Submit documents to confirm your Special Enrollment Period
Published on July 6, 2017
If you applied for Marketplace coverage through a
because you moved or lost other health coverage, you may be asked to submit documents to confirm you qualify.
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After you pick a plan, you have 30 days to send the documents.
How do I know if I need to submit documents?
- After you submit your application, you’ll get details and instructions on your eligibility results screen and in a notice you can download or receive in the mail.
- These will include information if you have to submit documents.
If you’re losing health coverage
- You must send documents showing the lost coverage and the date it ends.
- See a list of accepted documents.
If you moved to a new address & had prior coverage
- You must provide documents that confirm you moved in the last 60 days AND had health coverage at least one day during the 60 days before your move.
- See a list of accepted documents.
Ready to submit? You can submit documents 2 ways:
- Upload online: Get screen-by-screen uploading directions, with pictures (PDF). Or see text-only instructions. Uploading is the fastest way to get them processed.
- Mail copies: Send copies by U.S. mail.