Valley View Public Schools - Valley View School District 365U

Valley View Public Schools
Administrative Services
755 Luther Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446
Phone: 815.886.2700
Important Insurance Notice
If you have a child age 19 or older that is currently ineligible for coverage
under the District’s Health or Dental Plans, you may be able to add them to
coverage under Public Act 95‐0958. The Act provides extensions for health
and dental coverage to adult dependent children who previously may not
have qualified for coverage under our eligibility requirements. This provision
will be effective on September 1, 2009. An initial 90‐day enrollment period
will begin on September 1, 2009. During the initial 90‐day enrollment period,
requirements for creditable coverage, continuous coverage, or breaks in
coverage will not be applied.
Adult dependent children ages 19 to 26 that are not eligible as a dependent
child (see attached) or handicapped child by definition in the District’s Plans,
qualify if they are unmarried, at least 50% financially dependent on their
parents, and have the same legal address. For adult children who as veterans
served in active or reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, coverage
will continue until age 30. In addition to meeting the same requirements as
above, Veterans must have received an honorable discharge. A copy of the
DD2‐14, Certificate of Release from Active Duty is needed for verification.
The monthly premium for this new coverage is $461.53 for Health/Vision
coverage. Dental coverage premiums would be $27.24 for those covered
under the AFT/Food Service/ Transportation Plan and $35.19 for those
covered under the Administrators/Secretary/Tech. Plan. Premiums will be
made via payroll deduction only, and will be calculated to reflect the biweekly
pay schedule of the parent, on either 19, 21, 23, or 26 pay periods.
If you have any questions regarding this new law and possible eligible adult
dependents or to enroll a newly eligible dependent child, please contact
Lorrie Alsobrooks in the Administrative Services Department.
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2. your unmarried, dependent children:
• to the age of 23; or,
• who is unable to support himself or herself because of a physical or mental handicap and
has been continuously incapacitated since attainment of age 23. Proof of incapacity must
be submitted to the Human Resources Office upon enrollment or, if later, within 60 days
after the date on which the dependent no longer will be eligible because of age, and at
reasonable intervals thereafter. You will have a period of 60 days to provide the
information requested by our claims administrator to support your dependent’s eligibility
under this provision. If you fail to provide the requested information within the 60-day
period, coverage for your dependent will terminate. In addition, the dependent child must
meet all of the eligibility requirements other than age to continue to be eligible.
A “Child” is the Participant’s natural born child or legally adopted child, or step child or foster
child who resides in the Participant’s household in a regular parent-child relationship and is
principally dependent(named as an exemption on the Parent’s most current Federal Income Tax
Return) on the Participant for support and maintenance. An eligible “child” also includes:
• A child of a Covered Employee or Covered Dependent spouse required to be covered in
accordance with applicable requirements of any Qualified Medical Child Support Order
as required by ERISA section 609;
• An adopted child placed with the employee for adoption, whether or not the adoption
has become final, who has not attained age 18 as of the date of such adoption or
placement for adoption. The term “placed” means the assumption and retention by such
person of a legal obligation for total or partial support of such child in anticipation of
adoption of such child;
• A child for whom you have been appointed legal guardian or have legal custody and
who resides in the Participant’s household in a regular parent-child relationship;
• A child (who does not reside in the Participant’s household) of a Covered Employee or
Covered Dependent spouse required to be covered in accordance with a divorce decree.
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