Are college students eligible for Family Health Plus?
Generally, college students will not be eligible for Family Health Plus. College students – under the age of 21 who are living away from their parent’s home only to attend college – must consider their parents’ home as their legal and permanent residence, even if they are living in off-campus housing. These minors can apply for health insurance in the county in which their parents live and count their parents’ income in determining their eligibility for Family Health Plus. Minors who establish their own residence in the area near their college (i.e., officially notify the college of the change in their legal residence, change their driver’s license and voter registration to this address, and remain near the college whether the college is in session or not) can apply for Family Health Plus in the county where they reside and without counting their parents’ income.
Generally, college students will not be eligible for Family Health Plus. College students — under the age of 21 who are living away from their parent’s home only to attend college — must consider their parents’ home as their legal and permanent residence, even if they are living in off-campus housing. These minors can apply for health insurance in the county in which their parents live and count their parents’ income in determining their eligibility for Family Health Plus. Minors who establish their own residence in the area near their college (i.e., officially notify the college of the change in their legal residence, change their driver’s license and voter registration to this address, and remain near the college whether the college is in session or not) can apply for Family Health Plus in the county where they reside and without counting their parents’ income.
