Who Can Enroll in UUA Health Plan Benefits?

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Health Plan offers coverage to:

• Ministers under 65
• Staff members under 65
• Ministers and staff members over 65, who are enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B (Please visit our Medicare page for more information)
• Interns in candidate status (paid or unpaid)
• Other employees of affiliated Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizations
• Self-employed UU community ministers
• Community ministers who work for an organization that does not offer health benefits

Participants must be scheduled to work at least 750 hours per year (rounded to 15 hours per week for convenience).

Dependents

Eligible dependents include:

• Spouse/Domestic Partner
• Children under age 26 including children of spouse or partner

Visit our Knowledge Base for more information on who qualifies as a dependent.

Qualifying Events

Enrollment is open at any time for:

• new hires,
• newly added dependents,
• people whose hours have increased so that they meet the 750 hours per year threshold (15 hours per week or more),
• people who have lost coverage they had though a spouse or partner,
• people whose congregation does not renew an existing group plan, and
• people whose benefits change for individual plans or for coverage under a spouse/partner’s or parent’s plan.

Enrollment applications must be submitted within 30 days of the date of hire, date of loss or change in status. Proof of loss of other coverage is required for qualifying events.

Coverage for Retired Employees

Visit our Knowledge Base for information on retiree coverage.