Certify Dependents for Benefits Coverage
The table below lists the documentation needed to certify your dependents' eligibility for benefits.
When you add a dependent to your benefits, that election is incomplete until the required certification documents are received and approved.
You have 31 days from your hire date or Qualifying Life Event to upload or mail dependent certification documentation to Stanford Benefits. If Stanford Benefits does not receive the required dependent documentation within 31 days, your dependent will not be covered.
Certifying dependents during Open Enrollment: You have until Jan. 31 in the new plan year to provide certification documents.
Upload Documentation:Upload your documentation by logging in to My Benefits and use the Upload Documents tool.
Mail: Stanford Benefits: 505 Broadway, 5th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063
Certify Your Dependents for Benefits Coverage
| TO VERIFY YOUR DEPENDENT | DOCUMENTATION OPTIONS |
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| Spouse (unless legally separated) |
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| Domestic Partner |
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| Common Law Spouse |
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| Child up to age 26 |
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| Stepchild up to age 26 |
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| Adopted child up to age 26 |
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| Child up to age 26 for whom you are a legal guardian (cannot be a sibling of the employee) |
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| Child up to age 26 of your registered domestic partner, who depends on your support and lives with you in a parent/child relationship |
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| Adopted child up to age 26 of your registered domestic partner, who depends on your support and live with you in a parent/child relationship |
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| Child up to age 26 for whom your registered domestic partner is the legal guardian (cannot be a sibling of the domestic partner) |
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| Child up to age 26 for whom the court has issued a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) |
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| Unmarried child age 26 or over if dependent on your for primary financial support and maintenance due to a physical or mental disability, incapable of self-support and disability existed before age 26 |
Note: This audit verifies only dependent eligibility. Your medical carrier determines the child's disability status. |
Documentation Required for Verifying Life Events
| TO VERIFY YOUR LIFE EVENT | DOCUMENTATION OPTIONS |
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| Birth |
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| Adoption/Placement for Adoption |
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| Marriage |
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| Registered Domestic Partnership |
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| Addition of Common Law Spouse |
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| Divorce |
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| End of Domestic Partnership |
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| Removal of Common Law Spouse |
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| Loss of Other Coverage (you, spouse, domestic partner or child) |
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| Gain Other Coverage (you, spouse, domestic partner or child) |
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| Death (spouse, domestic partner or child) |
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