It is important for you to keep in mind that the
choice you make for your dental coverage --
whether to keep your State-sponsored dental
coverage or receive cash in lieu of dental coverage
-- is a three-year commitment. This means:
1) If you enroll in the Cash Option for health only
and enroll in a State dental plan, you must remain
in a State dental plan for three years, unless you
experience a valid "permitting event" under the
CoBen Program. (See
Changes Allowed due to Permitting Events.)
2) If you enroll in the Cash Option for health and
dental, you may not cancel your dental Cash
Option for three years, unless you lost your other
dental coverage, or you canceled both your health
and dental CoBen Cash during an open enrollment
period, or due to a valid permitting event under
the CoBen Program. After completing the threeyear
commitment, employees may enroll in a
dental plan during the open enrollment period.
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