{"id":316,"date":"2023-10-05T10:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:56:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:56:53","slug":"eligibility-for-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/eligibility-for-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility for Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-page-banner page-banner\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees.jpg\" alt=\"ATL skyline through trees-resources\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:55.00000000000001% 82%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees-1800x1440.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/retirees-1536x1229.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-page-banner-content page-banner__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility for Benefits<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4\">Active Employee Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elected officials, appointed officials, full-time, and part-time permanent employees and their dependents are eligible to enroll in the City of Atlanta\u2019s health and dental plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4\">Retiree Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Retirees, their surviving beneficiaries, and their dependents are eligible to enroll in the City of Atlanta\u2019s health, dental and vision plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4\">Dependent Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependents of active employees and retirees must meet certain eligibility criteria to be considered.&nbsp;Please remember to submit supporting documentation when you add dependents. If the DHR \u2013 Employee Benefits office does not receive your documentation, your dependents will not be added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of eligible dependents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A spouse (a husband or wife who is joined in marriage to an employee or retiree by a ceremony recognized by the laws of the State of Georgia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Domestic Partner (registered with the City of Atlanta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A dependent child through 26 years of age (coverage ends at the end of the month the child reaches age 26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A legally adopted child under age 26 or a child for whom you have guardianship (permanent or deemed permanent for insurance purposes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A stepchild under age 26 permanently residing with the employee or retiree and supported by the employee or retiree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A child under age 26 receiving court-ordered support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A child 26 years or older who is incapable of self-support due to mental or physical disability; and who has a permanent disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affordable Care Act (ACA) participants (medical only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h5\">Additional Dependent Eligibility Information for Retirees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A child, after attaining age 26, who is receiving a pension check as a surviving beneficiary and is covered by the City of Atlanta Group Plan must provide full-time student documentation. When eligibility for pension benefits ends due to age or change in school enrollment status, contact the DHR \u2013 Employee Benefits at&nbsp;<strong>404-330-6036<\/strong>&nbsp;to continue coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a surviving spouse, if you terminate coverage you will not be able to re-enroll in the City of Atlanta Benefits Plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentation is needed if the retiree is adding a dependent or making changes in a dependent\u2019s status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If both you and your spouse are insured under a City of Atlanta health, dental or vision plan as an employee or retiree, your children may be insured as dependents of either you or your spouse, for coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-navigation has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:2rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4 has-quaternary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-628dd50173ec0543f0abbada48b26500\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"94\">Resources<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n            <nav translate=\"no\" class=\"sidebar-navigation\" aria-label=\"Sidebar\">\n            <ul class=\"menu\">\n                <li class=\"page_item page-item-756\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/#important-documents\">Important Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/important-contacts\/\">Important Contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-316\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/eligibility-for-benefits\/\">Eligibility for Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-319\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/dependent-eligibility-documentation-requirements\/\">Dependent Eligibility Documentation Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-330\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/making-mid-year-changes\/\">Making Mid-Year Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/portability-provision\/\">Portability Provision<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/cobra-continuation-coverage\/\">COBRA Continuation Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-358\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/newborns-and-mothers-health-protection-act\/\">Newborns\u2019 and Mothers\u2019 Health Protection Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/womens-health-and-cancer-rights-act\/\">Women\u2019s Health and Cancer Rights Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/hipaa-special-enrollment-rights\/\">HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-367\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/resources\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Employee Eligibility Elected officials, appointed officials, full-time, and part-time permanent employees and their dependents are eligible to enroll in the City of Atlanta\u2019s health and dental plans. Retiree Eligibility Retirees, their surviving beneficiaries, and their dependents are eligible to enroll in the City of Atlanta\u2019s health, dental and vision plans. Dependent Eligibility Dependents of active employees and retirees must meet certain eligibility criteria to be considered.&nbsp;Please remember to submit supporting documentation when you add dependents. If the DHR \u2013 Employee Benefits office does not receive your documentation, your dependents will not be added. 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