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ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENT DENTAL COVERAGE OFFECTIVE DATES. Except as provided in the NEW DEPENDENTS section, Dependent Dental Coverage will become effective on the latest of: (1) the first day of the Coverage Month coinciding with or next following the date the Covered Employee becomes eligible for Dependent Dental Coverage; (2) the first day of the Coverage Month coinciding with or next following the date the Covered Employee makes written application for Dependent Dental Coverage; and, if additional premium is required, the Employee signs: (a) a payroll deduction order, if the Covered Employee pays any part of the premium for Dependent Dental Coverage; or (b) an order to pay premiums from the Employee's Section 125 Plan account, if any contributions for Dependent Dental Coverage are paid through a Section 125 Plan account; or (3) the first day of the Coverage Month coinciding with or next following the date the Company approves a Late Entrant application for each Dependent applying for Dependent Dental Coverage. COURT ORDERED COVERAGE. If coverage is provided to a child based on a court order which requires the Covered Employee to provide dental benefits for the child, the coverage will become effective on the date stated in the court order; subject to payment of any additional premium. NEW DEPENDENTS. If a Covered Employee acquires a new Dependent while covered under this Policy, coverage will become effective for the Covered Employee's Spouse or stepchild on the date the Covered Employee is married or takes custody of the child. If additional premium is required, a written application, and a payroll deduction order or Section 125 Plan election, must be made within 31 days of the date the Dependent is acquired. Coverage for a Covered Employee's newborn child will be effective from the moment of birth. 9overage for a newborn child born to any family member while this Policy is in force will be effective from the moment of birth and 11 terminate 18 months after the birth of the child. Coverage for a Covered Employee's adopted child, foster child or other child in court- ordered custody, placed in compliance with Chapter 63, will be effective from the moment of placement in the Covered Employee's home. In the case of a newborn child, coverage will be effective from the moment of birth if the Covered Employee has entered into such a written agreement to adopt prior to the birth, whether or not such agreement is enforceable. However, coverage for such child shall not be required in the event that the child is not ultimately placed in the Covered Employee's home. Written notice of a newly acquired Dependent may be given to the Company within 31 days of the birth or placement of a child. If timely notice is given, additional premium will not be charged for the notice period. If timely notice is not given, any applicable additional premium will be charged from the date of birth for newborns or the date of placement in the home for an adopted child. Coverage will not be denied for a child due to the Covered Employee failing to notify the Company, within the 31 -day notice period, of the birth of the child. r1 U GL11 -8 -ELD FL 14 09/01/01