D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2129
The provisions of this section shall be applicable to persons first employed by the District government on or after October 1, 1987 who are eligible for health benefits coverage under the District of Columbia Employees Health Benefits (DCEHB) Program established pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-621.02 et seq. (2006 Repl.). Persons first employed before October 1, 1987 who are eligible for federal health benefits coverage pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-621.01 (2006 Repl.) are excluded from the provisions of this section.
A person who is eligible for health benefits coverage as specified in section 2129.1 of this section and who meets the criteria specified in section 2129.3 of this section may enroll his or her domestic partner and dependent children of the domestic partner for health benefits coverage under the DCEHB Program. Enrollment may occur upon employment or once annually during the DCEHB Program open enrollment period, as applicable.
In order to enroll a domestic partner and any dependent children of the domestic partner in the DCEHB Program, an eligible employee shall:
As applicable, an eligible employee shall provide proof of the dependency of a child of a domestic partner by presenting to the personnel authority the birth certificate or other legal document demonstrating legal custodial care.
The eligible employee shall assume twenty five percent (25%) of the cost of the health insurance premium for his or her domestic partner and any eligible dependent children, and the District government shall assume the remaining seventy five percent (75%).
Any health insurance premiums pursuant to this section shall be deducted on an after-tax basis directly from the employee's paycheck.
A domestic partner may qualify as a dependent, if he or she meets the definition of a dependent, as defined in Title 26 of the United States Code §152.
Health benefits for a domestic partner and eligible dependents shall be terminated upon the death of the employee. A surviving domestic partner enrolled as a dependent may convert to an individual health insurance policy directly through the health insurance provider.
Upon termination of District government service, the eligible employee may elect to continue health benefits coverage as specified in Section 2130 of this chapter, and may include continued health benefits coverage for his or her domestic partner and eligible dependents of the domestic partner.
An eligible employee shall inform his or her personnel authority, in writing, of any change in the circumstances attested to in the Affidavit of Domestic Partnership for Health Insurance Benefits referenced in Subsection 2129.4 of this section.
A domestic partnership may be terminated, with or without the consent of both partners, by filing a termination of domestic partnership statement with the D.C. Department of Health. The termination of the domestic partnership shall become effective six (6) months after the date it is filed with the D.C. Department of Health.
An employee whose domestic partnership is terminated as specified in Subsection 2129.12 of this section shall notify his or her personnel authority within thirty (30) days of the filing of the termination of domestic partnership statement. Health benefits enrollment of the domestic partner and his or her dependents shall continue, at the cost specified in Subsection 2129.6 of this section, during the six (6) months that the termination of the domestic partnership is pending, provided District government employment is maintained.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2129