Other Eligible Individual (OEI) for Non-Union/Non-Represented Employees
Revised: April 18, 2007
MSU intends to implement a pilot program effective July 1, 2007 that changes the eligibility criteria for enrollment in its health/dental
plan(s). If implemented, this temporary program will be reviewed at least annually to determine if it will be continued for the next
plan year. The pilot program is scheduled to end at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 plan year. Individuals are strongly encouraged
not to forego health and/or dental coverage that may be available to them from other sources. The University reserves the right to
suspend this pilot program and to determine how the below-listed eligibility criteria will be applied during the pilot program.
Under the pilot program a non-represented MSU employee who does not already enroll a spouse for health and/or dental benefits may
enroll one (1) individual for health and/or dental coverage (“OEI” or “other eligible individual”), but only if ALL of the following
eligibility criteria are met:
• The OEI currently resides in the same residence as the employee and has done so for the last 18 continuous months, other
than as a tenant;
• The OEI is not a “dependent” of the employee as defined by the IRS; and
• The OEI is not eligible to inherit from the employee under the laws of intestate succession in the State of Michigan (see
below).
Children who are qualified and claimed as IRS-defined dependents by an employee’s OEI are also eligible for health and dental
benefits if they are members of the employee’s household or a full-time student and they are unmarried and under the age of 19 (up to
age 23 if an IRS-defined dependent).
Eligibility to continue coverage for an OEI ceases at the end of the month in which the above criteria are not met. Employees must
immediately notify MSU Human Resources Benefits of a change in eligibility status.
The following individuals do not fall within the eligibility criteria for this pilot program:
• Spouse
• Children and their descendents (i.e., children, grandchildren)
• Parents
• Parents’ descendents (i.e., siblings, nieces, nephews)
• Grandparents and their descendents (i.e., aunts, uncles, cousins)
• Renters, boarders, tenants, etc.
What OEI means if you are a union/association-represented MSU employee covered by the Health Care Agreement between MSU and the Coalition of Labor Organizations (CLO):
Employees in this category include those represented by AFSCME, Local 999; AFSCME, Local 1585; Administrative Professional Association, MEA/NEA; Administrative Professional Supervisors Association; Clerical Technical Union; Fraternal Order of Police Sergeant’s Division, Lodge 141; Fraternal Order of Police Non-Supervisory Division, Lodge 141; IATSE, Local 274; and Operating Engineers, Local 547. If you filed a domestic partner agreement with MSU Human Resources and enrolled an MSU-recognized same-sex domestic partner for health and dental benefits, you can continue to cover that individual through the end of the CLO Health Care Agreement on Dec. 31, 2009, which provides benefits through the end of the 2009-10 plan year.
What OEI means if you are a current MSU Retiree:
MSU Human Resources has communicated directly with the retirees impacted by this issue. If you are a retiree and you have a question about domestic partner coverage or the Other Eligible Individual (OEI) designation, please contact the MSU Benefits office at 517-353-4434.