Nov 13, 2019
Help small group employees avoid tax penalties.
A new California law requires all state residents to have health coverage in 2020 or face state tax penalties. To help your clients’ employees avoid these penalties, Kaiser Permanente® is offering a special open enrollment period to small group employees who previously declined coverage under their employer’s group health plan. The special open enrollment period for these employees runs from now until December 31, 2019. Coverage will begin on January 1, 2020 – just in time for them to avoid financial penalties.
Please see Kaiser Permanente®’s flyer for the Special OE for January 2020. Feel free to share with your clients or prospects as needed.
What you need to know:
- Only employees and their dependents who previously declined coverage are eligible for this special open enrollment period. Employees who are already enrolled in a plan can’t make plan changes at this time.
- All eligibility requirements for enrollment in the group health plan continue to apply.
- A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) must be provided by the group to each employee as part of the group’s annual open enrollment. A separate 60-day advance notice is not required.
For more information about the new California law, visit the Franchise Tax Board.
Contact your LISI Regional Sales Manager for more information.
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