Dependents and Survivors. To qualify as a dependent or survivor who is eligible to continue his or her participation in the hospital and medical plans available to active employees— 1. a dependent or survivor must be an eligible retiree’s: a. spouse; b. qualified domestic partner as specified in Appendix T; c. unmarried dependent children under age 19; d. unmarried dependent child age 19 through 25 who is a full-time student at a college or university; or e. unmarried dependent child without regard to age who is physically or mentally incapacitated, and who is being claimed as a dependent on the retiree’s federal income tax returns. (However, a dependent’s coverage under this subsection must be a continuation of his or her coverage under the Health Benefits Program and, if there is ever a break in coverage, the dependent shall not be eligible to re-enroll.) (As used in this section, "dependent children" include an employee's natural children, step- children, legally adopted children, and xxxxxx children only, and the dependent children of a domestic partner who meets the criteria listed in section A.4 of Appendix T.) —and— 2. the retiree must be enrolled in the plans under which the dependent is covered, or in the case of any survivor, the survivor must have been enrolled in plans as a dependent at the time of the retiree’s death.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Dependents and Survivors. To qualify as a dependent or survivor who is eligible to continue his or her participation in the hospital and medical plans available to active employees—
1. a dependent or survivor must be an eligible retiree’s:
a. spouse;
b. qualified domestic partner as specified in Appendix TG;
c. unmarried dependent children under age 19;
d. unmarried dependent child age 19 through 25 who is a full-time student at a college or university; or
e. unmarried dependent child without regard to age who is physically or mentally incapacitated, and who is being claimed as a dependent on the retiree’s federal income tax returns. (However, a dependent’s coverage under this subsection must be a continuation of his or her coverage under the Health Benefits Program and, if there is ever a break in coverage, the dependent shall not be eligible to re-enroll.) (As used in this section, "dependent children" include an employee's natural children, step- children, legally adopted children, and xxxxxx children only, and the dependent children of a domestic partner who meets the criteria listed in section A.4 of Appendix T.G.) —and—
2. the retiree must be enrolled in the plans under which the dependent is covered, or in the case of any survivor, the survivor must have been enrolled in plans as a dependent at the time of the retiree’s death.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement