What are the child eligibility rules for Medical, Dental, and Vision?
(2/27/09) A17: You, the employee must be eligible for the benefit. In order to be covered under your medical, dental, and/or vision care plan, a child must be • your tax dependent or your domestic partner’s tax dependent; • unmarried; • your natural-born child, stepchild, domestic partner’s child, foster child, legally adopted child, or a child for whom you have been granted legal guardianship and who lives with you in a child-parent relationship; and • can be covered up to age 19; the child can be covered up to age 26 if the child is a full-time student, OR living at home, claimed on your tax return, with no coverage from his/her employer. Coverage for an unmarried tax-dependent child who is physically or mentally disabled may be continued beyond the age limits of the Plan. Contact the Human Resources Department for further details.
