Covering Florida
  • Home
  • About
    • The Affordable Care Act
    • Statewide Partners
  • Enroll & Renew Coverage
    • Resources for Adults
    • Resources for Families with Children
    • Health Plan Explorer
    • Special Enrollment Period
  • Enrollment & Education Events
  • News
  • Contact
  • Partners

Special Enrollment Period

Picture
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
  • 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.

©2016 Covering Florida. ​All Rights Reserved.