* Please read the information below.
Insurance will become effective the 1st of the month for which payroll deduction is taken. If the deduction is taken on the last day of the month, the insurance will become effective the 1st of the following month. *Payroll deduction may not be available through all employers. Contact your payroll department or the SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office if you have any questions. If payroll deduction is not available you will be required to self pay your premium.
Eligibility To be eligible for coverage under this plan you must maintain your membership with SEIU Local 503. You must work at least 40 hours per month in your SEIU Local 503 represented position to purchase life, short term disability or accident insurance. You must be scheduled for the minimum required hours and actively working for your insurance to take effect.
Dependents eligible for coverage include spouse/partner and all unmarried dependent children under age 26. If enrolling a domestic partner attach a completed Affidavit of Domestic Partnership form or indicate on the front of this form that you have obtained a Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership. If you are enrolled in the member voluntary term life you cannot be covered as a dependent under another member's policy.
If a dependent cannot perform the normal activities of a person of his or her age and sex on the date of his or her coverage would begin, his or her coverage will not begin until he or she is so able.
Enrollment and Premium Change Enrollment elections can only be changed or canceled during an Open Enrollment period or with a qualified status event. You must notify SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office within 31 days of the qualified event to be eligible for the enrollment change. The amount of insurance and premium is subject to change as determined by the premium schedule as outlined in the benefit booklet and master policy issued by USAble Life.
Termination of Coverage Coverage under the term life plan ends when the participant fails to make the required monthly premium payment, or fails to meet the eligibility requirements and/or is no longer a member of SEIU Local 503.
Life Insurance If a plan participant retires (at any age) or if a plan participant terminates employment at age 65 or later, life insurance will be continued without cost for 31 days. Within that period, you may convert your voluntary term life Insurance to an individual guaranteed permanent policy. Application for conversion must be made within 31 days of retirement. It is your responsibility to contact the SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office to request an application for conversion.
If a plan participant terminates employment prior to age 65, voluntary term life Insurance benefits can be ported to an individual policy. You must apply within 31 days from the date your employment terminated. It is your responsibility to contact the SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office to request an application for portability.
Accident Insurance If a plan participant terminates employment prior to age 79, voluntary accident insurance benefits can be ported to an individual policy. You must apply within 31 days from the date your employment terminated. It is your responsibility to contact the SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office to request an application for portability.
Short Term Disability Insurance If a plan participant terminates employment or retires, short term disability insurance will terminate.
Benefit eligibility and termination provisions are detailed in the USAble Life Benefit Booklet. The booklet is located on the SEIU Local 503 website at seiu503.org click on the Membership Advantages page. You can obtain a printed copy of the booklet by contacting the SEIU Local 503 Membership Advantages office at the number below.
The plan may be amended from time to time or terminated in its entirety at any time by SEIU Local 503.
SEIU Local 503
PO Box 12159
Salem, Oregon 97309-0159
1.844.503.SEIU (7348)