For each plan year (January 1 through December 31) there will be a 12-month standard measurement period before the year begins. The standard measurement period for each plan year will end on October 3 immediately preceding the first day of the plan year. For example, for the 2024 plan year, the standard measurement period will begin on October 4, 2022 and end on October 3, 2023.

If you are a regular part-time employee working at least 20 hours per week or a regular full-time employee working at least 40 hours per week, you will remain eligible for benefits as described under "Eligibility" except as described below if your scheduled hours are reduced during the stability period.

If you are a regular employee working less than 20 hours and are credited with at least 30 hours per week during the standard measurement period, you will be eligible for the UHC Basic HSA Plan (with no Stryker HSA contribution) for the next plan year and your cost will be based on part-time rates.

If you are a direct temporary employee (including interns and co-op employees), variable hours employee, or seasonal employee and are credited with an average of at least 30 hours per week during the standard measurement period, you will be eligible for the UHC Basic HSA Plan (with no Stryker HSA contribution) for the immediately following plan year, and your cost will be based upon part-time rates unless you are regularly scheduled to work 40 hours per week. If you satisfy the minimum hour requirement during the standard measurement period, you will be notified after the measurement period ends and will be provided with the opportunity to enroll in coverage for the immediately following plan year.

If you transfer to a position or change working hours that causes you to become eligible for additional plan benefits or qualifies you for a lower medical cost, you will be offered the additional coverage and the more favorable cost immediately upon your status change. Conversely, if you transfer to a position or change working hours that would ordinarily no longer qualify you for certain benefits, you will continue to be eligible for the UHC Basic HSA Plan (with no Stryker HSA contribution) for the balance of the stability period if you are credited with at least 30 hours per week during the standard measurement period. However, your employee cost will adjust to part-time rates if you drop below 40 hours.

If you have a break in service (for example, due to termination of employment or due to taking a non-FMLA leave) during which you are not credited with any hours of service for at least 13 weeks, you will be treated as a new hire upon resumption of service. If the break in service is less than 13 weeks and you were enrolled in healthcare coverage and return during the same stability period or plan year, the coverage will be offered as soon as administratively practicable upon resumption of service. Further, you will be treated as a continuing employee upon resumption of service for purposes of any applicable measurement period.