41.05.066 - Same sex domestic partner benefits.

Same sex domestic partner benefits.

A certificate of domestic partnership issued to a couple of the same sex under the provisions of RCW 26.60.030 shall be recognized as evidence of a qualified same sex domestic partnership fulfilling all necessary eligibility criteria for the partner of the employee to receive benefits. Nothing in this section affects the requirements of same sex domestic partners to complete documentation related to federal tax status that may currently be required by the board for employees choosing to make premium payments on a pretax basis.

[2007 c 156 § 9.]