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MEP may distinguish domestic-partner medical coverage from ordinary employee medical premiums. The tax treatment depends on eligibility under the relevant benefit and tax rules.
Employer-specific label: this is a possible interpretation. Confirm the full meaning in the codebook for the employer that issued your statement.
How to read this entry
Use the possible interpretation Medical cover for a domestic partner alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
A coverage change can increase the employee premium and also change reported taxable noncash benefits. Those are different effects.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Check the coverage election and the dependent status used for tax treatment.
Compare related entries
Read the health, insurance and disability deduction codes guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.
Reference and scope
Official guidance on health, insurance and disability deduction codes provides background on the underlying rules. It does not validate an individual employer’s internal abbreviation.