New Hire and Newly Eligible Employee Enrollment

You will have 31 days from your hire date (or from the date you first moved into an eligible position) to complete your enrollment for Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment and the Hyatt Legal Plans. Whether you enroll on day one, day 10 or day 31of your enrollment period, your benefit coverage will begin on the first of the month following your hire/eligibility date. If your hire or eligibility date falls on the first day of the month, your coverage will begin on that date.

For example, if your hire date is Jan. 23, you have until Feb. 23 to complete enrollment. Even if you don’t enroll until Feb. 15, your benefit coverage would have a Feb. 1 effective date, and you would be responsible for your share of the February premiums. If your hire/eligibility date falls on the first day of the month, you would still have 31 days to enroll, but your coverage would be effective on your hire/eligibility date.

If you wish to enroll at a later date, you may enroll only during the annual enrollment period for an effective date of January 1st.  If you have a qualifying event, you may be eligible to enroll at other times during the plan year.

Questions?
 
If you still have questions, contact the Service Center at Banner Plan Administration by calling (480) 684-7070 in the Phoenix metropolitan area or (800) 827-2464 in all other areas.