How long does the plan administrator have to enroll a child in health care coverage?
The plan administrator has 40 business days from the date on the NMSN to complete the enrollment process and return Part B–Medical Support Notice to Plan Administrator to the Issuing Agency. When there are multiple coverage options available under the plan and the participant is not enrolled, the plan administrator must provide contact name and phone number to the Issuing Agency and wait to be notified of the next steps. The county Court then has 20 business days to tell the plan administrator which coverage option has been selected. [ERISA §609(a)(5)] The plan administrator may return the Medical Support Notice to Plan Administrator and the Plan Administrator Response pages of Part B (first two pages) to the Issuing Agency without the Instructions to Plan Administrator pages.
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