Benefits payable under this program will be paid according to the standard order of beneficiary. The standard order of beneficiary is as follows:
- the beneficiary designated for the insured employee's group life insurance coverage, otherwise:
- the insured employee's surviving spouse/domestic partner, if none;
- the insured employee's surviving child or children, in equal shares, otherwise;
- the insured employee's parents, in equal shares or the surviving parent, if none;
- the insured employee's surviving brother(s) or sister(s), in equal shares or the survivors of them, if none;
- the insured employee's Executor or Administrator.
Family status changes, such as divorce and remarriage are automatically adjusted, provided an employee has not designated a beneficiary other than above.
Employees who have questions or wish to designate a beneficiary other than the standard order stated above should contact DGS at (916) 445-2162 or DPA at (916) 324-0533.
