Dependent Care – Allowable reasons to change election mid-year and codes
DEPCARE PROVIDER AND COST CHANGE EVENTS
| CODE | COST CHANGE (does not apply if provider is your relative by blood or marriage)
| | D-1
| there is an increase in provider’s cost
|
| D-2
| there is a decrease in provider’s cost
|
| CODE | CHANGE IN PROVIDER OR COVERAGE
| | E-1
| there is a change in provider
|
| E-2
| there is a reduction in hours of care, or cessation of care
|
| E-3
| there is a change (in whole or part) from paid to free care or vice versa
|
| E-4
| your spouse starts working
|
| E-5
| your spouse stops working
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| E-6
| you or your spouse changes work schedule and this creates, changes or eliminates need for care
|
| E-7
| your spouse is not working or looking for work and becomes a full-time student or becomes
incapable of self-care
|
| E-8
| your spouse is not working or looking for work and is no longer a full-time student or is no
longer incapable of self-care
|
