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If... The employee%u2019s effective date is... The employee%u2019s eligible dependent effective date is%u2026NEWBORN / ADOPTION / LEGAL GUARDIANA covered employee has a newborn child, the employee may enroll:(1) newborn only, or(2) spouse only, or(3) spouse and newborn.Other eligible dependents can also be added at this time.Subject to applicable law, the spouse and other eligible dependents can only be added within 31 days after the newborn%u2019s date of birth.The newborn%u2019s date of birth.If only enrolling the newborn, premium is waived for the first calendar month if the date of birth is other than the first of the month.If enrolling any other eligible dependents, premium is billed for the full month in which the dependents%u2019 coverage begins.TRS-ActiveCare automatically provides coverage for a newborn child of a covered employee for the first 31 days after the date of birth, but this coverage ends unless the newborn is added to employee%u2019s coverage within 31 days of the newborn%u2019s date of birth.For example: Employee adds newborn (along with other eligible dependents): Newborn is born March 5. Coverage for newborn is effective March 5; coverage for other eligible dependents is effective April 1. Premium change begins April 1 and will also reflect any change of plan made at the same time. Employee adds newborn (no other dependents are currently on the plan): Newborn is born March 5. Effective date is March 5. Premium change begins April 1 and will also reflect any change of plan made at the same time.Employee does not add the newborn: Newborn is born March 5. Coverage is effective March 5 - April 5. No premium impact.An eligible, but not covered employee, has a newborn child, the employee may enroll:(1) employee only, or(2) employee and spouse only, or(3) employee and newborn, or(4) employee, spouse, and newborn.The newborn%u2019s date of birth.Premium is billed for the full month in which coverage begins.The newborn%u2019s date of birth.Premium is billed for the full month in which coverage begins.A covered employee adopts a child and chooses to enroll within 31 days after the date of adoption or date on which the child to be adopted is placed with the employee, the employee may enroll:(1) the adopted child only, or(2) spouse only, or(3) spouse and the adopted child.The date of adoption on which the child to be adopted is placed with the employee.If only enrolling the adopted child, premium is waived for the first calendar month if the date of adoption is other than the first of the month.If enrolling any other eligible dependent, premium is billed for the full month in which coverage begins.32 www.bcbstx.com/trsactivecareba