2. verb. If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children. [VERB noun]
Yes, a stepchild is eligible to be a dependent on your health plan up to the age of 26. If your coverage is an employer group plan that provides benefits to children, you will be given at least 30 days to enroll the new dependent. An eligible child can be a biological child, adopted child, stepchild or foster child.f your coverage is an employer group plan that provides benefits to children, you will be given at least 30 days to enroll the new dependent. An eligible child can be a biological child, adopted child, stepchild or foster child.
Just like adding your baby to your current health plan, you have 30 days after his birth date to enroll in a new plan. The coverage for this new plan will also be retroactive, meaning it will cover him starting at birth. Having a baby is exciting, but there are a great deal of health insurance questions that arise.