Postdoctoral Scholar Benefit Portal

This comprehensive program is comprised of the following plans and insurance carriers:

• Medical: Excellus BluePPO Signature
• Dental: MetLife
• Voluntary Vision: Aetna PPO
• Voluntary Life and AD&D : Standard Life insurance

Important Information

Eligibility:

Postdocs with the following title codes are eligible to particiapte in the University of Rochester Postodoctral Benefit Program:

• 093 - Postdoctoral Associate
• 094 - Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
• 095 - Postdoctoral Fellow

Eligible postdocs have 30 days from their appointment start date to enroll yourself and your eligible dependents (family members). This timeframe if known as your Period of Initial Eligibility (PIE).

Family member eligibility requirements are the same as the family member eligibility requirements for the University of Rochester Faculty and Staff plans. The major family member eligibility categories are the following:

• Your current spouse, if your marriage was valid in the state or country where it was performed (and for purposes of paying pre-tax premiums under the Cafeteria Plan if the marriage is also recognized by state law for tax purposes in the state where you reside)
• Your domestic partner (opposite sex or same sex)*
• Your domestic partner’s children
• Your children up through the end of the month in which they turn 26, regardless of access to other health care coverage through their own or a spouse’s employment, marital status, or student status
• Your children who are handicapped prior to age 26 and are dependent on you for support. Your children include:
  • Biological children
  • Legally adopted children
  • Stepchildren and children who are placed with you by an authorized placement agency or by judgement, decree or other order of any court of competent jurisdiction

For those wishing to enroll their opposite-sex or same-sex domestic partner, you will need to complete the following form:

CERT OF DOMESTIC PARTNER STATUS

Once the form is completed and signed, please scan and email the PDF copy to Gallagher Benefit Services (GBS) at: UniversityServices.GBS.Urpd@ajg.com. Once GBS receives the document, we will proceed with your enrollment into the plans.

Please note: Eligible Postdocs who wish to enroll their eligible family members must do so during their PIE period. The Postdocs and their family members must be enrolled together. Failure to enroll yourself, or enroll your dependents within the PIE period could result in a significant delay in access to coverage, or the inability to enroll yourself and / or your dependents until the next open Enrollment Period. However, you may enroll eligible family members at a later time due to a qualifying event as listed in the section below.

CURRENTLY ENROLLED? POSTDOCS NEEDING TO ENROLL A DEPENDENT (QUALIFYING EVENTS):

If you are currently enrolled, you may be able to enroll a newly eligible family member(s) if you experience one of the following qualifying life events

Qualifying Events

• Legal Marriage/Domestic Partnership
• Legal Separation or Divorce
• Termination of Domestic Partnership
• Family member(s) arrival in the U.S.
• Birth of a Child
• Dependent loses coverage
• Loss of Eligibility of Medicaid/Medicare
• Approved Leave
• Return from Leave
• Adoption
• Placement for Adoption

You have 30 days from the date of the qualifying life event to enroll your eligible family member(s) by submitting an enrollment form on this site.