Eligible new employees have days
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 6:46 am
The date they become eligible to
enroll in a dental plan. Employees may enroll in a state/union-sponsored dental plan through
their personnel office using the standard STD. Eligible employees who do not enroll at
the time of hire or eligibility may enroll during the annual dental open enrollment period.
Contact your personnel office if you have enrollment or eligibility questions.
State Dental Plan Restrictions For Newly Hired State Employees
All eligible newly hired represented employees in Bargaining Units (BU) through (with the
exception of are required to enroll in a
prepaid plan until they have completed consecutive months of state service. At the end of
the -month period, those employees who elected a prepaid dental plan will have days to
change their phone number list enrollment to an indemnity type or preferred provider option plan. (See page for
information on the -month restriction for Unit , and the -month restriction for Unit )
All eligible represented employees who reinstate after a permanent separation and who
previously had consecutive months of state service may enroll in either an indemnity type,
preferred provider option plan, or prepaid plan at the time of hire.
All eligible newly hired excluded employees may select the indemnity type, preferred provider
option plan, or prepaid plan at the time of hire.
Retired State Employees
If you are a retired state employee, you are eligible to continue enrollment in the state’s dental
program if you retired within days after your date of separation and you receive a
retirement allowance from CalPERS. If you are enrolled in a state-sponsored dental plan, your
personnel office is to submit the STD. to CalPERS to continue your dental enrollment into
retirement. Retired employees who did not continue dental coverage into retirement may
enroll during the annual dental open enrollment period.
Unit employees (CAHP) who retired on or after September , , may elect to continue
enrollment in their union-sponsored indemnity plan or change to a state-sponsored dental plan.
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CAHP and CalHR,
this is an irrevocable one-time election.
Unit employees (CCPOA) who are enrolled in a union-sponsored dental plan must change to
a state-sponsored dental plan and retire within days after their date of separation to
continue their dental coverage.
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
CalPERS maintains the dental benefit enrollment records for all state retirees, processes
retirees’ dental enrollments, and submits eligibility information to the appropriate dental plan. It
is important that you keep your home address current at all times, even if your retirement
warrant is deposited directly into your bank account. This helps ensure you receive timely
information about your state-sponsored dental benefits that may be mailed to your home
address by CalHR or CalPERS. Report address changes to CalPERS at the address below
(be sure to include your Social Security number and telephone number.
enroll in a dental plan. Employees may enroll in a state/union-sponsored dental plan through
their personnel office using the standard STD. Eligible employees who do not enroll at
the time of hire or eligibility may enroll during the annual dental open enrollment period.
Contact your personnel office if you have enrollment or eligibility questions.
State Dental Plan Restrictions For Newly Hired State Employees
All eligible newly hired represented employees in Bargaining Units (BU) through (with the
exception of are required to enroll in a
prepaid plan until they have completed consecutive months of state service. At the end of
the -month period, those employees who elected a prepaid dental plan will have days to
change their phone number list enrollment to an indemnity type or preferred provider option plan. (See page for
information on the -month restriction for Unit , and the -month restriction for Unit )
All eligible represented employees who reinstate after a permanent separation and who
previously had consecutive months of state service may enroll in either an indemnity type,
preferred provider option plan, or prepaid plan at the time of hire.
All eligible newly hired excluded employees may select the indemnity type, preferred provider
option plan, or prepaid plan at the time of hire.
Retired State Employees
If you are a retired state employee, you are eligible to continue enrollment in the state’s dental
program if you retired within days after your date of separation and you receive a
retirement allowance from CalPERS. If you are enrolled in a state-sponsored dental plan, your
personnel office is to submit the STD. to CalPERS to continue your dental enrollment into
retirement. Retired employees who did not continue dental coverage into retirement may
enroll during the annual dental open enrollment period.
Unit employees (CAHP) who retired on or after September , , may elect to continue
enrollment in their union-sponsored indemnity plan or change to a state-sponsored dental plan.
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CAHP and CalHR,
this is an irrevocable one-time election.
Unit employees (CCPOA) who are enrolled in a union-sponsored dental plan must change to
a state-sponsored dental plan and retire within days after their date of separation to
continue their dental coverage.
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
CalPERS maintains the dental benefit enrollment records for all state retirees, processes
retirees’ dental enrollments, and submits eligibility information to the appropriate dental plan. It
is important that you keep your home address current at all times, even if your retirement
warrant is deposited directly into your bank account. This helps ensure you receive timely
information about your state-sponsored dental benefits that may be mailed to your home
address by CalHR or CalPERS. Report address changes to CalPERS at the address below
(be sure to include your Social Security number and telephone number.