A qualifying event may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Change in legal marital status – marriage, divorce, legal separation, annulment, or death of a spouse.
- Change in number of dependents – birth, death, adoption, placement for adoption, award of legal guardianship.
- Change in employment status of the employee's spouse or employee's dependent – termination or commencement of employment, a strike or lockout, commencement of or return from an unpaid leave of absence which results in employee/dependent becoming ineligible for coverage.
- Dependent satisfies or ceases to satisfy eligibility requirements – marriage of a dependent or change in student status.
For more information about Qualifying Events, visit: www.in.gov/spd/benefits/eligibility/qualifying-events/.