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Eligibility

You are eligible for employee benefits if you are a:

• Staff member regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week (including temporary staff on an assignment expected to last four months or more).
• Faculty member.
• Postdoctoral Scholar (eligibility may vary based on funding source).

Dependent Information
If you enroll in Caltech benefits, you may also enroll your eligible dependents:

• Your spouse.
• Your Registered Domestic Partner (RPD). An RPD is:
  • An opposite-sex partner – registration with the California Secretary of State is required (unless enrolled prior to January 1, 2011).
  • A same-sex domestic partner – registration with the California Secretary of State is required (unless enrolled prior to January 1, 2011).
• Your children up to age 26 (coverage ends on the last day of the month in which children reach their 26^th birthday).*
• Your children age 26 and over who are incapable of employment because of a physical or mental disability. (Eligibility is subject to review and approval by the insurance carrier.)*

*This includes natural children, stepchildren, adopted children, children of a RDP, and children who you’re a court-appointed guardian.

What to Know

• Documentation is required to confirm your dependent’s relationship to you. See chart below for additional details.
• You submit your dependent documentation through the benefits enrollment system by uploading the required documents.
• You must submit documentation within 31 days of adding your dependent in the enrollment system.
• If you don’t submit the required documents, your dependent will not be eligible for coverage.
• You only need to submit documentation when adding a dependent. However, you will need to certify your dependents are still eligible for coverage during Annual Open Enrollment each year.
• Watch this video to learn more about dependent certification.