Who is an eligible dependant?
Dependant
A dependant is defined as a child, legally adopted child or stepchild who is unmarried and who has not attained the age of 22 years.
Student Dependant
A student dependant is defined as a child, legally adopted child or stepchild who is under the age of 25 and not married or in a de facto relationship, and who is pursuing a fund approved full-time course of study at school, college or university.
Is my 22-year old dependant child still able to be covered under our family’s cover?
If a non-student dependant takes up any extras cover within 30 days of being ineligible to continue under a parent’s membership, Navy Health will allow the dependant to retain the hospital cover provided under the existing family membership until they attain 25 years of age, marry, or enter into a de facto relationship.
Continuity of hospital cover, at an equivalent level of cover to that carried over from a parent’s membership will be provided when the dependant seeks cover in their own right provided the parent’s membership is still current and cover is activated within 30 days of being ineligible for inclusion under a parent’s membership. A dependant can take up membership in their own right at any time after being ineligible to continue under their parent’s cover, however some waiting periods may apply unless membership is taken up within 30 days.
