215-1 Parent

Effective Date: January 1, 2017

Previous Policy

 

Parents include either legal parents or step-parents.  

Legal Parents

1. A biological parent.  This includes a birth mother, or a father whose paternity of the child has been established according to state law.
2. A man presumed to be the biological father when the child is born:

• during the marriage; or
• within 300 days of the termination of the marriage.

1. An individual adjudicated by a court to be the child's parent.
2. An individual who has legally adopted a child.
3. An individual confirmed to be the intended parent under:

• a valid gestational agreement; or
• assisted reproduction.

Step-Parents

The spouse of a legal parent whose parental relationship to the child is only through marriage.  

Step-parents have the same financial responsibility as a legal parent for the purpose of determining medical coverage of a child.