On January 1, 2023, MCPS will reinstate the requirement that an employee or retiree must experience a qualifying life event to enroll in or make changes to their benefit plan outside of annual Open Enrollment.
In the early months of COVID-19, the federal government released guidelines regarding employer benefit plans. One reason was to provide individuals more flexibility during the pandemic when needing to enroll in or change their benefits. As a result, MCPS employees and retirees were able to enroll in benefits or make changes to existing benefits at any time, with or without having experienced a qualifying life event.
