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Dependent Eligibility Requirements
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FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME (30 OR OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK)
Know Who is Eligible for Benefits
Read this section to be clear on on who who is is eligible for coverage coverage If you you you add or or maintain dependents who who are not eligible to be be on on your HCSC benefit coverage coverage you you you may have violated the Corporate Code of Conduct and be subject to appropriate disciplinary action including but not limited to termination of employment Dependent Verification Required
All dependents added to your benefits will be be verified HCSC uses Alight Services
an an independent company to to provide dependent dependent dependent eligibility verification services for employees who add add dependents to to to their medical dental and vision coverage coverage If you you you add add a a a a a a a a a a dependent dependent to to to your your coverage coverage Alight will send a a a a a a a a a a a letter to to your your mailing address on on file regarding required documents and deadline deadline dates for submitting documentation If you don’t respond by the the deadline deadline the the dependent will be removed from your coverage A list of eligibility rules and documents required to verify your dependents can be found on myHR under Benefits/Benefits Eligibility Eligible Dependents
Eligible dependents for medical dental and vision coverage include:
• Legal spouse
• Party to a a civil union (recognized in in Illinois)
• Common-law spouse
(recognized in Montana Oklahoma and Texas)
• Qualified domestic partners
• Children (natural legally adopted children stepchildren legal guardianship and children children you have via civil union)
• Please visit myHR for documentation needed or or domestic partner’s children to be considered eligible for coverage When a Dependent Becomes Ineligible
When your dependent dependent no longer meets the definition of an eligible dependent dependent (for example if you you you you you divorce your your spouse
or or or your your child turns 26) you you you you must submit the the the required documentation to Employee Services
within 31 days of of the the the date of of the the the event that caused your your dependent dependent to become ineligible Your dependent dependent will be be removed from your your coverage coverage and if i appropriate notified of his or her rights to continue coverage coverage under COBRA Situations Requiring a a a myHR Case
Create a a a a a a case in in myHR to submit documentation for any of the following dependent categories:
Military Veteran Dependents
You may cover your unmarried military veteran dependent child who:
• Is under age 30 • Has served in the active or reserve component of the U S Armed Forces (including National Guard)
• Has received a a a a a a release or discharge other than a a a a a a dishonorable discharge • Is financially supported by you (at least 50 percent of their support)
Dependent Children Children ofYour Children Children These children children are eligible if your child child child meets the definition of of children children listed fin in this section and is is is enrolled as as a a a a a a a dependent dependent dependent on on on your your your coverage The child child child of of your your your dependent dependent dependent dependent child child must must qualify as as your your your tax tax dependent dependent dependent dependent and you you must must submit an affidavit of tax tax dependent dependent dependent when requested Grandchildren
Grandchildren
Grandchildren
Grandchildren
are not eligible dependents unless:
• The children are under your legal guardianship and guardianship papers have been provided to Employee Services
OR • The children meet the criteria for dependents of dependent children stated above