Yes, they do.
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.
Yes. They can get it from an employer, if the employer voluntarily offers domestic partner benefits.
Yes, they do.
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."
Yes, they do.
Yes, they do.
Yes, in some states. In New York City, GHI offers domestic partner coverage with all plans as of July 1, 2006.
Yes, they do.
Yes, they do.
Yes, in many states. In New York City, Aetna offers domestic partner coverage on all plans as of January 1, 2007.
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.
Yes. There is information about domestic partner coverage on their website. This coverage costs more than individual coverage, however, and your employer is not required to pay for it, but it is available.