(1) All group health benefit plans which provide dependent benefits shall offer the master policyholder the following two (2) options to purchase coverage for an unmarried dependent child:
(a) Coverage until age nineteen (19) and coverage to unmarried children from nineteen (19) to twenty-five (25) years of age who are full-time students enrolled in and attending an accredited educational institution and who are primarily dependent on the policyholder for maintenance and support; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-256

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dependent: means any individual who is or may become eligible for coverage under the terms of an individual or group health benefit plan because of a relationship to a participant. See Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-005

(b) Coverage until age twenty-five (25).
(2) The offer of coverage under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section shall include a disclaimer that selecting either option may have tax implications.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2008.