failure to make changes within the required time will result in the employee forfeiting the right to make the change until the next open enrollment period for that benefit.