Dependent Eligibility

Eligible dependents covered under employee health plans are:

• Legal spouse or registered domestic partner;
• Dependent children, stepchildren, or registered domestic partner's children, under age 19;
• A disabled child above age 19 who meets the disabled child requirements of the health plans; 
• Dependent child age 19-26, unless they have other employer sponsored coverage (for medical coverage only);
• Dependent child age 19-24, who is unmarried and a verified full-time student (for dental, vision and transit pass);
• For Kaiser subscribers only:  a grandchild when the grandparent is the parent of an enrolled dependent child.

A dependent must be added to a health plan within 30 days of loss of other coverage, adoption, birth, legal guardianship, marriage, or establishment of registered domestic partnership.  If not, dependents can be added only during Annual Open Enrollment in November, for coverage effective January 1 the following year.

Ineligible dependents must be dropped from coverage within 30 days of a divorce, legal separation or dissolution of registered domestic partnership; or when an overage dependent is no longer eligibile.  Employees failing to drop ineligible dependents will be held liable for repayment of health premiums and reimbursement for medical expenses.