Removing a dependent from your health plan

Employees may remove dependents from their health plan during the transfer period or within 31 days of a qualifying life event. If changes occur as a result of a qualifying life event, appropriate supporting documentation is required, depending on the specific event. Supporting documentation is not required if the dependent is dropped during the transfer period.

To remove a dependent from your health plan

1. Determine if you received a NYCAPS health benefits enrollment form in the mail.
   
   
2. Select from below.
   
   
   • Yes, you received a NYCAPS health benefits enrollment form
     
     
     1. From the ESS navigation menu, do the following:
        
        
        1. Click the Employee Self-Service link.
           
           
        2. Click the Benefits link.
           
           
        3. Click the Health Benefits Enrollment link.
           
           
     2. Proceed to step 10.
        
        
   • No, you did not receive a NYCAPS Health benefits enrollment form
     
     
     1. Determine if the transfer period is open.
        
        
     2. Select from below.
        
        
        • Yes, the transfer period is open
          
          

          Important: Only one benefits event may be open at a time. During the transfer period, all employees automatically have an open benefits event, allowing them to make any change to their benefits. This event must be closed prior to making your change if you wish for the change to be effective immediately. Otherwise, changes made with the open benefits event will become effective in January.

          1. Contact your agency benefits representative or NYCAPS Central, whichever is applicable, and explain that you have a qualifying event and need to make a benefits change.
             
             
          2. Once the transfer period event is closed, proceed to step 3.
             
             
        • No, the transfer period is not open
          
          
          1. Proceed to step 3.
             
             
        • No, the transfer period is not open but I made a change that is not yet effective
          
          

          During the transfer period or as a result of a qualifying event you made a change which has not yet gone into effect.

          1. Contact your agency benefits representative or NYCAPS Central, whichever is applicable, for assistance with this change.
             
             Important: If you proceed with this change without first contacting your agency benefits representative or NYCAPS Central, your changes may not be effective when the future dated event becomes effective.
             
             
3. From the ESS navigation menu, do the following:
   
   
   1. Click the Employee Self-Service link.
      
      
   2. Click the Benefits link.
      
      
   3. Click the Life Events link.
      
      
   4. Click the Drop Dependent link.
      
      
4. In the Effective Date of Event field, enter the effective date of the event.
   
   Important: You will not be able to enter a date greater than 31 days. If the event date is greater than 31 days, contact your benefits department or NYCAPS Central, whichever is applicable.
   
   Note: Future dates are not allowed.
   
   
5. From the Event Type drop-down menu, choose the appropriate event.
   
   
6. Review your selection to ensure that it is accurate.
   
   
7. If necessary, make corrections and click the Edit my Enrollment Event button to refresh the data.
   
   
8. Click the Prepare my Enrollment Event button.
   
   Your event is now ready for data entry.
   
   
9. Click the Go to my Enrollment Event button.
   
   The Health Benefits Enrollment page appears.
   
   
10. To the right of the Family Status Change event, click the Select button.
    
    Your Enrollment Summary appears.
    
    
11. Click the Edit button.
    
    
12. On the Health Benefits Enrollment page, scroll down the page to the Enroll Your Dependents section.
    
    Note: This section also applies to dropping dependents.
    
    
13. Uncheck the box next to the dependents you wish to remove from your health plan.
    
    
14. Click the Continue button.
    
    
15. Review the summary of your elections.
    
    
16. If changes are required click the Edit button and make any necessary changes.
    
    
17. Click the OK button.
    
    Your new health plan coverage appears with the new cost per pay period.
    
    
18. Click the Submit button.
    
    
19. Carefully read the Employee Certification in order to understand the terms and conditions of your health coverage.
    
    
20. Select from below.
    
    
    • Yes, you are ready to submit your elections
      
      
      1. Click the Submit button.
         
         Your benefits choices have now been submitted.
         
         
      2. Click the OK button.
         
         
      3. Determine if the transfer period is open.
         
         
      4. Select from below.
         
         
         • Yes, the transfer period is open
           
           

           The changes will process overnight. The following day, a confirmation statement will be mailed to you.

         • No, the transfer period is not open
           
           
           1. Print the eBenefits coversheet.
              eBenefits coversheet
              
              
           2. Complete the coversheet and attach it to your required documentation.
              
              
           3. Include your employee ID on all documentation.
              
              
           4. Submit the coversheet and your required documentation to your agency benefits representative or NYCAPS Central, whichever is applicable.
              
              Your election will remain in Pending status until your documentation is received.
              
              Once the required documentation is received and approved, the change will process overnight. The following day, a confirmation statement will be mailed to you.
              
              
    • No, you are not ready to submit your elections or changes are needed
      
      
      1. Click the Cancel button.
         
         
      2. When you are ready to complete your changes, return to this procedure.
         
         This event will remain open 31 days from the date of the qualifying event.
         
         

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Related topics
Adding a dependent to your health plan
Qualifying events
Required documentation

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Last revised: March 9, 2009