Qualifying Life Events

Overview

We provide assistance to employees seeking to make a change to their benefits within 31 days of a qualifying life event.  A qualifying life event is defined as Marriage, Divorce or Legal Separation, Birth or Adoption, Change Due to Spouse Open Enrollment, Gain or Loss of Other Coverage, Beneficiary Change, Dependent Daycare Provider Cost/Hour Change, Death of a Family Member, Medicaid Change, ORP Vendor Change, TDA Plan Change.

Use this service request to ask questions about:

  • How to Make a Change through a Qualifying Life Event:  Guidance on the steps to update your benefits following a qualifying life event, ensuring changes are made within the 31-day window.
  • Eligible Qualifying Life Events:  Information on what constitutes a qualifying life event, such as marriage, divorce, birth, or adoption, and how these events impact your benefits.
  • Supporting Documentation Required for a Benefit Change:  A list of documents needed to verify and process your benefit changes, such as marriage certificates or birth certificates.
  • Create/Update Beneficiary Record:  Direct link into Workday to update your beneficiary information.
  • Change Your Benefits:  Direct link into Workday to modify your benefit plans, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Create/Update Dependent Record:  Direct link into Workday to add or remove dependents from your benefit plans.

    *Important:  Once you create or update a beneficiary or dependent record in Workday, you must also submit a benefit event to change your benefits. Updating the beneficiary or dependent record ONLY updates the record and does not attach it to your benefits.

Eligibility

Staff, faculty, and graduate assistant employees working 50% effort or more for 4.5 months or longer are eligible to participate in Texas A&M University System-sponsored health, dental, vision, life, dependent life, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment plans.

Eligibility for Benefit Changes:
Benefit eligible employees, retirees, and graduate fellows are eligible to make a change to their benefits within 31 days of a qualifying life event. Qualifying life events are outlined within our knowledge base.  Life insurance, beneficiaries, and supplemental retirement accounts may be changed at any time during the year without a qualifying life event.

Resources

Need More Help?

Click the "Ask a Qualifying Life Event Question" button on the top right of this page.  Complete the required fields and submit the request. You will receive an open ticket notification.  If additional information is needed, you will be contacted by the respective support team.  Ticket status can be tracked in the portal under the View Tickets tab.

Notice: Protecting Your Privacy and HIPAA Compliance

At HROE, we are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring full compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Please note that TeamDynamix is not designed to store or manage any personal identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI).
 
To uphold the highest standards of data protection, we kindly ask that you refrain from sharing any PII or PHI in this electronic form. 

 
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Service Offerings (4)

Ask a Qualifying Life Event Question
Benefit Changes from Marriage, Divorce, Birth, Spouse Open Enrollment, Gain/Loss of Other Coverage, Beneficiary Change, Dependent Daycare Provider Cost/Hour Change, Death of a Family Member, Medicaid Change, ORP Vendor Change, TDA Plan Change.
Change Your Benefits
Easily update your benefits in Workday following a qualifying life event, such as marriage, birth, or retirement. Get guidance on eligibility, required documentation, and the steps to make changes within the 31-day window.
Create/Update Your Beneficiaries
Easily update your beneficiaries in Workday. Follow step-by-step instructions to ensure your beneficiary changes are processed accurately and promptly.
Create/Update Your Dependents
Easily update your dependents in Workday following a qualifying life event. Provide necessary documentation to ensure accurate and prompt processing of your changes.