Common use of Disabled Dependent Clause in Contracts

Disabled Dependent. 1. An employee may enroll his/her per- manently disabled child when first eligible or an enrolled permanently disabled dependent turning age twenty-six (26) years and may continue coverage beyond age twenty-six (26) years, provided the following documentation is submitted to the plan prior to the end of the month of the dependent’s twenty-sixth birth- day for the enrolled permanently disabled dependent or within thirty-one (31) days of enrollment of the permanently disabled child: A. Evidence from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that the permanently disabled dependent or child was entitled to and receiving disability benefits prior to turn- ing age twenty-six (26) years; and B. A benefit verification letter dated within the last twelve (12) months from the SSA confirming the child is still considered disabled. 2. If a disabled dependent or child over the age of twenty-six (26) years is determined to be no longer disabled by the SSA, coverage will terminate the last day of the month in which the disability ends or never take effect for new enrollment requests. 3. Once the disabled dependent’s cover- age is cancelled or terminated, s/he will not be able to enroll at a later date.