12/21/2007
Recent mandate prompts revised enrollment provision
As a result of a recent mandate, we are making a clarification to the Enrollment provisions for groups with medical contracts that went into effect July 22. This provision applies to groups with fewer than 51 employees that have any Regence medical plan. We have included it in group contracts since Oct. 1. This letter is being mailed to groups that were new or renewed effective Aug. 1 or Sept. 1, 2007.
This mandate revises the Enrollment provision to clarify that employees and eligible dependents may apply for coverage under this plan, or any other plan the group offers, under a specific set of circumstances and provided the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) determines that it would be cost-effective for the eligible dependents to have that coverage.
Read more about this mandate, SB5093.
In order to keep your clients fully informed about their coverage, we are providing them with a rider for their contract, along with inserts for their employees' benefit brochures. They can also find PDFs of these documents in the Forms section of the Regence Employer Web site (www.wa.regence.com/employer).
If you have questions, please talk to your Regence Sales contact.
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