Eligibility of Subscriber’s Domestic Partner. The Subscriber may enroll an individual that is his or her Domestic Partner. A Domestic Partner will be eligible for coverage to the same extent as a Subscriber’s Spouse.
A. To be covered as a Domestic Partner of a Subscriber, the Subscriber and the individual:
1. Must not be married;
2. Must be in Domestic Partnership or civil union lawfully registered with a state or local government agency authorized to perform such registrations, or
3. Must be in a Domestic Partnership as defined as follows:
a) The Subscriber and the individual are the same sex or opposite sex, over the age of eighteen (18) and have the legal capacity to enter into a contract;
b) The Subscriber and the individual are not parties to a legally recognized marriage and are not in a civil union or Domestic Partnership with anyone else;
c) The Subscriber and the individual are not related to the other by blood or marriage within four (4) degrees of consanguinity under civil law rule;
d) The Subscriber and the individual share a common primary residence. The Subscriber must submit one (1) of the following documents as proof of a shared common primary residence:
(1) Common ownership of the primary residence via joint deed or mortgage agreement;
(2) Common leasehold interest in the primary residence;
(3) Driver’s license or State-issued identification listing a common address; or SAMPLE
(4) Utility or other household bill with both the name of the Subscriber and the Domestic Partner appearing.
e) The Subscriber and the individual are Financially Interdependent, as defined below, and submit documentary evidence of their committed relationship of mutual interdependence, existing for at least six (6) consecutive months prior to application.
Eligibility of Subscriber’s Domestic Partner. The Subscriber may enroll a Qualified Individual that is his or her eligible Domestic Partner. A Domestic Partner will be eligible for coverage to the same extent as a Subscriber’s Spouse.
A. To be covered as a Domestic Partner of a Subscriber, the Subscriber and the Qualified Individual:
1. Must not be married;
2. Must be in Domestic Partnership or civil union lawfully registered with a state or local government agency authorized to perform such registrations; or
3. Must be in a Domestic Partnership as defined as follows:
a) The Subscriber and the Qualified Individual are the same sex or opposite sex, over the age of eighteen (18) and have the legal capacity to enter into a contract;
b) The Subscriber and the Qualified Individual are not parties to a legally recognized marriage and are not in a civil union or Domestic Partnership with anyone else;
c) The Subscriber and the Qualified Individual are not related to the other by blood or marriage within four (4) degrees of consanguinity under civil law rule;
d) The Subscriber and the Qualified Individual share a common primary residence. The Subscriber must submit one (1) of the following documents as proof of a shared common primary residence:
(1) Common ownership of the primary residence via joint deed or mortgage agreement;
(2) Common leasehold interest in the primary residence;
(3) Driver’s license or State-issued identification listing a common address; or
(4) Utility or other household bill with both the name of the Subscriber and the Domestic Partner appearing. SAMPLE
e) The Subscriber and the Qualified Individual are Financially Interdependent, as defined below, and submit documentary evidence of their committed relationship of mutual interdependence, existing for at least six (6) consecutive months prior to application.
(1) Joint bank account or credit account;
(2) Designation of one partner as the other’s primary beneficiary with respect to life insurance or retirement benefits;
(3) Designation of one partner as the primary beneficiary under the other partner’s will;
(4) Mutual assignments of valid durable powers of attorney under §13-601 of the Estates and Trusts Article of the Maryland Annotated Code;
(5) Mutual valid written advanced directives under §5-601 of the Health-General Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, approving the other partner as health care agent;
(6) Joint ownership or holding of investments; or
(7) Joint ownership or lease of a motor vehicle.
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Eligibility of Subscriber’s Domestic Partner. If the Academic Institution has elected to include coverage for Dependents, then the Subscriber may enroll an individual that is his or her Domestic Partner. A Domestic Partner will be eligible for coverage to the same extent as a Subscriber's Spouse.
A. To be covered as a Domestic Partner of a Subscriber, the Subscriber and the individual:
1. Must not be married;
2. Must be in Domestic Partnership or civil union lawfully registered with a state or local government agency authorized to perform such registrations; or
