5 ABOUT YOUR BENEFITS by your benefit effective date. If your verification documents are not received by the deadline, your dependents will not have coverage and you will have to wait until the next annual Open Enrollment to add your dependents. When submitting dependent verification documentation, please ensure the entire document is legible and complete. We are unable to accept supporting documentation with missing or unreadable information. Eligible dependents include your: • Spouse: Husband or wife as defined by California state law. • Children: A child under age 26; or a disabled, dependent child incapable of self-support due to mental or physical disability, if the child becomes disabled prior to reaching age 26. Social Security documentation is required for disability verification. • Registered Domestic Partner: A same sex partner or opposite sex partner, as declared on a Declaration of Domestic Partnership filed with the California Secretary of State. Eligible Children Your eligible children under age 26 include: 1. Natural born child 2. Stepchild, legally adopted child or child for whom you have been appointed legal guardianship by a court of law 3. Child for whom the Plan has received a Qualified Medical Child Support Order 4. Child of a covered spouse or covered registered domestic partner (as defined in 1-3 above). Only you, your dependent children, and one other adult dependent (either your spouse or a registered domestic partner) can be covered under the Plan. To update existing dependent address and phone number, visit https://benefits.scripps.org and select View. From the Benefits Summary under Active Dependents, select the dependent you wish to update and add the address and/or phone number. Remember to return to the Benefits Summary and submit your changes. Eligibility The more you know, the more you can maximize your benefits to your advantage Eligible Employees As a Scripps employee, you are eligible to participate if you meet one of the following conditions: • You are a full-time benefit-eligible employee regularly scheduled to work at least 60 hours per pay period. • You are a part-time benefit-eligible employee regularly scheduled to work at least 40 hours per pay period for 8-hour and 10-hour shift employees or 36 hours per pay period for 12-hour shift employees. • You are a qualified employee under staged retirement, as defined by Scripps policies Employee Status S-FWHR-0220 and Benefits Eligibility S-FW-HR-0300. • You are a qualified employee under Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations. Per ACA regulations, any Scripps employee that worked an average of 30 hours per week between November 3, 2024 and November 1, 2025 will qualify for full-time medical insurance in the next calendar year. Employees hired after November 1, 2025 will be assessed based on hire date. Eligible Dependents If you are eligible for coverage as an employee, you may also elect coverage for eligible dependents. Documentation to verify eligibility for each dependent must be emailed to HR@scrippshealth.org or faxed to 858-678-6959
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