What are the requirements for obtaining coverage for my domestic partner?
You must be an active employee covered by the current CSEA contract in order to apply for domestic partnership coverage. You and your partner must also satisfy the requirements of a domestic partnership established by NYSHIP (The Empire Plan). NYSHIP defines a domestic partnership as a lifetime relationship in which you and your partner are 18 years of age or older, live together, are financially interdependent, unmarried and not related in a way that would bar marriage.
You must be an active employee in order to apply for domestic partnership coverage. You and your partner must also satisfy the requirements of a domestic partnership established by NYSHIP. NYSHIP defines a domestic partnership as a lifetime relationship in which you and your partner are 18 years of age or older, live together, are financially interdependent, unmarried and not related in a way that would bar marriage.