The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 8 : Banking and Insurance
Chapter 107 : Health Insurance
Subchapter 007 : CHILD AND DEPENDENT COVERAGE
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 4059)-
§ 4059. Coverage for civil unions
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Dependent coverage” means family coverage or coverage for one or more persons.
(2) “Party to a civil union” has the same meaning as in 15 V.S.A. § 1201.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, health insurers shall provide dependent coverage to parties to a civil union that is equivalent to that provided to covered individuals who are married. A health insurance policy that provides coverage for a spouse or family member of the covered individual shall also provide the equivalent coverage for a party to a civil union. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)
