Eligibility
Learn more about the benefit eligibility requirements for yourself and your dependents.
Eligibility
Magnolia ISD encourages the health and financial well-being of its employees by providing access to quality and affordable healthcare.
Eligibility: Eligible employees must be actively at work on the plan effective date for new benefits to be effective.
New Employees: You have 31 days from the date that you are actively at work to make benefit elections. You may self-enroll online or call 1-877-252-2011 and enroll with licensed benefits counselor.
Existing Employees: You may make your elections during this year’s annual open enrollment.
Dependent Eligibility
If you apply for coverage for yourself, you may also elect coverage for any of your eligible dependents. Eligible Dependents include one or more of the following:
Your legal spouse
A child through the age of 26. You can only make changes to the specific plans where dependents will be affected
A child is defined as your natural child, legally adopted child, stepchild, a grandchild who is a Dependent of the Participant for federal income tax purposes and resides full time with Participant, and any child for whom you are the court-appointed guardian
A child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and dependent on the parent for support and maintenance
Making Changes: Qualifying Life Events
Generally, benefit changes are limited to open enrollment.
If you experience a Qualifying Life Event (for instance: getting married or having a baby), please contact our Benefits Service Center at 1-877-252-2011; proof of the Qualifying Life Event must be submitted within 30 days in order to change current benefit election.
Benefit Elections must be consistent with the event
You can only make changes to the specific plans where dependents will be affected
Benefits and new rates become effective the date of the event for birth, adoptions, marriage, divorce, and death; or the day after benefits end, when the event is loss of coverage
The event date must be consistent with the information in the Supporting Documentation
Qualifying Event | Supporting Documentation | Dependent Documentation |
Marriage | Marriage Certificate | Birth Certificates are required if adding spouse's children |
Death | Death Certificate | No additional documentation required |
Divorce | Certified copy of Divorce Decree | Birth Certificates are required if adding children not currently enrolled in benefits |
Adoption |
| No additional documentation required |
Birth |
| No additional documentation required |
Loss or Gain of Coverage | Proof of enrollment or termination of benefit coverage from spouse's employer. Proof must contain effective or termination dates of coverage, type of coverage (medical, dental, vision, etc.) and the names of dependents effected |
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Gain of Medicare or Medicaid | Proof of enrollment of benefit coverage. Proof must contain effective or termination dates of coverage, type of coverage (medical, dental, vision, etc.), and the names of the dependents effected (has 60-day window) |
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Need Support? Contact Us!
1-877-252-2011
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm CST
Magnolia ISD Benefits Office
Felicia Parker
Benefits Coordinator
281-252-2527
fparker@magnoliaisd.org
Baldwin Group
Christina Christeson
Client Manager, Employee Benefits
713-772-5224
chrissy.christeson@baldwin.com