Eligibility
An employee who is a State University of New York (SUNY) graduate student in active Research Foundation employment status and who meets the following criteria is eligible for coverage: Eligibilty.
Graduate and postdoctoral fellows receiving an annualized stipend of at least $4,293 through the RF payroll system are eligible for coverage.
Effective Date
If the graduate student or fellow enrolls within 45 days, there is no waiting period for this benefit - coverage becomes effective on the date of hire, eligibility, or fellowship appointment. If the student or fellow does not enroll within 45 days of becoming eligible, there will be a 30-day waiting period before coverage begins. For more information, visit Waiting Period.
Cost
See chart above. Payroll deductions will be made on a pre-tax basis unless you sign a waiver to decline this benefit. If you delay in enrolling more than 45 days after your hire date, your deductions will be taken on an after-tax basis for the duration of the plan year (to be determined by the date the Benefits Office receives your completed forms).
For RPAs only: During the first 2 paychecks after your enrollment takes effect, double deductions will be taken for premium contributions, in order to cover the 28-day extension of benefits which is provided when your employment terminates or drops below eligibility requirements.
SIGNING UP
Within 45 days...
To enroll, complete the Research Foundation (RF) Graduate Student Employee Health Plan Enrollment Form and return it to hrs_benefits@stonybrook.edu.
The Research Foundation does not require proof documents (for enrollee or any dependents) when enrolling in benefits.
REQUIRED PROOF(S)
While the RF does not require proof documents when initially enrolling in benefits, changes due to a qualifying event require proofs.
Qualifying Event
If an employee experiences a qualifying event,required proof documents must accompany the adding/removing of a dependent from their insurance. In addition to the qualifying events listed here, if an RF employee's family moves to the U.S., that is also considered a qualifying event and we are able to enroll them in benefits using the date stamp in their passport as the QE date.
For each person to be covered during a QE, copies of required proof documents must be attached to the SUNY RF Benefits Enrollment Form