Adding a Dependent After a Qualifying Event

Coverage for Dependents.The following dependents may also be covered under this Plan: 1) student's spouses; 2) unmarried children under age 19 for whom the covered student is legally responsible. Dependents will have coverage under the same Plan and have the same payment method as the enrolled student. After the published enrollment deadlines have passed, dependents can only be added to the Plan within 31 days of a Qualifying Event (see below).

Coverage Deadlines and Qualifying Events. No applications for enrollment or changes to current enrollments will be accepted after the published enrollment deadline date (see schedule above) unless the student experiences a Qualifying Event. For administrative purposes, "Notification of a Qualifying Event" shall be the date the Student Health Plan Office receives the Change In Coverage form and all the supporting documentation. In all cases, notice of a Qualifying Event must be submitted within 31 days of the Qualifying Event. The 31 day notification period deadline cannot be extended. The following are considered Qualifying Events: a birth, an adoption, a death, a marriage, a divorce, a gain or loss of other insurance coverage, change of status or international student or dependent's arrival in the United States. The effective coverage date for Loss of Insurance will be the date of the actual loss of insurance, or the date the enrollment form, payment (or authorization to charge student's Bursar Account) and documentation are received, whichever is later. The effective drop date for the Gaining New Insurance Coverage will be the next available open enrollment period following receipt of all the required documentation. The 31 day notification period must be followed.

Minor-Emergency Treatment for Urgent Care When The Primary Care Facility (Goddard) is Closed In the event Goddard Health Center is closed, the primary provider for urgent medical treatment in the Norman area is Norman Regional Urgent Care Clinic - 800 24th Avenue, N.W. - Norman, Oklahoma - Phone: 405-321-7100. Note: Norman Regional will require proof of current coverage. Note: Participants must obtain a referral for treatment from the Goddard Referral nurse within 48 hours (two days) from the time Goddard Health Center reopens. When you out of the Norman area see "Locate a Provider at: www.Macori.com/ou.