Effective January 1, 1994 same-sex domestic partners of Harvard faculty and
 staff members can elect family medical/dental coverage.

 Domestic Partner Benefits
 "  As announced last spring, the University is offering medical and dental
 benefit coverage to same-sex domestic partners of eligible Harvard Faculty
 and staff members.  Current faculty and staff can elect family medical/dental
 coverage for themselves and their domestic partners during this November's
 open enrollment period, with the benefits effective January 1, 1994.
   The recommendation to extend benefits to same-sex domestic partners was
 accepted last April by President Rudenstine based upon the work of a
 committee convened by the provost, which included faculty, administrators,
 and members of the Harvard Union for Clerical and Technical Workers.
   `We're pleased to be able to make Harvard's medical and dental benefits
 available to the domestic partners of our staff and faculty', said Diane
 Patrick, director of the Office of Human Resources...

   ...the value of the coverage for a domestic partner will be treated as
 taxable income to the Harvard employee."

 reprinted without permission from: The Harvard Community Resource, Vol. II
 No. 2  October 1993

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