UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY 07-06-08

CATEGORY:	PERSONNEL
SECTION:	Employee Support
SUBJECT:	Domestic Partner Benefits
EFFECTIVE DATE:	November 18, 2004 Revised
PAGE(S):	1

I.    SCOPE

      This policy establishes specific in-house benefits extended to domestic
      partners of University faculty and staff, and includes requirements for
      certifying domestic partnerships and criteria for determining eligibility
      for the benefits.

II.   POLICY

      Certification of Domestic Partnerships

      A domestic partnership, for purposes of this policy, is defined as a 
      committed relationship between two adults of the same or opposite sex,
      which meets the criteria described in the University of Pittsburgh 
      Affidavit of Domestic Partnership.  Documentation may be required to
      verify that the criteria are met.  See Procedure 07-06-08, Domestic 
      Partner Benefits.

      A completed and notarized Affidavit must be submitted to the Office of
      Human Resources, Benefits Section, as appropriate.  The information will 
      be used by the University for the sole purpose of determining eligibility 
      for domestic partner benefits and will be treated as strictly confidential 
      insofar as the law allows.

      Benefits

      The following benefits are extended to certified domestic partners of 
      eligible faculty and staff:

      -     Health Insurance (medical, dental and vision)

      -     Educational Benefits

      -     University Identification Cards and use of University services 
            provided to ID card holders

      -     Bereavement leave in the case of death of the domestic partner or a
            parent of the domestic partner

      Eligibility of faculty and staff and terms and conditions of the above 
      benefits are governed by the current University policies regarding 
      provision of those benefits to spouses.

      Within 30 days of the dissolution of a certified domestic partnership, the 
      faculty or staff member must provide a Statement of Termination of 
      Domestic Partner Status to the Office of Human Resources, Benefits 
      Section.  Submission of this form will terminate all University benefits 
      for the former partner.  Another Affidavit of Domestic Partnership cannot 
      be filed until two years after receipt of such notification by the 
      University.

III.  REFERENCES

      Procedure 07-06-08, Domestic Partner Benefits

      Policy 02-07-01, Employee/Spouse/Dependent Scholarships for Faculty

      Policy 07-11-01, Employee/Spouse/Dependent Scholarships for Staff

      Policy 07-10-01, University Identification Cards