LANS/LANL will be conducting a dependent eligibility audit to ensure all health & welfare covered dependents are eligible to be covered. Not only does coverage for ineligible dependents contribute to the rising cost of health care, but is also in violation of ERISA.
To meet LANS/LANL's Health and Welfare Plan regulations, annual contract obligations, and ERISA, we must verify dependent eligibility to ensure that only those dependents who meet LANS/LANL Plans' eligibility requirements are enrolled.
The 2008 audit will be comprised of approximately 10% randomly selected LANS/LANL employees enrolled in medical plans, plus employees who made dependent related changes during Open Enrollment, November 2007.
Those randomly chosen to be audited will be mailed, to their mailing address, a personalized letter that provides names of covered dependents and types of coverage. Evidence of dependent eligibility needs to be provided to HR, Benefits Design & Administration office no later than Wednesday, April 30, 2008.
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