Add a spouse or dependant(s) to your retirement health coverage

Send us a form to add your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) to your extended health care and/or dental coverage after you start receiving your pension.

1. Fill in the form
2. Print, sign and date it
3. Attach any required documents to the form
4. Submit the form to BC's Teachers' Pension Plan

You can add your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) to your extended health care and/or dental coverage if you currently have coverage, and they:

• Have medical coverage through a provincial health plan in the province where they live (if they are applying for extended health care coverage)
• Are joining the plan within 60 days of your pension effective date or have had continuous coverage in a different plan

If you have not yet applied for your pension, you can add your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) to your extended health care and/or dental coverage as part of your pension application.

If you are applying for coverage for you, your spouse and/or eligible dependant(s) 60 days or more after your pension effective date, check Green Shield Canada's My Benefit Plan booklet to see if you meet the eligibility criteria.