Notify SHBP of Becoming Medicare Eligible?

Within 31 days of your child’s loss of coverage, you must declare the event by notifying SHBP Member Services by:

• Visiting the SHBP Enrollment Portal to add your Medicare Part B information to the SHBP Enrollment Portal, once you log in:

1. Select the Manage Info button within the Manage Information tile
2. Then select Edit below your name or your Dependent’s name
3. Select the Medicare Information tab to enter your Medicare Part B information
4. Click Save to submit your Medicare Part B

OR

• Contacting SHBP Member Services at 1-800-610-1863, Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

If you fail to timely notify SHBP Member Services, you must wait until the next Open Enrollment period, unless you experience another Qualifying Event or Special Enrollment Event to make a change to your coverage. 

If your Medicare Eligibility is due to turning Age 65, no documentation is required as long as you continue to work, however, please visit the Planning to Retire: Retirement FAQs.

If your Medicare Eligibility is not due to Turning Age 65, within 45 days after you notify SHBP Member Services, you must provide your or your covered Dependent’s Medicare Part B information to SHBP.

Please note that once you retire you cannot add dependents to your coverage unless you experience a Qualifying Event or Special Enrollment Event.

Additionally, if you terminate your SHBP coverage and fail to reenroll during the Open Enrollment period at least one year prior to your Retirement, you are no longer eligible to participate in the SHBP unless you return to work with a SHBP Employing Entity in a benefits eligible position.