Delaware General Assembly





CHAPTER 18

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 35

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEPENDENT HEALTH COVERAGE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §5201(a), Title 29 of the Delaware Code by adding, at the end of subsection (a), the following:

"Notwithstanding the requirements set forth above, any eligible child dependent who is a full time student as of May 1, 2011, and is covered under a parent’s health insurance as of that date, shall continue to be an ‘eligible child dependent’ until the age of 26, subject only to the limitations on dependent coverage set forth in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010."

Section 2. This Act shall be effective as of May 1, 2011.

Approved May 04, 2011