A. Health Care Visitation. All health care facilities operating within the Town shall allow the civil union partner of a patient to visit such patient unless no visitors are allowed or the patient expresses a desire that visitation by the civil union partner be restricted.

B. Town Employee Benefits. Any Town employee who is registered as a civil union partner may designate his or her partner as a beneficiary of any of the benefits provided by the Town in the same manner as a spouse of an employee. If any benefits are administered by a third party, then those benefits are subject to satisfying any third-party requirements. [Resolution #1447, 2013; Ordinance #356, 2013; prior code § 8-6-5.]