Domestic Partner Coverage

The district offers opposite and same-sex domestic partner coverage if your domestic partner meets the definition according to OAR 111-010-0015, section 15. You may enroll your domestic partner (and their children) in all benefit coverage available to a spouse either within 31 days of a Qualified Status Change or during the open enrollment period.  

 NOTE:  An employee who has a same sex registered certificate of domestic partnership is not required to submit an affidavit of domestic partnership, however the OEBB Mid Year Change form must be submitted to the district within 31 days of meeting the qualifications.  Otherwise, the domestic partner may be added during the open enrollment period.  

 Dependent eligibility guidelines

Forms:

• Affidavit of Domestic Partnership- you must both read and sign this form and submit to the Benefits Department within 31 days of enrollment.

• Termination of Domestic Partnership- please submit to your Benefits Department

• Mid Year Change Form- If you or your partner experience a "Qualified Status Change", you may be eligible to make certain changes to your enrollments.  Please submit this completed form to your Benefits Department within 31 days of the event.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

*For plans with composite rates, there is no additional insurance premium or cost to cover the partner and/or partner's children other than the imputed tax noted below.

*For plans with tiered rates, the employee must choose a tier including partner and/or partner's children and pay the additional cost to insure them as well as the imputed tax noted below.

*Employees will pay tax on the imputed value according to the Imputed Value worksheet provided by OEBB (see link below).   In the example below, the employee is paying only TAX on the value of the insurance.  This is calculated by adding in the value, taxing the value, and then removing the value back out of the check before it's issued.  

2025-26 Imputed Value Worksheet 

EXAMPLE:  

This is a simplified tax calculation. Your actual tax will vary depending on your tax bracket, your wages, the imputed value of your plans, and other deductions. 

                                                                    Without Partner    With Partner

Employee's Monthly Gross wage:              $3,000                     $3,000   

Imputed Value of Domestic Partner's Plans:    +      $0                     $700

Adjusted Gross Wage before taxes                            $3,000                 $3,700

Income Tax based on 25% bracket                    -$750                   -$925 

Imputed Value subtracted back out of check              $0                     -$700

Net Monthly Check                                           $2,250            $2,075

Tax liability in the example above would be $175.00 per month to cover a domestic partner.