Section 182-12-123. Is dual enrollment prohibited?

Public employees benefits board (PEBB) health plan coverage is limited to a single enrollment per individual.

(1) Effective January 1, 2002, an individual who has more than one source of eligibility for enrollment in PEBB health plan coverage (called "dual eligibility") is limited to one enrollment.

(2) An eligible employee may waive PEBB medical and enroll as a dependent under the health plan of his or her spouse, registered domestic partner, or parent as stated in WAC 182-12-128.

(3) A dependent enrolled in a PEBB health plan who becomes eligible for PEBB benefits as an employee must elect to enroll in PEBB benefits as described in WAC 182-08-197 (1) or (3). This includes making an election to enroll in or waive enrollment in PEBB medical as described in WAC 182-12-128 (1)(a).

(a) If the employee does not waive enrollment in PEBB medical, the employee is not eligible to remain enrolled in his or her spouse's, registered domestic partner's, or parent's PEBB health plan as a dependent. If the employee's spouse, registered domestic partner, or parent does not remove the employee (who is enrolled as a dependent) from his or her subscriber account, the PEBB program will terminate the employee's enrollment as a dependent the last day of the month before the employee's employer-paid coverage begins.

Exception:	An enrolled dependent who becomes newly eligible for PEBB benefits as an employee may be dual-enrolled in PEBB coverage for one month. This exception is only allowed for the first month the dependent is enrolled as an employee, and only if the dependent becomes enrolled as an employee on the first working day of a month that is not the first day of the month.

(b) If the employee elects to waive his or her enrollment in PEBB medical, the employee will remain enrolled in PEBB medical under his or her spouse's, registered domestic partner's, or parent's PEBB health plan as a dependent.

(4) A child who is eligible for medical and dental under two subscribers may be enrolled as a dependent under the health plan of only one subscriber.

(5) When an employee is eligible for the employer contribution towards insurance coverage due to employment in more than one PEBB-participating employing agency the following provisions apply:

(a) The employee must choose to enroll under only one employing agency.

Exception:	Faculty who stack to establish or maintain eligibility under WAC 182-12-114(3) with two or more state institutions of higher education will be enrolled under the employing agency responsible to pay the employer contribution according to WAC 182-08-200(2).

(b) If the employee loses eligibility under the employing agency he or she chose to enroll under as described in subsection (5)(a) of this section, the employee must notify his or her other employing agency no later than sixty days from the date PEBB coverage ends through the employing agency described in (a) of this subsection to transfer coverage.

(c) The employee's insurance coverage elections remain the same when an employee transfers from enrollment under one employing agency to another employing agency without a break in PEBB coverage, as described in (b) of this subsection.

(6) A retiree who defers enrollment in a PEBB health plan as described in WAC 182-12-200 by enrolling as an eligible dependent in a health plan sponsored by PEBB, a Washington state school district, or a Washington state education service district and who loses the employer contribution for such coverage must enroll in PEBB retiree insurance coverage as described in WAC 182-12-171 or defer enrollment as described in WAC 182-12-205.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160, 2015 c 116, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 15-22-099 (PEBB Admin # 2015-01 Rev 1), § 182-12-123, filed 11/4/15, effective 1/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12; WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-12-123, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-123, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-12-123, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05.]

(Effective January 1, 2017.)

WAC 182-12-123

Is dual enrollment prohibited?

Public employees benefits board (PEBB) health plan coverage is limited to a single enrollment per individual.

(1) An individual who has more than one source of eligibility for enrollment in PEBB health plan coverage (called "dual eligibility") is limited to one enrollment.

(2) An eligible employee may waive PEBB medical and enroll as a dependent under the health plan of his or her spouse, state registered domestic partner, or parent as described in WAC 182-12-128.

(3) A dependent enrolled in a PEBB health plan who becomes eligible for PEBB benefits as an employee must elect to enroll in PEBB benefits as described in WAC 182-08-197 (1) or (3). This includes making an election to enroll in or waive enrollment in PEBB medical as described in WAC 182-12-128 (1)(a).

(a) If the employee does not waive enrollment in PEBB medical, the employee is not eligible to remain enrolled in his or her spouse's, state registered domestic partner's, or parent's PEBB health plan as a dependent. If the employee's spouse, state registered domestic partner, or parent does not remove the employee (who is enrolled as a dependent) from his or her subscriber account, the PEBB program will terminate the employee's enrollment as a dependent the last day of the month before the employee's employer-paid coverage begins.

Exception:	An enrolled dependent who becomes newly eligible for PEBB benefits as an employee may be dual-enrolled in PEBB coverage for one month. This exception is only allowed for the first month the dependent is enrolled as an employee, and only if the dependent becomes enrolled as an employee on the first working day of a month that is not the first day of the month.

(b) If the employee elects to waive his or her enrollment in PEBB medical, the employee will remain enrolled in PEBB medical under his or her spouse's, state registered domestic partner's, or parent's PEBB health plan as a dependent.

(4) A child who is eligible for medical and dental under two subscribers may be enrolled as a dependent under the health plan of only one subscriber.

(5) When an employee is eligible for the employer contribution towards PEBB insurance coverage due to employment in more than one PEBB-participating employing agency the following provisions apply:

(a) The employee must choose to enroll under only one employing agency.

Exception:	Faculty who stack to establish or maintain eligibility as described in WAC 182-12-114(3) with two or more state institutions of higher education will be enrolled under the employing agency responsible to pay the employer contribution according to WAC 182-08-200(2).

(b) If the employee loses eligibility under the employing agency he or she chose to enroll under as described in (a) of this subsection, the employee must notify his or her other employing agency no later than sixty days from the date PEBB coverage ends through the employing agency described in (a) of this subsection to transfer coverage.

(c) The employee's PEBB insurance coverage elections remain the same when an employee transfers from enrollment under one employing agency to another employing agency without a break in PEBB insurance coverage, as described in (b) of this subsection.

(6) A retiree who defers enrollment in a PEBB health plan as described in WAC 182-12-200 by enrolling as an eligible dependent in a health plan sponsored by PEBB, a Washington state school district, a Washington state education service district, or a Washington state charter school and who loses the employer contribution for such coverage must enroll in PEBB retiree insurance coverage as described in WAC 182-12-171 or defer enrollment as described in WAC 182-12-205.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, 2016 c 67, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 16-20-080, § 182-12-123, filed 10/4/16, effective 1/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160, 2015 c 116, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 15-22-099 (PEBB Admin # 2015-01 Rev 1), § 182-12-123, filed 11/4/15, effective 1/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12; WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-12-123, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-123, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-12-123, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05.]

RCW 41.05.160, 2015 c 116, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 15-22-099 (PEBB Admin # 2015-01 Rev 1), § 182-12-123, filed 11/4/15, effective 1/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12; WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-12-123, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-123, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-12-123, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05.] [Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, 2016 c 67, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 16-20-080, § 182-12-123, filed 10/4/16, effective 1/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160, 2015 c 116, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 15-22-099 (PEBB Admin # 2015-01 Rev 1), § 182-12-123, filed 11/4/15, effective 1/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-12-123, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12; WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-12-123, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-12-123, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-12-123, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-12-123, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05.

Rules

182-12-128,182-08-197,182-12-128,182-12-114,182-08-200,182-12-200,182-12-171,182-12-205,