California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 28 - Flexible Benefits
Section 599.954 - Change in Status Events

Benefit options may be changed or cancelled during the plan year if a change in status events as defined by Internal Revenue Service regulations occurs. The allowable change in status events include: marriage, divorce, legal separation, or annulment; the birth or adoption of a child; death of a spouse or dependent; or the loss or commencement of the employee's or spouse's employment or loss of employee's or spouse's medical or dental coverage; change in employee's or spouse's work schedule (e.g., NDI, IDL, time base change, commencement or return from an unpaid leave of absence); loss or commencement of dependent's eligibility for medical coverage under the employer's health insurance plan; or change in place of residence or worksite of the employee, spouse, or dependent.

1. New section filed by the Department of Personnel Administration with the Secretary of State on 10-23-87; operative 10-23-87. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code Section 11343.8 (Register 87, No. 45).
2. Amendment filed 12-7-98; operative 1-1-99. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 35395 (Register 98, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Section 1156, Government Code.