A. Health Care Visitation. All health care facilities operating within the city shall allow the registered 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. As used in this section, “health care facility” means every place, institution, building or agency, whether organized for profit or not, which provides facilities with medical services, nursing services, health screening services, mental health services, other health-related services, supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services and includes home health agencies as defined in A.R.S. Section 36-151 and hospice service agencies.

B. Use of and Access to City Facilities. All facilities owned or operated by the city, including but not limited to recreational facilities, shall allow the registered civil union partner of a user to be included in any rights and privileges accorded a spouse for purposes of use of and access to city facilities.

C. City Employee Benefits. To the extent authorized by law, any city employee who is registered with the city as a civil union partner may designate his or her partner as a beneficiary of any of the benefits provided by the city in the same manner as a spouse of an employee. [Ord. 2013-05 § 1, 9-24-2013; Res. 2013-21 Exh. A, 9-24-2013].