Domestic Partners/Spousal Equivalents

Bryant University extends medical and dental insurance, tuition remission, tuition exchange, and Employee Assistance Program benefits to spousal equivalents and same sex domestic partners of all benefits-eligible colleagues, subject to the eligibility requirements set forth by the insurance program providers. Specific requirements for medical coverage can be obtained through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island at the employee’s time of enrollment. Specifics for enrollment in the dental plan can be obtained through the Human Resources Department. It is important to note that domestic partner benefits are taxable to the employee unless the domestic partner meets the IRS’s definition of a dependent.