Oklahoma § 74-1309 - Dependents

§ 74-1309. Dependents

A. Any eligible employee may elect to have a dependent or

dependents of the employee covered by the health insurance plan and

dental insurance plan or by any available health maintenance

organization (HMO) approved by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

The employee may elect to cover all dependent children and not elect

to cover the spouse of the employee. Such election shall be made at

the time the employee becomes enrolled in the Plan, under such

procedures as the Authority may establish. If dependent coverage is

not elected or if the employee elects to cover all dependent

children and not the spouse of the employee at the time an employee

becomes enrolled in the Plan, dependent coverage or coverage for the

spouse cannot be elected until the next enrollment period or until a

qualifying event has occurred as established by the Authority. Such

subsequent election of dependent coverage shall be made under such

conditions as the Authority may impose. If electing not to cover

the spouse, the employee shall submit a statement signed by both the

employee and the spouse acknowledging their choice not to provide

insurance coverage for the spouse under the health insurance plan

and dental insurance plan or approved HMO plans.

B. Any employee with dependent coverage, as provided in this

section, who has a change in the number of dependents may at the

time of such change increase or decrease the number of dependents

covered by the health insurance plan and dental insurance plan or

approved HMO plans, under procedures established by the Authority.

C. Any employee who has no eligible dependents at the time the

employee becomes enrolled may elect dependent coverage at the time

the dependency status of the employee changes under procedures

established by the Authority.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 374, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended

by Laws 1982, c. 333, § 8, emerg. eff. June 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c.

230, § 5, emerg. eff. July 8, 1985; Laws 1999, c. 339, § 2, eff.

July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 197, § 4, emerg. eff. May 7, 2001; Laws

2012, c. 304, § 947; Laws 2025, c. 379, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.