U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

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If your child wants TCC, you must notify your employing office within 60 days after the qualifying event and supply the child's mailing address. (Since the enrollment will be in the child’s name, the child must complete the election form and the child will be billed for the coverage.)

Within 14 days after it receives the information about the child, the employing office must notify the child of his or her TCC rights. The child must make his or her election within 60 days after the later of:

• the date of the qualifying event, or
• the date the child receives the notice about TCC (temporary continuation of coverage) rights from your employing office, if you notified the employing office within 60 days after the qualifying event.

If you don't notify your employing office within the 60-day time limit, the opportunity to elect TCC ends 60 days after the qualifying event.

If someone other than you (the employee) notifies the employing office about your child's eligibility, your employing office will notify your child of his or her TCC rights, but your child's 60-day time limit to elect TCC begins with the qualifying event, not the date of the employing office's notice of TCC rights.