LACERS - Eligibility

Who is Eligible for a LACERS Health Plan?

You may participate in a LACERS health plan if you receive a monthly retirement allowance, a continuance or a survivorship allowance from LACERS.

Ex-spouses and ex-state registered domestic partners being paid their community property interest in a retired member's benefits are not eligible.

Eligible Dependents

Your dependents may receive coverage under a LACERS health plan. Eligible dependents inlcude your:

Spouse
Domestic Partner (your partnership must be registered with LACERS or your state)
Dependent unmarried children under age 19
Dependent unmarried children under age 25 who are full-time students in an accredited college, university, or vocational school
Disabled dependent children unable to engage in any gainful employment because of their mental or physical disability (the disability must occur prior to age 19 or if a full-time student prior to age 25)
Grandchildren - If you or your spouse/domestic partner are the legal guardians or have legal custody of your grandchild; of if your grandchild is the child of a dependent child as defined in (c) (d) or (e) above.

Dependent children include:

A child born to you
Your legally-adopted child
Your step-child living with you in a parent-child relationship
A child of whom you have legal custody or are the legal guardian, and you provide principal financial support for that child
Your domestic partner's child

Eligibility Verification

To verify your dependent’s enrollment eligibility at the time of enrollment, you will be required to provide LACERS with supporting documents, such as:

Copy of your certified marriage certificate
Your child’s birth certificate
If applicable, proof of your child’s disability

Domestic Partnership Eligibility

In order for your domestic partner and the children of your domestic partner to be eligible for a LACERS health plan, you must have one of the following: 1) an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership Form on file with LACERS or 2) proof of your legally registered domestic partnership in the State of California or 3) proof of a legal union of two persons of the same sex validly formed in another jurisdiction that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership, regardless of whether it bears the name domestic partnership.