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Change Your Benefits After Getting Married

If you get married, you may make changes to your benefits outside of Open Enrollment. You may:

  • Add your spouse and their children to your medical, dental, and vision coverage.

  • Buy life insurance for your spouse and children.

  • Sign up for or change pretax accounts for medical, dental, or dependent care expenses.

  • Drop your medical, dental, or vision coverage.

You have rules to follow, deadlines to meet, and paperwork to complete. Follow the instructions on the forms. You'll find a summary below. Remember, timing is everything:

  • Enrollment is complete when SEGIP gets all the required forms and documents by the deadline.

  • If you don't make the deadline, your next chance to change your coverage is during Open Enrollment. You can make some changes if you have another big event in your life that qualifies you to make certain changes.

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