FORMS

Adding a Dependent

Adding a dependent to your Student Health insurance plan requires completing a few important steps and providing proper documentation. Please read the following information below carefully to avoid delays. 

During Open Enrollment:

  • You must opt-in before you can add a dependent.
  • If your dependent was covered under the Student Health Insurance plan in the previous semester:
    • Complete the enrollment form
    • Allow up to 72 hours for a payment link to be sent to your Illinois email - this will come from UHCSR.
  • Do NOT upload documents more than once - doing so may delay processing. 
  • Note: A UIUC student cannot be a dependent of another UIUC student.  Such a situation requires both students to purchase individually.

Adding a new dependent?

  • Enroll yourself and upload the required documents.
  • At least one of the documents listed below must be provided for each dependent prior to their enrollment being completed.  Documents must be in English.

Acceptable Documents to add dependents:

  • Marriage Certificate
  • Civil Union Certificate
  • Certificate of Domestic Partnership or an equivalent certified document
  • Birth Certificate
  • MD Attestation for disabled dependents over the age of 26
  • Guardianship Court Order or Letter signed by a judge, awarding legal guardianship
  • 1040 Tax Return (1st and last pages w/signatures)
  • J1 or F1 Visa (needs to include dependents name)
  • Military Discharge Papers

New Dependent Due to Life Event?

You have 31 days to add a dependent after one of the following Qualifying Life Events (QLEs): 

  • Marriage or civil union
  • Birth or adoption of a child
  • Please visit healthcare.gov for additional QLEs. 

Coverage will backdate to the date of the life event. If documents are provided after 31 days, we are unable to add your dependent. 
Please note: Dependent fees are not prorated based on the enrollment date.

Loss of Other Insurance Coverage
If your dependent loses other health insurance coverage during the current term:

  • You have 62 days from the date of coverage loss to submit the necessary documents to our office via email (insure@illinois.edu).
  • Coverage will start the day we receive the information. The fee for dependent coverage is not prorated.