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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 5Ch. 1Art. 5§ 22843 Spousal Enrollment Restrictions

§ 22843 Spousal Enrollment Restrictions

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§ 22843 Spousal Enrollment Restrictions

Key Takeaways

  • •If you and your spouse or partner both work for the same place, you can each sign up for benefits on your own.
  • •You can't be signed up as both an employee and a family member at the same time.
  • •A family member can only be covered under one person's benefits, not two.

Example

Husband and wife both work for the same company.

They can each get their own health insurance through work, but they can't both cover each other as family members. They have to pick one plan to cover the other as a spouse.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 22843 Spousal Enrollment Restrictions

If an employee or annuitant has a spouse or a domestic partner who is an employee or annuitant, each spouse or domestic partner may enroll as an individual. No person may be enrolled both as an employee or annuitant and as a family member. A family member may be enrolled in respect to only one employee or annuitant. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

employeeannuitantspousedomestic partnerfamily member

Related Statutes

  • § 22770 Domestic Partner Eligibility
  • § 22830 Employee Annuitant Health Enrollment
  • § 22848 Employee Coverage Appeal Rights
  • § 20065.5 Domestic Partner Rights Equality
  • § 22775 Family Member Definition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 22843.
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