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Marriage

Getting married is a major life-changing experience for you and your family. Some things to keep in mind are name change, address change, taxes, and insurance coverage.

Steps to Take When Getting Married

  1. Contact Human Resources 513-529-3131 or Academic Personnel Services 513-529-6724 for name or address change.
  2. If you plan to drop or change your coverage due to your marriage as a "qualifying event" follow the instructions below.

Steps to Take Within 30 Days of Marriage if Insurance Coverage is Affected

  1. If you choose to do so, add your spouse to your Miami coverage in Workday.
  2. Submit a copy of your marriage certificate.
  3. Submit the completed Spouse Health Coverage form and the Employer Verification Form (PDF) if you wish to add your spouse to your health plan. (This is not required for dental and vision coverage) 
  4. Call the Benefits office at 513-529-3926 with any social security numbers. Never email social security numbers.
  5. You may purchase voluntary life insurance for your new spouse.
  6. Update your life insurance beneficiary as needed by completing the "Benefit Changes in Workday" steps below.

Benefits Changes in Workday

With Miami’s transition to Workday, all benefits changes are now able to be input by the employee. Qualifying life events—such as marriage, birth, adoption, or a change in insurance coverage—are instances when you may update your benefits.

Questions about changing your benefits in Workday can be directed to benefits@miamioh.edu.

Before You Begin

Depending on your qualifying life event, you will need to submit appropriate documentation to Workday (e.g., birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.). It is a good idea to have a digital version of this prepared in advance.

Step One

From your Workday home screen, select 'Benefits and Pay' from your apps (accessible by selecting 'Menu').

Step Two

In 'Benefits and Pay', select 'Change Benefits' at the top. You will then be prompted to select your change reason.

Step Three

Continue to fill in information and submit as prompted. You will be taken to a page that allows you to edit your Benefits. Once you submit this, you will have done all you need to do.

Contact the Benefits department at benefits@miamioh.edu with any questions.

Spousal Health Coverage

Your spouse can be covered under Miami's health plan if:

  • they are unemployed
  • they are self-employed and does not provide health insurance for anyone they employ
  • they are self-employed and provide coverage, but pay more than 50% of the total premium
  • they are retired and the only source of health coverage is Medicare
  • they are eligible for retiree coverage, but required to pay more than 50% of the total premium
  • they are employed, but not eligible for their employer’s coverage or
  • they are employed, but required to pay more than 50% of the total premium.

What Happens Next?

  1. The change to your coverage will be effective the first of the month following the qualifying event date.
  2. Your updated information is sent to the insurance carriers on the following Monday.
  3. Premiums are adjusted as needed and the change will show on the next paycheck following the submission of the change form.
  4. New health insurance cards will be mailed within two weeks to the address on file in Workday.
  5. Once your spouse's coverage under your health plan is effective, participation in the Healthy Miami Premium Discount Program is available. Depending on the effective date of coverage, your spouse may automatically receive the discount for the current year and the following year. Please see Getting Started-When Enrolling in Health Insurance Coverage for details.

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