{"id":19983,"date":"2024-02-13T14:24:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T21:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=19983"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:58:17","slug":"benefits-voluntary-benefit-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-voluntary-benefit-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits &#8211; Voluntary Benefit Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Voluntary Benefit Dates<\/h1>\n<p>You have 30 days from your hire date to enroll in voluntary benefits such as health care.\u00a0 Your coverage will begin the first day of the pay period following your completed enrollment.\u00a0 Use the chart below to determine the date your voluntary benefit coverage begins.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">2026 Coverage Begin Dates<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">Enroll<\/strong><strong> between<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">06\/22\/26 &#8211; 07\/05\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/06\/26 &#8211; 07\/19\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/20\/26 &#8211; 08\/02\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/03\/26 &#8211; 08\/16\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/17\/26 &#8211; 08\/30\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/31\/26 &#8211; 09\/13\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/14\/26 &#8211; 09\/27\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/28\/26 &#8211; 10\/11\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/12\/26 &#8211; 10\/25\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/26\/26 &#8211; 11\/08\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/09\/26 &#8211; 11\/22\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/23\/26 &#8211; 12\/06\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/07\/26 &#8211; 12\/20\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/21\/26 &#8211; 01\/03\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\"> Coverage effective *<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/06\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/20\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/03\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/17\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/31\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/14\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/28\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/12\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/26\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/09\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/23\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/07\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/21\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">01\/04\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">First deduction<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/10\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">07\/24\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/07\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">08\/21\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/04\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">09\/18\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/02\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/16\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">10\/30\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/13\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">11\/27\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/11\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">12\/25\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">01\/08\/27<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"2027 Coverage Begin Dates_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            2027 Coverage Begin Dates\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p><div class=\"shortcode-column-container\"><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">Enroll between<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/04\/27 \u2013 01\/17\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/18\/27 \u2013 01\/31\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/01\/27 \u2013 02\/14\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/15\/27 \u2013 02\/28\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/01\/27 \u2013 03\/14\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/15\/27 \u2013 03\/28\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/29\/27 \u2013 04\/11\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/12\/27 \u2013 04\/25\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/26\/27 \u2013 05\/09\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/10\/27 \u2013 05\/23\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/24\/27 \u2013 06\/06\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/07\/27 \u2013 06\/20\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/21\/27 \u2013 07\/04\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/05\/27 \u2013 07\/18\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/19\/27 \u2013 08\/01\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/02\/27 \u2013 08\/15\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/16\/27 \u2013 08\/29\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/30\/27 \u2013 09\/12\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/13\/27 \u2013 09\/26\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/27\/27 \u2013 10\/10\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/11\/27 \u2013 10\/24\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/25\/27 \u2013 11\/07\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/08\/27 \u2013 11\/21\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/22\/26 \u2013 12\/05\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/06\/26 \u2013 12\/19\/26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/20\/26 \u2013 01\/02\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\"> Coverage effective *<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/18\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/01\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/15\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/01\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/15\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/29\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/12\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/26\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/10\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/24\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/07\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/21\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/05\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/19\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/02\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/16\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/30\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/13\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/27\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/11\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/25\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/08\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/22\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/06\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/20\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/03\/28<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">First deduction<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/22\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/05\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">02\/19\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/05\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">03\/19\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/02\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/16\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">04\/30\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/14\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">05\/28\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/11\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">06\/25\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/09\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">07\/23\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/06\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">08\/20\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/03\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">09\/17\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/01\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/15\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10\/29\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/12\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11\/26\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/10\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12\/24\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01\/07\/27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Health Care ID Cards*<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Your enrollment information will be sent to the vendor on the date your coverage is effective.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will take several days before your enrollment shows on the provider\u2019s eligibility portal.<\/li>\n<li>Once on the portal, you can register for an account and print a temporary ID Card.<\/li>\n<li>The vendor will mail your ID card to your HOME address within 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefit-contact-information\/\">\u2018Your Benefit Contacts\u2019<\/a>\u00a0webpage for the provider\u2019s website address and customer service phone number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions??<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nauhrbenefits@nau.edu\">nauhrbenefits@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voluntary Benefit Dates You have 30 days from your hire date to enroll in voluntary benefits such as health care.\u00a0 Your coverage will begin the first day of the pay period following your completed enrollment.\u00a0 Use the chart below to determine the date your voluntary benefit coverage begins. 2026 Coverage Begin Dates &nbsp; &nbsp; Health 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