[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR890.109]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 890_FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A_Administration and General Provisions
 
Sec. 890.109  Exclusion of certain periods of eligibility when determining 
continued coverage during retirement.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, periods 
during which temporary employees are eligible under 5 U.S.C. 8906a to 
receive health benefits by enrolling and paying the full subscription 
charge, but are not eligible to participate in a retirement system, are 
not considered when determining eligibility for continued coverage 
during retirement. For the purpose of continuing coverage during 
retirement, an employee is considered to have enrolled at his or her 
first opportunity if the employee registered to be enrolled when he or 
she received a permanent appointment entitling him or her to participate 
in a retirement system and to receive the Government contribution toward 
the health benefits premium payments.
    (b) A temporary employee eligible under 5 U.S.C. 8906a may continue 
enrollment as a compensationer if he or she has been enrolled or covered 
as a family member under another enrollment under this part for:
    (1) The 5 years of service immediately preceding the commencement of 
his or her monthly compensation; or
    (2) During all periods of service since his or her first opportunity 
to enroll, if less than 5 years. For the purpose of this paragraph, an 
employee is considered to have enrolled at his or her first opportunity 
if the employee registered to be enrolled when he or she first became 
eligible under 5 U.S.C. 8906a.

[58 FR 47824, Sept. 13, 1993]