Q. I am a new Federal employee. How do I actually enroll in the FEHB Program?/div>
Q. What is the effective date of my health insurance?
A. You have 60 days after you begin work to elect FEHB coverage and to decide if you want to waive participation in premium conversion. Your enrollment begins on the first day of the pay period that begins after your Human Resources Office receives your enrollment request and that follows a pay period during any part of which you were in a pay status. If you do not want to participate in premium conversion, you must give your waiver form to your Human Resources Office at the same time you turn in your FEHB enrollment request.
Q. I didn't enroll when I first became employed in the Federal government. Will I have another opportunity?
A. During the annual FEHB open season, you may enroll, cancel an enrollment, change plans or options, and waive or begin participation in premium conversion. Outside of open season, you can enroll in the FEHB Program due to certain events, called qualifying life events (QLEs) at http://www.opm.gov/insure/handbook/fehb00.asp. The most common QLEs for enrolling in the FEHB Program are: change in family status such as marriage or acquiring a child, change in employment status, and employee or family member loses health insurance coverage.
Q. Can a temporary employee enroll?
A. Your Human Resources Office can tell you whether you are eligible to enroll. Generally, temporary employees can enroll after completing one year of current continuous government service. For more information, you can read the section about Temporary employees in the FEHB Handbook at
http://www.opm.gov/insure/handbook/FEHB06.asp - TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.