Why are two documents required for re-verifying a spouse or domestic partner, instead of just the marriage certificate or the Declaration of Domestic Partnership? The first document establishes the life event allowing the enrollment of the dependent (i.e., marriage or registering as domestic partners), while the second required document substantiates the relationship is current. Will I be reimbursed for the cost of obtaining re-verification documents? You will be responsible for any charge related to obtaining copies of the required documents. Why am I required to provide the documents again, when I provided them at the initial enrollment of my dependents? Providing a copy of the documents for the initial DEV cycle will enable a more direct process for your campus benefit office to re-verify your family members. Benefit offices will keep all documents used in the DEV process in your benefit file without a purge date. In subsequent re-verifications, you need not provide birth certificates for children or adoption certificates for adopted children again. You also need not provide the marriage certificate, domestic partnership registration, and birth certificates for stepchildren or domestic partner children if the marriage or domestic partnership remains current. What about the documents that I provided to HMS Employer Solutions (HMS) during the Dependent Eligibility Verification (DEV) project in 2013 and 2014? HMS securely destroyed the documents received during the DEV project to protect the privacy of you and your family members. What happens if I do not provide the required documents during the cycle? If you do not respond or provide the required documents to your benefit office during your re-verification cycle, CalPERS will remove your family members from health benefits. Your benefit office will remove the same family members from dental benefits, if enrolled. How will I know if my family members are removed from health and/or dental benefits?
Why are two documents required for re-verifying a spouse or domestic partner, instead of just the marriage certificate or the Declaration of Domestic Partnership? The first document establishes the life event allowing the enrollment of the dependent (i.e., marriage or registering as domestic partners), while the second required document substantiates the relationship is current. Will I be reimbursed for the cost of obtaining re-verification documents? You will be responsible for any charge related to obtaining copies of the required documents. Why am I required to provide the documents again, when I provided them at the initial enrollment of my dependents? Providing a copy of the documents for the initial DEV cycle will enable a more direct process for your campus benefit office to re-verify your family members. Benefit offices will keep all documents used in the DEV process in your benefit file without a purge date. In subsequent re-verifications, you need not provide birth certificates for children or adoption certificates for adopted children again. You also need not provide the marriage certificate, domestic partnership registration, and birth certificates for stepchildren or domestic partner children if the marriage or domestic partnership remains current. What about the documents that I provided to HMS Employer Solutions (HMS) during the Dependent Eligibility Verification (DEV) project in 2013 and 2014? HMS securely destroyed the documents received during the DEV project to protect the privacy of you and your family members. What happens if I do not provide the required documents during the cycle? If you do not respond or provide the required documents to your benefit office during your re-verification cycle, CalPERS will remove your family members from health benefits. Your benefit office will remove the same family members from dental benefits, if enrolled. How will I know if my family members are removed from health and/or dental benefits?
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