Special Enrollment Relating to Medicaid or CHIP

A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan, must permit an employee who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under the terms of the plan (or a dependent of such an employee if the dependent is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under such terms) to enroll for coverage under the terms of the plan if either of the following conditions is met:

(i) The employee or dependent is covered under a Medicaid plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or under a State child health plan (“CHIP”) under Title XXI of such Act and coverage of the employee or dependent under such a plan is terminated as a result of loss of eligibility for such coverage and the employee requests coverage under the group health plan (or health insurance coverage) not later than 60 days after the date of termination of such coverage.

(ii) The employee or dependent becomes eligible for assistance, with respect to coverage under the group health plan or health insurance coverage, under such Medicaid plan or State child health plan (including under any waiver or demonstration project conducted under or in relation to such a plan), if the employee requests coverage under the group health plan or health insurance coverage not later than 60 days after the date the employee or dependent is determined to be eligible for such assistance.

The 60-day deadline to request coverage will be tolled for up to one year during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The tolling period will end on the earlier of:

  1. one year from the date the 60-day deadline would have begun running, or
  2. 60 days after the announced end of the National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak.

To request special enrollment or obtain more information, contact:

Human Resources
Boston University
25 Buick St, 2nd Fl
Boston, MA  02215
617-353-2380