Enrollment

Employees

MCHCP plans are available for individuals who are:

• Active state employees covered by the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS) or another retirement system whose members are grandfathered for coverage under the plan by law; or
• Eligible variable-hour (part-time) employees of a MOSERS participating department or agency; or
• Active Department of Conservation, Department of Transportation, or Highway Patrol employees (Dental and Vision only).

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Retirees, Long-Term Disability, Terminated Vested Subscribers and Survivors

MCHCP plans are available to individuals who are eligible for benefits from MOSERS or another retirement system whose members are grandfathered for coverage under the plan by law.

MCHCP members who are employees of a state-sponsored college or university covered under the Plan should check with their employer to see if MCHCP retiree coverage is included as a benefit to employees.

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Dependents

MCHCP plans are available to dependents of enrolled subscribers. Proof of Eligibility is required for enrollment to be complete. Dependents include:

• Spouse
  Marriage must be recognized by Missouri law.
• Exceptions
• Spouses who are also active state employees must enroll separately.
• Spouses employed by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Department of Conservation or the Highway Patrol must be covered separately.
• Active employees, terminated vested subscribers and retirees with coverage through MCHCP may transfer to/from one another’s plans, as long as coverage is continuous.
• Spouses employed by a covered public entity may not have duplicate MCHCP coverage.
• Children
  Dependent children are eligible for coverage through the end of the month in which they turn 26. Eligible children include:
• Natural children
• Adopted children from the date legal obligation begins for total or partial support of the child
• Stepchildren
• Foster children
• Children for whom the subscriber or spouse is the court-appointed legal guardian
• Newborn of a covered dependent, as long as the dependent continues to be covered by the subscriber
• Children for whom the subscriber or spouse is required to provide coverage under a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO)
• Exceptions
  • Children age 26 or older may continue coverage if they became permanently disabled prior to age 26. Employees may add disabled dependents when first eligible. An enrolled disabled dependent may be covered past age 26, as long as the disability occurred prior to age 26, and if they were enrolled when first eligible (additional documentation required).
  • Children under 26 who are state employees may continue coverage under a parent's plan.
  • Children may have dual coverage if the parents are divorced or have never married, and both have coverage through MCHCP. MCHCP will only pay for a service once. If a child has coverage under both parents, the child will have a separate deductible and coinsurance under each policy.

Family Roll Up
Two married state employees who cover children may combine medical deductibles by participating in a Family Roll Up.

New Employees

New employees must enroll or waive coverage through the Statewide Employee Benefit Enrollment System (SEBES) within 31 days of hire date. Eligibility for coverage begins the first of the month after the hire date. Coverage begins on the first day of the month on or after enrollment is completed.

New hires will receive a SEBES enrollment password by email if an email address is provided to their human resource/payroll representative. Otherwise, the SEBES password will be mailed to the new hire’s home address. Contact MCHCP for help accessing SEBES.

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Open Enrollment (October 1-31)

During the annual Open Enrollment period, active employees may elect coverage and/or change coverage levels for themselves and eligible dependents, effective the following Jan. 1.

Terminated vested, long-term disability, retiree or survivor subscribers may change plans during Open Enrollment, but cannot add dependents or enroll in new coverage.

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Other Enrollment Periods

Outside of Open Enrollment, active employees may enroll themselves and/or their dependents, and non-active subscribers may enroll new dependents, when one of the following occurs:

• Life events – Marriage, Birth or Adoption (or placement of adopted child)
  Enrollment is available within 31 days of the event. Medical plans may be changed when adding dependents due to a life event. If changing medical plans, any amounts paid toward the deductible and out-of-pocket maximum will transfer to the new plan.
• Loss of employer-sponsored group coverage
  An employee and their dependents, and non-active subscriber's dependents, may enroll within 60 days if they involuntarily lose employer-sponsored coverage for one of the following reasons:
  • Medical, dental, or vision plan terminates
  • Eligibility for coverage ends
  • Employer contributions toward the plan end
  • COBRA coverage ends
  Medical plans may be changed when adding dependents due to a loss of employee-sponsored group coverage. If changing medical plans, any amounts paid toward the deductible and out-of-pocket maximum will transfer to the new plan.
• Loss of MO HealthNet or Medicaid status
  Enrollment is available within 60 days of loss. Medical plans may be changed when adding dependents due to a loss of MO HealthNet (or Medicaid) status. If changing medical plans, any amounts paid toward the deductible and out-of-pocket maximum will transfer to the new plan.
• Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO)
  Enrollment is available within 60 days of the court order.