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All Eligible Family Members

In addition to yourself, you may have only one eligible adult family member enrolled in your UC-sponsored plans:

a legal spouse or
an adult dependent relative (covered before January 1, 2004) or
a same-sex domestic partner.

For example, if you cover an adult dependent relative under your dental plan, you may not cover any other adult under any other plan.

Family Member	Eligibility	Must Be
Legal Spouse¹	Eligible	—
Adult Dependent Relative¹ covered before January 1, 2004	Age 18 or older	•related to you³ •living with you •claimed as your tax dependent⁴ •not eligible for Medicare Part A
Domestic Partner¹	Age 18 or older	• if opposite sex, either the employee or the domestic partner must be age 62 or older and eligible to receive Social Security benefits based on age; • domestic partnership registered with the State of California or established same-sex legal union, other than marriage, in another jurisdiction that is substantially equivalent to a California domestic partnership; otherwise, the following requirements must be met by both partners: - must be capable of consenting to the domestic partnership; — must be each other‚s sole domestic partner in a long-term, committed relationship and intend to remain so indefinitely; - must share a common residence; - must not be related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in California; - must be financially interdependent; - must not be legally married to someone else or be a member of another domestic partnership
Natural or Adopted Child	To age 23⁶	•unmarried
Stepchild, Grandchild, or Step-grandchild	To age 23⁶	•unmarried •living with you •supported by you or your spouse (50%+) •claimed as a tax dependent by you or your spouse⁴
Domestic Partner's Child or Grandchild⁵	To age 23⁶	•unmarried •living with you •supported by you or your same-sex domestic partner (50%+) •claimed as a tax dependent by you or your domestic partner⁴
Legal Ward enrolled before 1/1/95	To age 18	•unmarried •continously covered
Legal Ward enrolled 1/1/95 or after	To age 18	•unmarried •living with you •supported by you (50%+) •claimed as your tax dependent⁴
Other Child enrolled before 9/1/94	To age 23⁶	•unmarried •living with you •supported by you (50%+) •claimed as your tax dependent⁴ •continously covered
Disabled Child (does not apply to legal ward)	Age 23 or older	•unmarried •living with you (not required if child is your natural or adopted child) •supported by you (50%+) •claimed as your tax dependent⁴ •approved by carrier before age 23 and periodically thereafter •continuously covered
The surviving family member of a deceased member cannot enroll a spouse, adult dependent relative, or domestic partner (or their children/grandchildren). Child must be 24 hours old before coverage begins. "Related to you" refers to a family relationship legally acknowledged in the State of California. These relationships include: parents and children; ancestors nnd descendents of every degree (this means grandparents and grandchildren, great-grandparents and great-grandchildren, etc.); brothers and sisters; half-brothers and half-sisters; uncles and aunts; and nieces and nephews. As proof of dependency for income tax purposes, income tax records must be submitted, upon request. It is your responsibility to meet tax verification requirements. Domestic partner must be eligible for UC-sponsored health coverage. If you are an active employee residing in New Mexico, your child is eligible for dental and vision coverage until age 25.