New Additions to Your Family

Although welcoming a new addition to your family is exciting, it is important that you review the following benefits and make any changes necessary. If you do not make your changes within the 30 day window of eligibility, you will not be able to make changes to your coverage until the next open enrollment period.

Benefits	Time Period	Changes you can make
Health and Dental Insurance BCBSMA Insurance Application	Within 30 days of the birth, adoption or marriage	Add the new dependent Add spouse or previously eligible dependants
Group Term Life Insurance Group Life Insurance	Within 30 days of the birth, adoption or marriage	Go up one step in supplemental coverage (ie. Basic to 1x, 1x to 2x) without providing evidence of eligibility Add spouse and/or child coverage
Medical FSA Amherst Plan Form	Within 30 days of the birth, adoption or marriage	Add a Medical FSA Increase or decrease an existing Medical FSA Changes must be consistent with status change
Dependent Care FSA Amherst Plan Form	Within 30 days of the birth, adoption or marriage	Add a Dependent Care FSA Increase or decrease an existing Dependent Care FSA Changes must be consistent with status change

 Other Changes You May Wish to Make

These are changes that you can make at any time: a change in the family status is a good time to assess your current choices.

• Change the beneficiary to your life insurance
  Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form.pdf
• Change the beneficiary to your pension
  TIAA-CREF Beneficiary Designation.pdf
• Change the number of exemptions on your federal taxes (consult your tax professional)
  W-4 Form
• Change the number of exemptions on your Massachusetts taxes (consult your tax professional)
  M-4 Form
• Add your new dependent to your Amherst College Appointee Information
  Appointee Information Form