2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 - Insurance
RS 22:1002 - Coverage of unmarried dependent children and grandchildren by the Office of Group Benefits
§1002. Coverage of unmarried dependent children and grandchildren by the Office of Group Benefits
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in particular the provisions of R.S. 22:1001, 1003, and 1003.1, coverage of dependent children or grandchildren by the Office of Group Benefits shall be controlled by this Section as to limitations relative to age, marital status, and full-time student status.
B. Except as otherwise provided by Subsection D of this Section, for those dependent children or grandchildren who are unmarried but who are not full-time students, coverage shall extend to those under the age of twenty-one years.
C. For those dependent children or grandchildren who are unmarried but who are full-time students, coverage shall extend to those under the age of twenty-four years.
D. Coverage for an unmarried dependent child or grandchild who is a full-time student and who develops a mental or nervous condition, problem, or disorder which renders the child or grandchild, in the opinion of a qualified psychiatrist, subject to a second opinion if deemed necessary by the Office of Group Benefits, unable to attend school as a full-time student and from holding self-sustaining employment shall extend until the child or grandchild reaches the age of twenty-four years.
E.(1) Unmarried dependent children who are enrolled as students at an accredited college or university or at a vocational, technical, vocational-technical, or trade school or institute on a full-time basis shall be considered as full-time students for purposes of coverage by the Office of Group Benefits.
(2) In order to qualify for coverage as a dependent of a grandparent, an unmarried child must be in the legal custody of and reside with the grandparent.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 148, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:215.3 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 912, §1; Acts 2010, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1002 redesignated as R.S. 22:692 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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