Benefit options may be changed or cancelled during the plan year if a change in status events as defined by Internal Revenue Service regulations occurs. The allowable change in status events include: marriage, divorce, legal separation, or annulment; the birth or adoption of a child; death of a spouse or dependent; or the loss or commencement of the employee's or spouse's employment or loss of employee's or spouse's medical or dental coverage; change in employee's or spouse's work schedule (e.g., NDI, IDL, time base change, commencement or return from an unpaid leave of absence); loss or commencement of dependent's eligibility for medical coverage under the employer's health insurance plan; or change in place of residence or worksite of the employee, spouse, or dependent.