(a) As used in this section:
- (1) “Marriage” has the same meaning as in 15 V.S.A. § 8.
- (2) “Party to a civil union” has the same meaning as in 15 V.S.A. § 1201.
- (b) To the extent permitted under federal law, health insurance coverage provided to Vermont residents who work for an employer domiciled outside Vermont shall not distinguish between parties to a civil union, married same-sex couples, and married opposite-sex couples. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)