Intel India staff health benefits extended to domestic partners

Intel India has extended healthcare benefits to the same-sex or opposite-sex domestic partners of employees and added insurance coverage for gender reassignment procedures as part of efforts towards creating a more inclusive workplace.

Employees can enrol their same-sex or opposite-sex domestic partners as dependents in the hospitalisation insurance policy, effective January 1. Once enrolled, the domestic partner is also covered in the employee’s outpatient policy. Additionally, domestic partners can be registered as nominees or beneficiaries in term life and personal accident insurance policies.

The benefits now include gender reassignment procedures – including hormone therapy, surgical interventions and psychiatric consultation/medication related to gender