Index

About the Medical Plan

Eligibility and Enrollment
- Eligible Dependents
- Suspended Retiree
- Special Eligibility Rules
- Classes of Coverage
- How to Enroll
- Pre-Existing Conditions
- Changing Your Coverage
- Changes in Status
- Other Changes that May Affect Your Coverage
- When Coverage Ends
- Loss of Eligibility

Basic Plan Features

The Prescription Drug Program

Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Care

Covered Expenses

Exclusions

Payments

Claims

Partners in Health

Continuation Coverage

Administrative and ERISA Information

Key Terms

Benefit Summary

 

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Q. What are the Medical Plan's eligibility requirements?

A. Most U.S. dollar payroll employees of Exxon Mobil Corporation and participating affiliates are eligible for this Plan.

Generally, you are eligible if:

You are not eligible if:

  • You participate in any other employer medical plan to which ExxonMobil contributes.
  • You fail to make any required contribution toward the cost of the Plan.
  • You fail to comply with general administrative requirements including but not limited to enrollment requirements.
  • You lost eligibility as described under the Loss of Eligibility section on page 18.

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You may also elect coverage for your eligible dependents including:

  • Your spouse. When you enroll your spouse for coverage, you may be required to provide proof that you are legally married.
  • Your unmarried dependent child(ren) under age 25 who are not employed on a regular, full-time basis. Coverage ends at the end of the month in which they reach age 25. If your situation involves a dependent other than your biological or legally adopted child who lives with you, call Benefits Administration.
  • Your totally and continuously disabled, unmarried dependent child(ren) who is incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of mental or physical disability, that occurred prior to otherwise losing eligibility and meets the Internal Revenue Service's definition of a dependent.
  • A dependent child or spouse of a Medicare-eligible retiree enrolled in the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan, as long as that spouse or child is not eligible for Medicare.

Refer to Key Terms for definitions of eligible dependents, dependent child, suspended retiree, spouse, and Qualified Medical Child Support Order.

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A person who becomes a retiree due to incapacity within the meaning of the ExxonMobil Disability Plan and who begins long-term disability benefits under that plan, but whose benefits stop because the person is no longer incapacitated is a suspended retiree and not eligible for coverage until the earlier of the date the person:

  • Reaches age 55; or
  • Begins his or her benefit or receives a lump-sum settlement under the ExxonMobil Pension Plan at which time the person is again considered a retiree and may enroll. 

The family members of a deceased suspended retiree will be eligible for coverage under this Plan only after the occurrence of the earlier of the following: 

  • The date the suspended retiree would have attained age 55; or 
  • The date a survivor begins receiving a benefit due to the suspended retiree's accrued benefit from the ExxonMobil Pension Plan.

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If you were participating in either the Comprehensive Medical Plan of Mobil Oil Corporation or the Superior Oil Medical Plan on March 31, 2004, you are eligible to elect coverage in the ExxonMobil Medical Plan. In addition, individuals who are eligible dependents may be eligible for coverage.

A person who otherwise is not a spouse but who, as a dependent of a former Mobil employee who participated in or received benefits under a Mobil-sponsored plan or program prior to March 1, 2000, is considered an eligible dependent as long as that person's eligibility for coverage as a dependent under a Mobil-sponsored plan would have continued.

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You can choose coverage as an:

  • Employee or retiree only;
  • Employee or retiree and spouse;
  • Employee or retiree and child(ren); or
  • Employee or retiree and family.

There are also classes of coverage for extended part-time employees, surviving spouses and dependents of deceased employees and retirees, spouses and dependents of retirees covered by the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan, and employees on certain types of leaves of absence.

For employees on an approved leave of absence, their contribution rate will change from the employee contribution rate to the Leave of Absence contribution rate as shown in the table on the next page.

 

Leave of Absence Contribution Rate begins

Type of Leave Immediately No later than 
after 6 months
No later than 
after 12 months
Military (voluntary) X    
Civic Affairs X     
Health / Dependent Care   X  
Education   X  
Personal     X

Each class of coverage described in this section has its own contribution rate. Employees contribute to the Medical Plan through monthly deductions from their pay on a pre-tax or after-tax basis. Retirees and survivors receiving monthly benefit checks from ExxonMobil pay by deductions from these checks on an after-tax basis. Other retirees or survivors and participants with continuation coverage pay by check or by monthly draft on their bank account.

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No one can be covered more than once in the Medical Plan. You and your spouse cannot both enroll as employees (or retirees) and elect coverage for each other as eligible dependents. If you and your spouse work for the company or are both retirees you may both be eligible for coverage. Each of you can be covered as an individual employee (or retiree), or one of you can be covered as the employee (or retiree) and the other can be an eligible dependent. Also, if you have children, each child can only be covered by one of you.

In addition, a marriage between two ExxonMobil employees does not allow enrollment or cancellation in any of the ExxonMobil health plans if either employee is then making contributions on a pre-tax basis. In order to change your coverage, you need to wait until you experience a change in status that allows coverage changes or Annual Enrollment.

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As a newly hired employee, if you enroll in the Medical Plan within 30 days of your start date, coverage begins the first day of employment. If you enroll between 31 and 60 days from your date of hire, coverage will be effective the first day of the month following receipt of the forms by Benefits Administration. You must enroll everyone in the same option and pre-existing condition provisions do not apply to you and any eligible dependents.

For expatriate employees who are not currently enrolled in the Medical Plan, coverage for the expatriate employee will be effective on the first date the employee is scheduled to begin the expatriate assignment. Coverage for eligible dependents of an expatriate employee will be effective on the earlier of the date the expatriate employee enrolls the dependent, or the date the eligible dependent accompanies the employee on assignment.

If you are eligible for the ExxonMobil Pre-Tax Spending Plan, you will be enrolled to pay your monthly contributions on a pre-tax basis unless you decline this feature. Your monthly pre-tax contributions and class of coverage must remain in effect for the entire plan year, unless you experience a change in status. (See the Changing Your Coverage section on page 12).

As a current employee, if you are not covered by a medical plan to which ExxonMobil contributes and would like to enroll in the Medical Plan, you may do so but all your contributions through the end of the current calendar year will be on an after-tax basis unless you have a subsequent change in status which will allow you to enroll in the ExxonMobil Pre-Tax Spending Plan. 

Coverage is effective the first of the month following completion of enrollment. However, you and any eligible dependents you enroll may be subject to pre-existing condition provisions.

You can enroll eligible dependents only if you are enrolled in an EMMP option or in the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan. You can enroll in a Medical Plan option by using Employee Direct Access (EDA) available on the ExxonMobil Me HR Intranet site. Enrollment forms are also available from Benefits Administration for those individuals who do not have access to EDA.

You may be requested to provide documents at some future date to prove that the dependents you enrolled were eligible (e.g., marriage certificate, birth certificate). If you fail to provide such requested documents within 90 days of the request, coverage for the dependents will be cancelled retroactively without the refund of any contributions that you made, and you may be asked to repay any benefits that were paid on their behalf from the Medical Plan. In addition, you may be subject to discipline up to and including termination for falsifying company records.

If you are declining enrollment for yourself or your dependents (including your spouse) because of other group health plan coverage, you may enroll yourself and your dependents in any available Medical Plan option if you or your dependents lose eligibility for that other group health plan coverage (or if the employer stops contributing toward your and/or your dependent(s)' other coverage). In addition, you may enroll yourself or your dependents in any available Medical Plan option within 60 days after marriage (with coverage effective the first of the following month) or after birth, adoption or placement for adoption (with coverage retroactive to the birth, adoption or placement for adoption).

Under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2009, effective April 1, 2009, you may change your Plan election for yourself and any eligible dependents within 60 days of either (1) termination of Medicaid or CHIP coverage due to loss of eligibility or (2) becoming eligible for a state premium assistance program under Medicaid or CHIP coverage. In either case, coverage is effective the first of the month following enrollment.

CAUTION: SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO RETROACTIVELY CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT MEDICAL PLAN OPTION, SUCH AS FROM AN HMO TO A POS II OPTION, YOUR BENEFITS FOR ANY MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH WERE RECEIVED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE FOLLOWING THE BIRTH, ADOPTION OR PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION MAY NOT BE COVERED OR MAY BE REIMBURSED AT A LOWER BENEFIT LEVEL. MAKE SURE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF CHANGING OPTIONS BEFORE MAKING YOUR ELECTION.

If you are paying your contributions through the ExxonMobil Pre-Tax Spending Plan and you do not enroll an eligible dependent within 60 days of your hire date or a change in status, you must wait until the next annual enrollment period.

Annual Enrollment
Each year, usually during the fall, ExxonMobil offers an annual enrollment period. During this time, you can switch from your current option to another available option. For example, you may switch from a POS II option to an HMO option if there is one in your area. This is also the time to make changes to your coverage by adding or deleting dependents. Dependents may be added or deleted for any reason but they must be deleted if they are no longer eligible. Changes elected during Annual Enrollment take effect the first of the following year. Pre-existing condition provisions may apply to persons added to coverage during Annual Enrollment.

Employees are automatically enrolled in the Pre-Tax Spending Plan to pay monthly contributions on a pre-tax basis unless this feature is declined each time. This choice is only available during the annual enrollment period or with a change in status.

If you pay your monthly contributions on a pre-tax basis, Annual Enrollment is the only time that you can make changes to your coverage unless you experience a change in status. If you pay your monthly contributions on an after-tax basis and would like to continue making contributions on an after-tax basis for the following year, you must elect to do so each year during Annual Enrollment and after each change in status. Otherwise, your contributions will be switched to a pre-tax basis beginning the first day of the following year. As a retiree, you will pay your contributions on an after-tax basis through payroll deduction (if eligible), check, or bank draft.

During Annual Enrollment, changes to your Medical Plan coverage (option or contributions) do not automatically adjust your coverage or contributions to other plans such as the ExxonMobil Dental Plan or the flexible spending accounts under the ExxonMobil Pre-Tax Spending Plan. Changes to those plans must be made separately during Annual Enrollment.

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You and your eligible dependents are considered late entrants if you do not enroll within 60 days of initial eligibility or a subsequent change in status. The Medical Plan imposes pre-existing condition limitations on the POS II options. This means that if you and/or your eligible dependent(s) have a medical condition before coming into the Medical Plan, you and/or your eligible dependent(s) might have to wait a certain period of time before the plan will provide coverage for that condition. This exclusion applies only to conditions for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within a 6-month period. Generally, this 6-month period ends the day before you enroll and doesn't include the period from the date you complete the enrollment until the effective date (which is generally the first of the following month following enrollment). The pre-existing condition exclusion does not apply to pregnancy.

This exclusion may last up to 12 months from your first day of coverage. However, if once you are covered, you don't receive medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment for the condition for 6 months, the pre-existing exclusion limitation doesn't apply thereafter. In addition, you and/or your eligible dependent(s) can reduce the length of this exclusion period by the number of days of your prior "creditable coverage." Most prior group health plan coverage is creditable coverage and can be used to reduce the pre-existing condition exclusion if you have not experienced a break in coverage of at least 63 days. To reduce the 12-month exclusion period by your creditable coverage, you need to provide Benefits Administration a copy of any certificates of creditable coverage you and/or your eligible dependent(s) may have received. If you do not have a certificate, but you did have prior health coverage, we will tell you how to obtain one from your prior plan or issuer. There are also other ways that you can show you had creditable coverage. Please contact Benefits Administration if you need help demonstrating creditable coverage.

All questions about the preexisting condition exclusion and creditable coverage should be directed to Benefits Administration: 

Employees
ExxonMobil Benefits Administration

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), except certain holidays
713-680-5858 (Houston)
713-680-7070 (international, call collect)
800-262-2363 (toll free outside Houston)

Retirees and Survivors
ExxonMobil Benefits Service Center

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time), except certain holidays
Toll-Free: 1-800-682-2847
or 800-TDD-TDD4 (833-8334) for hearing impaired

Pre-existing condition provisions under the Medical Plan do not apply:

  • To pregnancy.
  • If you change from one Medical Plan option to another during an annual enrollment period.
  • If you are promoted from a represented job in which you were covered by another plan to which ExxonMobil contributes to a non-represented job in which you are no longer eligible for that plan.
  • If you are transferred by the company and, as a result, are required to change from another Medical Plan option or medical plan to which the company contributes.

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If you pay your contributions on a pre-tax basis and would like to make a coverage change after you are first eligible, you must wait until Annual Enrollment or until you experience one of the following changes in status. If you experience a change in status, you must make the coverage change election within 60 days of the event.

Note: If you are enrolled in the Medical, Dental and/or Vision Plans on an after-tax basis, you may make changes to your Medical Plan coverage level (but not your Medical Plan option) and add eligible dependents at any time; however, pre-existing conditions may apply.

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Changes in status are events that allow you to make changes to your coverage if you pay on a pre-tax basis during the plan year. This section explains which events are considered changes in status and what changes you may make as a result. If you have a change in status, you must complete your change within 60 days. If you do not complete your change within 60 days, changes to your coverage may be limited.

Unless you have a relocation that changes your service area or you experience a change as allowed by HIPAA (see How to Enroll section on page 10), you may not change your plan option (e.g., switching between POS II options or to an HMO or from one HMO to another HMO) until the next Annual Enrollment.

Important Note: Your election made due to a change in status cannot be changed after the form is received by Benefits Administration or the transaction is completed in EDA if it changes your pre-tax contributions.

The following is a quick reference guide to the Changes in Status that are discussed in more detail after the table.

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If this event occurs... You may...
Marriage Enroll yourself and spouse and any eligible dependents or change your Medical Plan Option.
Divorce - Employee enrolled in Health Plans Change your level of coverage. You may not drop coverage for yourself or other covered eligible dependents.
Divorce - Employee loses coverage under spouse's health plans Enroll yourself and other dependents that might have lost eligibility for spouse's health plans.
Gain a dependent through birth, adoption or placement for adoption, marriage or guardianship Enroll new dependents and change Medical Plan Option.
Death of a spouse or other eligible dependent. Change your level of coverage. You may not drop coverage for yourself or other covered eligible dependents.
You or a dependent loses eligibility under another employer's group health plan or other employer contributions cease which creates a "HIPAA special enrollment" right Enroll yourself and other dependents that might have lost eligibility. This only pertains to the Medical Plan. Change your level of coverage and change Medical Plan Option.
Loss of dependent's eligibility (i.e., no longer a tax dependent) Change your level of coverage. You may not drop coverage for yourself or other eligible dependents.
You lose eligibility because of a change in your employment status, e.g., regular to non-regular Your Health Plan participation will automatically be termed at the end of the month.
You gain eligibility because of a change in your employment status, e.g. non-regular to regular Enroll yourself or any eligible dependents in Health Plans.
Termination of Employment by spouse or other dependent or other change in their employment status (e.g., change from full-time to part-time) triggering loss of eligibility under spouse's or dependent's plan in which you or they were enrolled Enroll yourself and other dependents that may have lost eligibility under the spouse's or dependent's plan in Health Plans and change your Medical Plan Option
Your former spouse is ordered to provide coverage to your children through a QMCSO End the dependent's coverage, change level of coverage and terminate your participation in Health plans.
Commencement of Employment by spouse or other dependent or other change in their employment status (e.g., change from part-time to full-time) triggering eligibility under another employer's plan End other dependent's coverage and terminate participation in Health Plans if the employee represents that they have or will obtain coverage under the other employer plan.
Change in worksite or residence affecting eligibility to participate in the elected Medical Plan Option Change your Medical Plan Option and change level of coverage, or drop coverage for yourself or other eligible dependents.
If you, your spouse, or dependent becomes entitled to Medicare or Medicaid You may cancel coverage for you or the Medicare/Medicaid eligible dependent.
Judgment, decree or other court order requiring you to cover a dependent. (Begin a QMCSO) Change your Medical Plan Option and change level of coverage.
Termination of employment and rehire within 30 days or retroactive reinstatement ordered by court Enroll in the same Health Plans you had prior to termination
Termination of employment and rehire after 30 days Enroll in Health Plans as a new hire.
You are covered under your spouse's medical plan and plan changes coverage to a lesser coverage level with a higher deductible mid-year Enroll yourself and eligible dependents in the Health Plans.
You begin a leave of absence Call Benefits Administration 1-800-262-2363
You return from a leave of absence of more than 30 days (paid or unpaid). Call Benefits Administration 1-800-262-2363

All changes will be allowed if the medical/dental/vision form is received within 60 days of the event by the Benefits Administration Office or the change is made in EDA within 30 days. For most events, the effective date will be the first of the month after the forms are received or the transaction is completed in EDA. Subject to any enrollment rules applicable to a Medical Plan Option, an employee may add a dependent effective the first day of a month if required contributions are made on a pre-tax basis and adding the dependent does not change the amount of required contributions.

Birth, Adoption or Placement for Adoption
If you gain a family member through birth, adoption or placement for adoption, you may add the new eligible dependent to your current coverage. You may also enroll yourself, your spouse, and all eligible children. You also may change your plan option. Coverage is effective on the date of birth, adoption or placement for adoption provided you complete the enrollment process within 60 days. You must add the new dependent within 60 days even if you already have family coverage. If you do not enroll your new dependents within the first 60 days in the case of birth, adoption or placement for adoption, you can enroll them later during Annual Enrollment (subject to pre-existing conditions) or with another change in status.

If you enroll your new dependent between 31 and 60 days from the birth or adoption and your coverage level changes, you will pay the cost difference on a post-tax basis until the end of the month in which the forms are received by Benefits Administration. Beginning the first day of the following month your deduction will be on a pre-tax basis.

New Baby?
Even if you already have family coverage, you must complete the enrollment process within 60 days of your baby's birth to add the baby to your coverage. Coverage is then effective as of the baby's date of birth.

Sole Legal Guardianship or Sole Managing Conservatorship
If you (or your spouse, separately or together) become the sole court appointed legal guardian or sole managing conservator of a Dependent Child and the child meets all other requirements of the definition of an eligible dependent, you have 60 days from the date the judgment is signed to enroll the child for coverage. You must provide a copy of the court document signed by a judge appointing you (or your spouse separately or together) guardian or sole managing conservator. Coverage will be effective as of the first of the month following your completion of the enrollment.

Marriage
If you are enrolled in the Plan, you can enroll your new spouse and his or her eligible dependents (your stepchildren who live with you) for dependent coverage. You also may change your plan option. If you are not already enrolled for coverage, you can sign up for medical coverage for yourself, your new spouse, and your eligible stepchildren. If you gain coverage under your spouse's health plan, you can cancel your coverage. You must make these changes within 60 days following the date of your marriage or wait until Annual Enrollment or another change in status. Coverage will be effective as of the first of the month following your completion of the enrollment.

Death of a Spouse
If you lose coverage under your spouse's health plan, you can sign up for medical coverage for yourself and your eligible dependents. You must make these changes within 60 days following the date you lose coverage or wait until Annual Enrollment or another change in status. If you and your dependents are enrolled in the ExxonMobil Medical Plan, any stepchildren who live with you will cease to be eligible upon your spouse's death unless you are their court appointed guardian or sole managing conservator.

When a Child is No Longer Eligible
If an enrolled dependent is no longer an eligible dependent (e.g., dependent gets married or gets a full time regular job), coverage continues through the end of the month in which they cease to be eligible. In some cases, continuation coverage under COBRA may be available. (See page 58 for more details about COBRA.) You must notify Benefits Administration as soon as a dependent is no longer eligible. If you fail to notify Benefits Administration within 60 days, any contributions you are making to cover that dependent will continue until the end of the current plan year and the dependent will not be entitled to elect COBRA. You may also be liable for claims paid on behalf of the ineligible dependent as well as liable for falsifying company records.

Divorce
In the case of divorce, your former spouse and any stepchildren are covered through the end of the month in which the divorce is final. You must notify Benefits Administration as soon as your divorce is final. If you fail to notify Benefits Administration within 60 days, any contributions you are making to cover that spouse and dependents will continue until the end of the current plan year and the spouse and dependent will not be entitled to elect COBRA. You may also be liable for claims paid on behalf of the ineligible spouse and dependent as well as liable for falsifying company records. Please see the Continuation Coverage section of this SPD.

You may not make a change to your coverage if you and your spouse become legally separated because there is no impact on eligibility; however, if your stepchildren no longer reside with you after a legal separation, they must be removed as they are no longer eligible to participate in the Medical Plan.

If you lose coverage under your spouse's health plan on account of divorce, you can sign up for medical coverage for yourself and your eligible dependents. You must enroll within 60 days following the date you lose coverage under your spouse's plan or wait until Annual Enrollment or another change in status. Coverage will be effective as of the first of the month following your completion of the enrollment.

Transfer or Change Residence
If you move from one location to another, and the move makes you no longer eligible for the selected Medical Plan option, you may change from your current Medical Plan option to one that is available in your new location. You may not make any other changes. For more information, call Benefits Administration. See Information Sources at the front of this SPD.

Leave of Absence
If you are on an approved leave of absence, you can continue coverage by making required contributions directly to the Medical Plan by check. If you chose not to continue your coverage while on leave, your coverage ends on the last day of the month in which your leave began and you will be required to pay for the entire month's contributions. If you fail to make required contributions while on leave, coverage will end.

If the company should make any payment on your behalf to continue your coverage while you are on leave and you decide not to return to work, you will be required to reimburse the company for required contributions.

If you are on an approved leave of absence and the Leave of Absence contribution rate begins, you may continue your coverage by making your required contribution.

If you were on a leave that meets the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) or the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and your coverage ended, re-enrollment is subject to FMLA or USERRA requirements.

For other types of leaves, you may be subject to pre-existing condition limitations when you return to work and enroll in the Medical Plan if you don't continue your coverage while on leave.

For more information, call Benefits Administration. See Information Sources at the front of this SPD.

 

Change in Coverage Costs or Significant Curtailment
If the cost for coverage charged to you significantly increases or decreases during a plan year, you may be able to make a corresponding prospective change in your election, including the cancellation of your election. If you choose to revoke your elected coverage option, you may be able to elect coverage under another plan option. This provision also applies to a significant increase in health care deductible or co-payment.

If the cost for coverage under your spouse's health plan significantly increases or there is a significant curtailment of coverage that permits revocation of coverage during a plan year and you drop that coverage, you will be able to sign up for medical coverage for yourself and your eligible dependents. You must enroll within 60 days following the date you lose coverage under your spouse's plan or wait until Annual Enrollment or another change in status. Coverage will be effective as of the first of the month following your completion of the enrollment.

Addition or Improvement of Option
If a new plan option is added or if benefits under an existing option are significantly improved during a plan year, you may be able to cancel your current election in order to make an election for coverage under the new or improved option.

Loss of Option
If a plan option is discontinued, you will be able to elect either to receive coverage under another plan option providing similar coverage or to drop medical coverage altogether if no similar option is available. For example, if a POS II option is discontinued, you may elect an HMO option that has service in your area. You may also elect to discontinue medical coverage altogether.

Remember, if you make your contributions on a pre-tax basis and you experience any of the events mentioned previously, or if you are newly eligible as a result of a change or loss of coverage under your spouse's medical plan, it is your responsibility to complete your change within 60 days of experiencing the event. If you miss the 60-day notification period, you will not be able to make changes until Annual Enrollment or until you experience another change in status.

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If a Covered Family Member Lives Away from Home
Refer to page 24 for an explanation of coverage if your covered family member lives away from home (for instance, a child away at school). Notify Aetna Member Services of your family member's address for correct claims processing.

If You are a Retiree under Age 65
If you are a retiree under age 65, you and your dependents who are not eligible for Medicare can continue to participate in the Plan. When you (as a retiree) or a covered dependent becomes eligible for Medicare, Medicare will become the primary plan and benefits will be coordinated. You then are no longer eligible for the Medical Plan, but you are eligible to enroll in the EMMSP.

If You are an Extended Part-Time Employee
If you terminate employment as an extended part-time employee, you are not eligible to continue to participate in the Plan. You may be eligible to elect continuation coverage for yourself and your eligible dependents under COBRA provisions. See page 57 for details.

If You Work Past Age 65
If you continue to work for ExxonMobil past age 65, although you are eligible for Medicare, your ExxonMobil coverage remains in effect for you and eligible dependents and the Medical Plan is your primary plan. Medicare benefits, if you sign up for them, will be your secondary benefits. Medicare will coordinate its benefits with the POS II option.

 

If You or Your Covered Dependents Become Medicare Eligible for Any Reason
Employees or dependents of an employee who become Medicare eligible, either due to age or Social Security disability status, are eligible to participate in any Medical Plan option as long as the employee remains as a regular employee. If the employee retires or dies, Medicare eligible covered dependents must change to the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan and enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. If you become Medicare eligible and do not enroll in the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan, you will be responsible for any claim expenses you incur from the date of your Medicare eligibility.

When a retiree or a retiree's covered eligible dependent becomes eligible for Medicare, either due to age or Social Security disability status, that person cannot participate in any Medical Plan option but will be eligible for the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan.

If You Die
If you die while enrolled, your covered eligible dependents can continue coverage. Their eligibility continues with the company contributions for a specified amount of time:

  • If you have 15 or more years of benefit service at the time of your death, eligibility continues until your spouse remarries, becomes eligible for the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan or dies.
  • If you have less than 15 years of benefit service, eligibility continues for twice your length of benefit service or until your spouse remarries, becomes eligible for the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan, or dies, whichever occurs first.

Children of deceased employees or retirees may continue participation as long as they are an eligible dependent. If your surviving spouse remarries, eligibility for your children also ends. Special rules may apply to dependents of individuals who become retirees due to disability. See Suspended Retiree below.

Eligible dependents of deceased extended part-time employees are not eligible to continue to participate in the Plan. These dependents may be eligible to elect continuation coverage under COBRA provisions. See page 57 for details.

If You Become a Suspended Retiree
If you are a retiree and you would otherwise lose coverage because you have become a suspended retiree under the ExxonMobil Disability Plan (See page 8 for details), you may continue coverage for yourself and all your dependents who were eligible for plan participation before you became a suspended retiree for either 12 or 18 months.

Coverage continues for 12 months from the date coverage would otherwise end if you received transition benefits under the ExxonMobil Disability Plan. However, if you did not receive transition benefits under the ExxonMobil Disability Plan, coverage continues for 18 months from the date coverage would otherwise end. The cost of this continued coverage is 102% of the combined participant and company contributions.

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Coverage for you and/or your dependents ends on the earliest of the following dates:

  • The last day of the month in which:
    • You terminate employment (except as a retiree or due to disability);
    • You elect not to participate;
    • A dependent ceases to be eligible (for example, a dependent child reaches age 25);
    • A retiree becomes a suspended retiree;
    • You are no longer eligible for benefits under this Plan (e.g., employment classification changes from "regular employee" to "non-regular employee" or from non-represented to represented where you are no longer eligible for this Plan);
    • You do not make any required contribution;
    • A Qualified Medical Child Support Order is no longer in effect for a covered dependent; 
    • You, as a retiree, or your eligible dependent becomes eligible for Medicare and for the ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement Plan;
    • An expatriate employee's assignment to the United States ends;
    OR
  • The date:
    • You die;
    • The Medical Plan ends;
    • Your employer discontinues participation in the Plan.

You are responsible for ending coverage with Benefits Administration when your enrolled spouse or dependent is no longer eligible for coverage. If you do not complete your change within 60 days, any contributions you make for ineligible dependents will not be refunded and your pre-tax contributions cannot be reduced until the next plan year or a subsequent change in status. Any claims paid after the loss of eligibility must be repaid by you.

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Everyone in your family may lose eligibility for Medical Plan coverage, and you may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment if you commit fraud against the Medical Plan, for instance, by filing claims for benefits to which you are not entitled. Coverage may also be terminated if you refuse to repay amounts erroneously paid by the Medical Plan on your behalf or that you recover from a third party. Your participation may be terminated if you fail to comply with the terms of the Medical Plan and its administrative requirements. You may also lose eligibility if you enroll persons who are not eligible, for instance, by covering children who do not meet the eligibility requirements.

Extended Benefits at Termination
You are entitled to extended coverage for as much as a year if you are terminated due to disability with fewer than 15 years of service. This coverage is provided at no cost to you. This is considered a portion of the COBRA continuation period. In order to assure coverage beyond this extension period, you must elect COBRA upon termination of employment.
Several conditions must be met:

  • The disability must exist when your employment terminates.
  • The extension lasts only as long as the disability continues, but no longer than 12 months.
  • This extension applies only to the employee who is terminated because of a disability. Continuation coverage for eligible dependents may be available through COBRA.