[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: 5CFR890.1107]

[Page 508]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 890_FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart K_Temporary Continuation of Coverage
 
Sec. 890.1107  Length of temporary continuation of coverage.

    (a) In the case of a former employee who is eligible for continued 
coverage under Sec. 890.1103(a)(1), the temporary continuation of 
coverage ends on the date that is 18 months after the date of 
separation, unless it is terminated earlier under the provisions of 
Sec. 890.1110.
    (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, in 
the case of individuals who are eligible for continued coverage under 
Sec. 890.1103(a)(2) of this part, the temporary continuation of 
coverage ends on the date that is 36 months after the date the 
individual first ceases to meet the requirements for being considered an 
unmarried dependent child, unless it is terminated earlier under the 
provisions of Sec. 890.1110.
    (2) The temporary continuation of coverage ends on the date that is 
36 months after the date of the separation from service on which the 
former employee's continuation of coverage is based, unless it is 
terminated earlier under the provisions of Sec. 890.1110, in the case 
of individuals who--
    (i) Are eligible for continued coverage under Sec. 890.1103(a)(2); 
and
    (ii) As of the day before ceasing to meet the requirements for being 
considered unmarried dependent children, were covered family members of 
a former employee receiving continued coverage under this subpart; and
    (iii) Cease meeting the requirements for being considered unmarried 
dependent children before the end of the 18-month period specified in 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, in 
the case of former spouses who are eligible for continued coverage under 
Sec. 890.1103(a)(3), the temporary continuation of coverage ends on the 
date that is 36 months after the former spouse ceased meeting the 
requirements for coverage as a family member, unless it is terminated 
earlier under the provisions of Sec. 890.1110.
    (2) The temporary continuation of coverage ends on the date that is 
36 months after the date of the separation from service on which the 
former employee's continuation of coverage is based, unless it is 
terminated earlier under the provisions of Sec. 890.1110, in the case 
of a former spouse--
    (i) Who is eligible for continued coverage under Sec. 
890.1103(a)(3); and
    (ii) Whose marriage to the former employee terminates after the 
former employee's separation but before the expiration of the 18-month 
period specified in paragraph (a) of this section.