ii) The last paragraph is replaced with the following:
Complications of pregnancy do not include: false labor; occasional spotting; physician prescribed rest during pregnancy; morning sickness; and similar conditions associated with a difficult pregnancy but not considered a classifiable, distinct complication of pregnancy.
c) The definition of Dependent Child is replaced with the following:
An Employee’s child who meets the following requirements: 1. A child from live birth to 26 years old; 2. A child who is 26 or more years old, primarily supported by the Employee and incapable of self- sustaining employment by reason of mental or physical handicap.
A child, for purposes of this provision, includes an Employee’s: 1. natural child;
2. adopted child, beginning with any waiting period pending finalization of the child’s adoption, including where an Employee is a party to a suit in which an Employee seeks to adopt the child. It also means the legally adopted child of the Employee’s Spouse or Domestic Partner/Partner to a Civil Union, including where the Spouse or Domestic Partner/Partner to a Civil Union is a party to a suit in which He seeks to adopt the child; 3. stepchild; 4. a child for whom the Employee is the court-appointed legal guardian or for whom the Employee must provide medical support under an order issued under Chapter 154, Family Code, or enforceable by a Texas court; If an Employee, who is the legal guardian of a foster child, is not a step-parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, then the child must have resided with the Employee for at least six consecutive months and intend to reside with the Employee for an indefinite period of time. 5. grandchild who is the dependent of the Employee for federal income tax purposes at the time application for coverage of the grandchild is made. Coverage for such grandchild may not be terminated solely because the grandchild is no longer a dependent of the Employee for federal income tax purposes.
d) Under the definition of Illness, the first sentence is replaced with the following:
A physical or mental disease or disorder including complications of pregnancy.
e) The definition of Nurse is replaced with the following:
A licensed graduate registered Nurse (R.N.), a licensed practical Nurse (L.P.N.), or a licensed vocational Nurse (L.V.N.).
f) The definition of Spouse is replaced with the following:
The Employee’s current lawful spouse who is at least Age 18 but not yet Age 100. Except for purposes of determining initial eligibility, the term includes a spouse who is widowed or divorced or legally separated from an Employee.
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