Eligibility & Enrollment
Employee Eligibility
Any active, regular, full-time employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week are eligible.
Dependent Eligibility
- Your legal spouse or domestic partner;
- Your dependent children (including your step-children and legally adopted children) up to age 26;
- Dependent children of any age who are incapable of self-support due to a disability
Benefits become effective the first of the following month after date of hire. All enrollments are completed by the Benefits Department. Current employees can make enrollment decisions only during the annual Open Enrollment period.
Changes in Benefit Elections
You may not change your benefit elections during the year unless you have a qualified life event (not just a family status change). If you have one of the below-qualified family status changes during the year, please contact Benefits within sixty (60) days of the family status change.
Qualifying events include (but aren't limited to):
- Marriage or divorce
- Had a baby, adopted a child, or gained legal guardianship over a child
- Moved
- Had a death of a spouse or dependent
- Lost health coverage
Enrolling in Benefits
Contact the Benefits Department for questions regarding how to enroll in medical plans. They can be reached at 408.952.8919 or Benefits@vta.org.