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<p>This web site summarizes most of the benefits provided by the Health Alliance for eligible associates. For details about a plan, please read the summary plan description or contact the Health Alliance Benefits Department at 513- 585-6060. You can also reach us in Groupwise at the address "<a href="mailto:alliancebenefits@healthall.com">Alliance Benefits</a>".</p> <p>You are eligible for the Health Alliance benefit program if: </p> <ul> <li>You are a full-time associate who is regularly scheduled to work 64-80 hours a pay period. For some benefits, your eligibility depends on whether you are management, exempt or nonexempt. If you are eligible for overtime, you are a nonexempt associate. </li> <li>You are a part-time associate who is regularly scheduled to work 40-63 hours a pay period.</li> </ul> <p> Based on intermittent recruitment needs, the Health Alliance occasionally has alternative scheduling programs available to associates. Benefits for associates working in these alternative schedules may vary from those on this site. Check with your local Human Resources Department to find out if you are in one of these programs.</p> <p><font color="#FF3366"><strong>Remember you have only 30 days to submit your paperwork to change your benefits after you experience a recognized work/life event.</strong></font></p> <p><strong><font size="4"><a name="partners"></a>Eligibility of Dependents and Domestic Partners </font></strong></p> <p><font size="2"><strong>Dependents<br> </strong></font>If you enroll in a plan, you may also be able to cover your eligible dependents. In general, eligible dependents include: </p> <ul> <li>Your legally married spouse or domestic partner as described below. Your unmarried or legally adopted children. </li> <li>Your legally married spouse’s unmarried or legally adopted children. </li> <li>Any child for whom you have documentation of legal guardianship. </li> <li>Your handicapped unmarried or legally adopted children (documentation required) of any age who become unable to earn a living before they reach age 19 (or before age 25 if they are full-time students.) </li> </ul> <p><strong>Domestic Partners<br> </strong>A domestic partner is defined as someone who:</p> <ul> <li>is in a committed relationship of mutual caring with a Health Alliance associate</li> <li>shares the associate’s principal place of residence and intends to do so indefinitely</li> <li>shares domestic and financial responsibilities for the associate’s household</li> <li>has been in this relationship with the associate for at least one calendar year</li> <li>is not related by birth or marriage</li> <li>is not legally married to or the domestic partner of any other person</li> <li>is over the age of 18</li> </ul> <p> Domestic partners of Health Alliance associates are eligible for: </p> <ul> <li>Coverage under most Supplemental Insurance Plans</li> <li>Employee Assistance services</li> <li>Family Information and Services</li> <li> Dental Plan</li> <li> Vision plan</li> <li> ConSern Educational Assistance</li> <li> Purposes of funeral leave</li> <li> Purposes of personal leave of absence</li> </ul> <p> Health Alliance associates requesting dental or supplemental insurance coverage, funeral leave or personal leaves of absence for domestic partners must provide a notarized affidavit stating that the eligibility conditions have been met. Affidavits should be sent to the Health Alliance Benefits Department, Ridgeway Pavilion, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. </p> <p>A work/life event involving a domestic partner is not recognized under existing law and, therefore does not entitle an associate to mid-year changes to any benefit elections. All benefit deductions assigned at the time of benefit enrollment of a domestic partner are binding throughout the plan year and can only be changed during an annual enrollment period. This applies even when a domestic partner is no longer eligible to receive benefits from an insurance plan.</p> <p>All premiums used to cover benefits for a domestic partner are considered taxable income to the associate by the Internal Revenue Service. This means that the portion of your premium used to pay for coverage for a domestic partner is deducted from your paychecks on an after tax basis and premiums paid by the Health Alliance to cover your domestic partner are taxed to you as imputed income.</p> <p><strong>Effective date of coverage<br> </strong>The effective date of your coverage for most plans is the first day of the month after 28 days of service. However, you must have one year of service before you are eligible for certain benefit programs.</p> <p> <strong>What Happens Next<br> </strong>Deductions for the coverage you have selected will be withheld starting with your first pay in January of the new year. (If you are a newly hired associate, the deductions will be taken from your first pay in the month your benefits become effective.) You will also receive medical ID cards mailed to your home for new coverage that you selected. Summary plan descriptions or certificates of coverage are available in the Health Alliance Benefits department. To request a copy of these materials, please call 513- 585-6060.</p> <p>This booklet provides a summary of your options under the Health Alliance flex benefit program: medical, dental, FSA and supplemental life/AD&D insurance as well as many core benefits. If you have unanswered questions, you may contact your Human Resources Benefits department at 513-585-6060.</p> <p>This site is intended to provide a helpful overview that you can use in making your benefit choices. The site does not provide a detailed description of each plan. Please read this site carefully. If there is a discrepancy between this site and the official plan documents, the official documents govern.</p> <p>The Health Alliance’s benefits practices are separate from its employment practices. Your participation in a Health Alliance benefit plan is not a contract or a guarantee of employment. No statement in this site is intended as a contractual commitment of the Health Alliance to any participant.</p> <p>The Health Alliance reviews its benefits plans regularly and reserves the right to change or end any plan at any time.</p>
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