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.
A newborn is considered an addition to the family, and changes in family size is a qualifying life event. In fact, the family can enroll for a new plan because its insurance costs would change when more family members are added. Adopting a child is of course a qualifying life event as well. The adopted child can get insurance from the date he or she is in the parent's custody.