Eligibility

As An Active Employee

Faculty and staff of Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as well as certain family members are eligible for benefits coverage if the criteria below are met:

When you add a family member to your coverage, you need to confirm they are eligible. Look at the list of accepted documents to learn what you need to send to Stanford Benefits to get your family member covered. You have 30 days from the date you add your family member to submit the documentation. We will mail you a request for the documents that includes instructions on how to submit them. If you do not submit documentation by the deadline, your dependent’s enrollment is canceled and you must wait until another Life Event, or annual Open Enrollment, to add them again.

Your Eligibility

You are eligible for Stanford's benefits program if you are scheduled to work in a benefits-eligible position for six months or more (four months or more for bargaining unit employees) and you are a:

Your Family Members

Eligible family members include:

Eligible children include:

As An Official Retiree

Your Eligibility

Official retirees from Stanford University and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center are eligible for Stanford retiree medical benefits. There are two ways to become an official retiree:

To find out if you qualify as an official retiree, contact Stanford Benefits and to talk to a representative. Plan well in advance: you should allow at least 8 weeks after your call for us to research your employment history and determine your eligibility. Family member eligibility is the same as noted above. Learn more in our brochure, When Employment Ends. You should also read the Eligibility FAQ.

Returning Employees

Welcome back to Stanford. As a returning employee, your prior service may count towards becoming an official retiree. Read about this policy.

Registered Domestic Partners

You can cover your domestic partner if your partnership is registered with the State of California. The State of California registers same-sex domestic partners, as well as opposite-sex partners when one is age 62 or older and qualified for Social Security benefits. You may register your partnership in California even if you're not a California resident. For more information visit the State of California Domestic Partners Registry Web page.

Generally, you can register your domestic partner if you share a common residence and your domestic partner is:

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