Eligible Employees

Faculty and staff who are eligible for employee benefits

1. A tenured, tenure track, or clinical/professional faculty member employed half-time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.
2. A visiting faculty member employed full-time for a semester or longer.
3. A post-doctoral research associate or assistant, veterinary intern or veterinary post-doctoral resident employed full-time for a semester or longer.*
4. Staff members hired half time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year in the following career streams:
   • Administrative/Operational Support
   • Executive
   • Management
   • Professional
   • Fire, Police, Skilled Trades

The Purdue Career Stream Benefit Group Crosswalk provides a snapshot view of benefits by career stream.

The following categories are not eligible for benefits:

Undergraduate or graduate students, except as outlined below, temporary employees; fellowship appointees; limited term lecturers; military assistant instructors; visiting scholars; adjunct staff; associate staff; or affiliate staff.

• Graduate teaching or research assistants and graduate administrative staff employed 50% or more are eligible for coverage under the grad staff medical plan. This is separate coverage. See the grad staff web site for more information.

Medical Coverage when both spouses work at Purdue

If you and your spouse both work at Purdue and are eligible for benefits, you need to be aware when electing benefits, you and your dependents cannot be covered under your spouse’s plan and also covered under your individual plan under the same benefit. For example, if you elect dental coverage for yourself, your spouse cannot also cover you under their dental plan. Duplicate coverage is not allowed.

Medical coverage - You may enroll in a medical plan individually or elect to opt out of medical coverage and be covered as a dependent on your spouse's medical plan. If you chose to be covered under a spouse, if one of you is in the higher employee contribution tier and the other is in the lower tier, you will need to enroll under the spouse who is in the higher contribution tier. Dependent children cannot be covered under both parents on the same benefit.

Dental coverage - You may enroll in a dental plan individually or elect to opt out and be covered as a dependent on your spouse's plan. Dependent children cannot be covered under both parents on the same benefit.

Vision coverage - You may enroll in a dental plan individually or elect to opt out and be covered as a dependent on your spouse's plan. Dependent children cannot be covered under both parents on the same benefit.

Voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident, and Supplement Hospital - You may enroll in any of the voluntary plans individually or elect to opt out and be covered as a dependent on your spouse's plan. Dependent children cannot be covered under both parents on the same benefit.

Life insurance and AD&D – This is the only benefit where duplicate coverage is allowed. Both Purdue spouses can cover either spouse and children on life insurance.