Change of Status--employee's spouse went from full-time employment to part-time employement

[Guest okiedokie]

Husband signed up during open enrollment to participate in his company's group health insurance for family coverage. During this time he elected not to participate in his company's FSA.

His wife, during open enrollment elected to participate in her company's FSA. (He would carry the family insurance, she would use her FSA for qualified medical reimbursment expenses.)

The wife has now changed her employment status from full-time to part-time, now she is no longer eligible to participate in her company's FSA.

Does this constitue a "qualified change of status" that would allow the husband to enroll and start participating in his company's FSA right now or does he have to wait and enroll during open enrollment for participation in next year's FSA plan?

[Guest jg62098]

The change in status rules are not required, therefore if the plan document has adopted the change in status rules, then yes it would qualify and the employee would be permitted to enroll in the HFSA of his employer.