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Definitions
Faculty are those properly appointed members of the teaching and research staffs holding the tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty titles defined in the Faculty Handbook (Section 3-1). Academic staff such as graduate assistants (teaching, laboratory, or research assistants or associates, or assistant lecturers), distinguished practitioners or other affiliated academic staff are not designated as faculty.
Staff employees are regularly scheduled to work 50 percent or more of full time (based on 37.5- or 40-hour work weeks) on a continuous basis for more than six (6) months, and are hired into posted positions.
Postdoctoral Research Associates appointed in accordance with university policy are eligible for staff employee benefits except tuition assistance and tuition exchange.
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Who's eligible for what? (continued)
Federal Tax Dependents for Health Coverage
You may cover your dependent children up to age 25, even if they are not full-time students so long as they meet the description of “dependent child under age 25” summarized below. You may continue to cover children under age 19 and up to age 24 if they are full-time students as long as they meet the description of “qualifying child” summarized below.
Qualifying Child
Your child will be a “qualifying child” for purposes of group health plan coverage under USC health plans if he/she is:
- unmarried
- has the same principal place of abode (residence) as you for more than one-half of the applicable tax year (the tax year during which you are covering the child as your dependent for medical benefits)
- is under age 19 (under 24 for full-time students at accredited institutions of higher education) as of the close of the applicable calendar year
- has not provided over one-half of his or her own support for the calendar year in which your applicable tax year begins.
Dependent Child under Age 25
Your child will qualify as your “dependent child under age 25” for purposes of group health plan coverage under the USC health plans if he or she is:
- unmarried
- under age 25 (e.g., a full-time, part-time student or non-student age 24)
- has received from you more than one-half of his or her support for the calendar year in which the applicable tax year begins and
- is not a “qualifying child” of you or any other taxpayer for any applicable taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such taxable year begins.
When Eligibility Ends
Eligibility for health coverage ceases as soon as he or she ceases to meet any of the requirements set forth above. That is, your child’s eligibility will cease upon the earliest of the following to occur:
- he or she becomes married, or
- he or she reaches age 25
- or he or she ceases to qualify as your federal tax dependent for purposes of group health plan coverage (i.e. ceases to be either your “qualifying child” or “dependent child under age 25”).
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Benefits programs are subject to change at anytime by the university, at its discretion, without prior notice or liability, to the extent permitted under applicable law. The benefits described in this Web site are available to staff and faculty employed by the University of Southern California subject to certain eligibility requirements. In the event of a discrepancy between the benefits and limitations described in this Web site and a plan document or a collective bargaining agreement, the terms of the plan document or collective bargaining agreement will govern. Employees of other entities that have entered into agreements with the University of Southern California to provide payrolling service are subject to the policies and procedures adopted by their employer. |
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