PA State Benefits Board Extends Health Care to
Domestic Partners
May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic partners
of Pennsylvania state employees will soon be eligible for
state employer-sponsored health care benefits.
The Pennsylvania Employees Benefits Trust Fund
agreed on the policy, which goes into effect in July. It
provides full medical coverage for domestic partners who
have lived together at least six months, as well as their
children, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
To be eligible, the news report said employees must
show three forms of proof that they are living together,
such as a property deed or lease, power-of-attorney
documents, or identification showing the same
address.
The news report noted that 15 other states offer
similar benefits, as does the City of Philadelphia and
the 27 Fortune 500 companies whose headquarters are in
Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Employee Benefits Trust Fund
administers benefits for 81,000 current employees and
60,000 retired employees.
Rebecca Moore
editors@plansponsor.com