Eligible Family Members

When you enroll in the Boston University Health Plan, you may elect to cover your eligible family members.

Your eligible family members include:

  • Your legally married spouse
  • Under certain circumstances, your former spouse
  • Your unmarried, dependent children under age 19
  • Your unmarried, dependent children age 19 to age 25 who are enrolled as full-time students at accredited educational institutions. You will be required to provide evidence of continuing student status each academic year.
  • Your unmarried, dependent children age 19 and over who are mentally or physically handicapped and unable to support themselves as determined by the health insurance carrier. (To continue coverage, your child must have been handicapped before age 19 and you must contact the Benefits Section of Human Resources before your child’s 19th birthday.)