Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 5.00 - HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS › Section 24-5.05 - Termination of Enrollment; Effective Dates of Termination

Current through June, 2024
(a)
Termination Due to Surviving Spouse's or Partner's Remarriage or
			 Entry into Another Partnership.
A surviving spouse's or partner's
			 enrollment in all benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund and all
			 coverages for dependent-beneficiaries under that enrollment shall be terminated
			 upon the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into a another
			 partnership. The effective date of the termination shall be the first day of
			 the pay period following the date of the surviving spouse's or partner's
			 remarriage or entry into another partnership. The surviving spouse or partner
			 shall be responsible for paying all claims incurred from the first day of the
			 pay period following the date of the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage
			 or entry into a partnership for enrollment applications received more than
			 thirty (30) days after the remarriage or entry into a another partnership.
			 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the child of a deceased retiree that is eligible
			 to be an employee-beneficiary under Rules 3.01(a)(4) or Rule 3.01(a)(6) may
			 continue his or her coverages by filing an enrollment application under Rule
			 5.01(f). The effective date of coverage shall be the date of termination of
			 coverage due to the surviving spouse's or partner's remarriage or entry into a
			 partnership.
(b)
Termination Due to Child's Loss of Eligibility.
A
			 child's enrollment in all benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund shall
			 be terminated upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) The child reaches the limiting age, as
			 defined in Section 1.02 and does not qualify as an adult disabled child under
			 Section 3.01(b)(3); or
(2) The
			 employee-beneficiary fails to complete a legal adoption of the child within
			 twelve (12) months of the date that the child is covered by the Fund's benefit
			 plans; or
(3) The child no longer
			 meets the requirements to be considered an adult disabled child as stated in
			 Section 3.01(b)(3).
With regards to subsection (1), a child that reaches the
				limiting age, as defined in Section 1.02, whose coverages were cancelled due to
				failure to show proof of student certification, may be reinstated with no break
				in coverage in the same benefit plans upon submission of proof documents within
				sixty (60) days of the birthdate.
Notwithstanding Rule 5.05(b) (2), the enrollment of a child
				placed for adoption shall not be terminated if the employee-beneficiary has
				custody of and an obligation to support the child under a court order or
				agreement with a government agency or licensed child placing
				organization.
Unless provided otherwise by these rules or applicable federal
				or state law, the effective date of the termination shall be the first day of
				the pay period following the date of the event or, in an event under Rule
				5.05(b)(2), the date stated in a written notice to the
				employee-beneficiary.