State RegulationsVA specificDifficulty 2/5
An employee dropped his daughter from his Virginia health plan when she lost eligibility. She has again become eligible for dependent coverage. Within what period after she becomes eligible again must the plan allow her re-enrollment?
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Why A is correct
Va. Code § 38.2-3439 pairs the dependent-coverage mandate with a 30-day re-enrollment right: a dependent who was previously dropped and who again becomes eligible must be permitted to re-enroll within 30 days. The Virginia Bureau of Insurance enforces this re-enrollment right as part of the dependent-coverage mandate in Title 38.2.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) A 10-day window is shorter than the 30-day re-enrollment right Va. Code § 38.2-3439 provides.
- C) A 60-day window overstates the period; the statute fixes the re-enrollment right at 30 days.
- D) A 90-day window is longer than the statutory period; the plan must allow re-enrollment within 30 days of renewed eligibility.
Memory hook
Dropped dependent comes back? Thirty days to re-enroll.