LAPRA 2018/19 Benefits Guide for Active Members

Enrollment and Changes New Recruits Initial Enrollment As a new recruit of the Los Angeles Police Department, you will receive a summary of LAPRA’s benefit plans during the New Recruit Family Orientation. You will be given a few days to review the information. On the first day of your recruit class, you will receive an enrollment packet. You will be required to complete all the necessary forms to enroll in LAPRA’s plans on this day. If you are enrolling your eligible dependents as defined on page 1, you must submit proof of dependent status, such as a copy of a certified marriage certificate, copy of a certified birth certificate, or commemorative hospital birth certificate that lists the names of both parents. Your LAPRA benefits are immediately effective on the first day of your recruit class. Open Enrollment To enroll in or change medical or dental coverage or add or drop coverage for eligible dependents, you can access the required forms using the online forms retrieval tool available on the Open Enrollment page on the LAPRA website at www.lapra.org . You can also call LAPRA at 213-674-3701 or 888-252-7721 and speak to a Benefits Representative who will mail any required forms to your home. Completed forms can be submitted to LAPRA by email to benefits@lapra.org , fax to 213-674-3715 or regular mail by May 31, 2018. Changes Limited Once you submit your benefit elections, they must remain in effect for the full plan year (July 1 through June 30) unless you experience a qualifying event as provided under Section 125 of the IRS Code. To make changes due to a qualifying event, you must contact a LAPRA Benefits Representative and complete and return the necessary forms within 31 days of the qualifying event (60 days for loss of eligibility for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Program coverage). If more than 31 days (or 60 days, as applicable) have lapsed since the qualifying event took place, you must wait until the next Open Enrollment to make the change. The change in election will generally be effective the first day of the month following the date your enrollment form is received by LAPRA. Proof of the qualifying event, such as birth/adoption certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, or letter verifying the change is required. Open Enrollment If you do not wish to make changes to your current medical or dental coverage and you have no changes to dependents, there is no need to re-enroll during Open Enrollment. • Your medical coverage will automatically continue with your current plan selection (Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Anthem Blue Cross HMO or Kaiser HMO). • Your dental coverage will automatically continue with your current plan selection (Anthem Blue Cross PPO Dental Plan or Anthem Blue Cross HMO Dental Plan). As a reminder, LAPRA does not provide coverage for ineligible dependents, including former spouses, former domestic partners or children who do not qualify as dependents under the plans. 3