Subject: Fw: summer health insurance coverage - Did you file? From: Patricia Peiliker Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:41:15 -0500 To: PAGRA-L@lists.sunysb.edu You must fill out the attached form to be covered for health insurance this summer if you are a TA/GA/RA. Please do so immediately if you have not already taken care of it (I only have received around 6). Take this seriously. Pat ----- Forwarded by Patricia Peiliker/CAS on 03/07/2008 03:38 PM ----- Patricia Peiliker/CAS 01/30/2008 09:25 AM To PAGra-l@lists.sunysb.edu cc diane.aveni@sunysb.edu, Socoro.Delquaglio@sunysb.edu, Elena.Gamble@sunysb.edu, , dawn.Huether@sunysb.edu, Pernille.Jensen@sunysb.edu, Joan.Napolitano@sunysb.edu, linda.dixon@sunysb.edu Subject Fw: summer health insurance coverage Hi: Graduate Students: As many of you were away during the semester break , I am forwarding this email now regarding Summer 2008 Heath Insurance. If you are planning to return to our department in the fall 2008 semester and are currently supported as a TA/GA or RA, then carefully read the following and fill out the form attached at the end. I can sign for the TAs and all others should see their group administers or advisors. DUE: April 4th, 2008. . Please note that students paid from Fellowships cannot complete this form but should read the email for information. Ask if you have questions. Thanks, Pat Administers: Please provide me with a copy of the form you sign for the students in your group/area. TY ----- Forwarded by Patricia Peiliker/CAS on 01/29/2008 03:45 PM ----- Edmond Anderson/Admin 01/14/2008 10:18 AM To Graduate Program Coordinators, Graduate Program Directors, Toby Speed/UAff@SUNYSB, Beverly Munoz/Admin@SUNYSB, Melanie Bonnette/UHMC@SUNYSB, Abram Mozes/UHMC@SUNYSB, dlawton@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, dweymouth@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, carron@pharm.sunysb.edu, lshen@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, Kathryne Piazzola/Prov@SUNYSB, Barbara Byrne/Grad@SUNYSB, Christos Kalesis/Grad@SUNYSB, lwollmuth@ms.cc.sunysb.edu, Kathryn Bell/UHMC@SUNYSB, Norma Reyes/CAS@SUNYSB, Sara Lutterbie/CAS@SUNYSB, Christina Fink/MSRC@SUNYSB, Frances Arnetta/CAS@SUNYSB cc Skevy Giannitsas/Admin@SUNYSB, Danielle Bray/Admin@SUNYSB, Deborah Giacopelli/Admin@SUNYSB, Alessandra White/Admin@SUNYSB, Cori Ribaudo/Admin@SUNYSB, Leta.Edelson@sunysb.edu, Jennifer Vorraro/OSA@SUNYSB, Grace Garufi/OSA@SUNYSB, Diane Hoffman/OSA@SUNYSB Subject summer health insurance coverage To Graduate Student Employee Coordinators & Directors, Attached are notices for GA’s, TA’s or RA’s currently enrolled in graduate student employee health insurance. The two page memo explains the procedure for continuing health insurance during the summer months. Please ensure that each student receives a memo. The enrollment application is attached. By submitting a completed Continuation of Health Insurance Form the student is authorizing health insurance premiums to be deducted from their payroll checks during the months of April, May and June to continue their health insurance coverage during the summer. The cost for the health insurance coverage during the summer months remains at the current biweekly rate but is taken out in a lump sum. If a graduate student is eligible and wishes to enroll, they must complete the continuation form. The form must then be signed by the Project Director (or an Authorized Signature) and returned to the Student Health Center Z=3191 or faxed to 632-2422 by April 4, 2008. Eligible-A graduate student employee is eligible to continue health insurance during the summer months if: 1. they are currently enrolled in the GA/TA or RA health insurance and, 2. they will be a graduate student employee in the Fall and, 3. the department expects to reappoint them as an eligible graduate student employee for the fall semester in the same title as this semester. Not Eligible-A graduate student employee is not eligible to continue health insurance during the summer months if: 1. is in a Research Foundation Fellowship title or, 2. if the student is not returning in the same title or, (please note Albany will enforce this rule) 3. if they are graduating or terminating in the Spring 2008 or, (please note Albany will enforce this rule) 4. if the student is on a J1 visa. While we understand that the April 4th deadline may pose a problem where decisions on Fall appointments may not have been made, we ask that your department make a “good faith effort” in confirming that the student will be re-employed in the same title in the Fall semester. If the department decides to change the title in the fall semester, the student MUST complete and submit a new health insurance enrollment form for health insurance under the new title. If a Graduate Student Employee is not eligible for the continuation program they should contact me for a COBRA application. A Fellow enrolled in the health insurance program as a Research Foundation Fellow with a stipend end date that does not cover the summer months, will cease to be covered for health insurance when the stipend ends, unless employing department extends the fellowship appointment or appoints the student to a Research Assistant title with a biweekly of at least $158.54. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions. Thank you and have a good day. Edmond Anderson, Benefits Specialist Student Health Insurance Office West Campus Infirmary / Infirmary Road State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-3191 Phone: 631.632.6144 FAX: 631.632.2422 Edmond.Anderson@stonybrook.edu http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr Continuation of Graduate Student Employee Health Insurance Coverage Letter and Form.doc Content-Type: application/octet-stream Content-Encoding: base64