Members with a qualifying event—marriage, divorce, birth, termination of employment, etc.—can terminate coverage. All others will have to wait until the next open enrollment anniversary to dis-enroll.
Yes, as long as the employer offers benefits to employees with domestic partners, GVS National powered by Avēsis will cover them.
Medically necessary contacts are required when a vision care provider has determined that spectacle lenses and frames would not achieve the best vision correction possible due to a medical condition such as most cases of keratoconus, corneal trauma, post-cataract surgery, and anisometropia.
Yes, GVS National powered by Avēsis offers COBRA to terminated employee; however, if GVS National powered by Avēsis does not administer coverage, the employer is responsible for continuing to administer the benefit.
Eligible dependents are generally covered up to age 19, or, in the case of full- time students, age 26. The exact age limitations are specified in your group's insurance certificate and vary by state.