Qualifying Life Events
When you participate in our health plans or Section 125 plan, you are obligated to maintain your election through the full year (July 1 – June 30). However, certain qualifying events may occur that would allow you to add, change or terminate your election(s). A QLE does not allow you to change between plans.
Examples of qualifying events include:
• Birth or adoption of a child
• Change in your employment status
• Marriage or divorce
• Legal separation
• Loss of dependent status
• Change in the employment status of your spouse or dependent, including benefit changes during your spouse or dependent employer open enrollment
• Gain or loss of eligibility for Medicare/Medicaid for yourself, spouse or dependent

Please note that child dependents are covered under the NKCSD medical, dental and vision to age 26. Your child dependents will then term end of year on 12/31 regardless of what month they turn 26.
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Changing Your Elections
To change any of your elections due to a qualifying event, complete the Talent Ed Qualifying Events form within 30 days of the event date (current coverage end date or new coverage begin date). If the Benefits Department is not notified or the form is not completed within the 30 days, you will need to wait to make any changes to your elections until the annual enrollment period.

*Please note that A Qualifying Life Event does not allow you to change between plans. Official proper documentation (must show name of person gaining or losing benefits, which benefits are changing (medical, dental, vision) and effective date of change (first/last day of coverage) of the qualifying event will be required.


To access the Qualifying Event form, go to TalentEd Records at https://northkcmo.tedk12.com/records/.

1. Log in using your employee ID and network password
o If it takes you to Perform instead of Records, you can switch to Records by clicking on the block of squares in the upper right corner

2.When you get to Records, choose Available Forms on the left side of the screen

3. Click the form that says Qualifying Life Event - Benefits
o Select Add as an E-Form

4. Complete the form, upload the proof of Qualifying Event, then click on Save Final
o The system will not allow you to submit the form until you upload the documentation, which must include the name of the person who experienced the event, what benefit/s were lost/gained and the effective date of the event and in pdf or jpg format.

5. Once your Qualifying Event form is approved, you will be notified via your school email to contact the Avant Enrollment Center to make your elections


Please remember that this change must be submitted no later than 30 days after the qualifying event (date of loss of coverage or date new coverage begins) but may be submitted earlier!