Overage Dependent Form

[karen1027]

Adult child is disabled (since birth) and lives with me.  I am not, and have never been covered, under the health insurance contract of child's father.  We've been divorced for over 20 years.  Over one year ago employer provided me with an Overage Dependent Due to Disability form.  It has to be completed by child's physician.  The physician did complete the form;  I then sent it onto my ex-spouse for his completion.  There is also a section for the employee, i.e. the father, to complete.  It asks for financial information - is child claimed as a dependent on his tax returns and what percentage of support does the father pay.  Father provides NO support and does not claim this child as a dependent. 

Employer has again sent me the form and has advised me I must sign the form, not the father and  that financial information can be waived.  Previously,  father sent in unsigned form without providing this information.  Insurer responded that approval to continue coverage was denied due to missing information.

Has anyone ever had a situation like this?  I don't understand why the insurer doesn't want the information from the employee.  It's been 18 months since the first form was sent to the insurer.

I did not initiate this latest request for approval of an overage dependent.  Ex-spouse received mail from the insurer regarding hospitalization of this adult child.

[karen1027]

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