Yes, if one of the domestic partners works for the state or for an employee who has voluntarily opted to provide domestic partner coverage. Keep in mind that no new domestic partnerships may be formed in New Jersey after February 19, 2007, since Civil Unions are now legal.
A domestic partner is treated as a dependent family member for the purposes of insurance, providing the policy in question offers domestic partner coverage and the individuals involved meet the insurance company's criteria for domestic partner coverage.
This is determined by the employer who is paying the premiums for coverage. If there is a local domestic partnership registry available, then the requirement is usually a certificate of registration of domestic partnership. Otherwise, the requirement can be merely a notarized affidavit of domestic partnership in a format prescribed by the employer. Assuming the policy that has been purchased by the employer offers domestic partner coverage, then the insurance company will provide coverage to anyone that the employer says is the worker's domestic partner. The insurance company will then charge the employer more for that worker's coverage.
No. Some insurance companies offer domestic partner coverage in Florida and you are free to purchase such a policy. If your employer wants to buy coverage for you and your domestic partner, then it can. The state of Florida will not stop you. It may impose income tax on the value of the domestic partner coverage as "imputed income."
All US states allow insurance companies to sell and provide domestic partner coverage.
Several insurance companies now have "Domestic Partner" plans available. This includes coverage regardless of gender and/or marrital status. Check with the individual companies to see if they offer the coverage.
There is no mandate for domestic partner coverage in Texas. The following insurance companies voluntarily offer domestic partner coverage in Texas: Aetna, Ameritas, CIGNA, Great West Life, Guardian, Kaiser Permanente, Mutual of Omaha, New York Life and Health, Pacificare and United Healthcare. If you are looking to purchase a policy, they will have information for you. If you are looking for coverage through your employer, then you should know that employers in Texas are free to either provide or not provide domestic partner coverage. You should ask your HR department or union whether such coverage is available. Some municipal employers in Texas, such as the City of Dallas, offer DP coverage to eligible employees.
Probably not. New York City, for example, still maintains its domestic partnership registry. Most large employers have not eliminated their domestic partner benefits and insurance companies continue to sell domestic partner coverage.
AmeritasCIGNAGreat West LifeGroup Health Northwest
Such policies exist and are available for purchase in Tennessee. Whether your employer will be willing to pay for extending coverage to your domestic partner is another question. Under Tennessee law, neither the state government, nor any city, town or county in Tennessee is allowed to provide domestic partner benefits to its employees.
Yes. There are insurance companies that offer policies with domestic partner coverage in Connecticut. (Please see related question below for the names of the companies.)
AmeritasCIGNAGreat West LifeNew York Life and Health
AmeritasCIGNAGreat West LifeNew York Life and Health