Special Enrollment Period
Special Enrollment Period is a time outside of the open enrollment period during which you and your family may be able to sign up for health coverage. You may qualify for a special enrollment period up to 60 days following certain life events that involve a change in family status (for example, marriage or birth of a child) or loss of other health coverage. Job-based plans must provide a special enrollment period of 30 days.
Click here to find out if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
Changes that qualify for a Special Enrollment Period
Click here for more information about getting health coverage during the Special Enrollment Period.
Click here to find out if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
Changes that qualify for a Special Enrollment Period
- If you have a baby, adopt a child, or put your child into foster care: Your coverage can start the day of the event — even if you enroll in the plan up to 60 days afterward
- If you get married, lose health coverage, or move to a new state
- Changes in your income that affect current health coverage
- Gaining membership in a federally-recognized tribe or status as an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Corporation shareholder
- Become a U.S. citizen
- Leave incarceration
- Change of dependency status of someone on your plan
- Death of a covered member of your household
- Turning 26 or older and aging off your parent's plan
- AmeriCorps members starting or ending their service
Click here for more information about getting health coverage during the Special Enrollment Period.
