[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: 5CFR890.1104]

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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 K_Temporary Continuation of Coverage
 
Sec. 890.1104  Notification by agency.

    (a) In the case of a former employee who is eligible to elect 
temporary continuation of coverage under Sec. 890.1103(a)(1), the 
employing office must notify the former employee concerning his or her 
rights under this subpart no later than 30 days after the end of the 
temporary extension of coverage provided under Sec. 890.401.
    (b)(1) In the case of a child who is eligible to elect temporary 
continuation of coverage under Sec. 890.1103(a)(2), the enrollee may, 
within 60 days after the qualifying event, provide written notice to the 
employing office of the child's change in status and requesting 
information about temporary continuation of coverage. The written notice 
must include the child's name and address and the date of the 
terminating event.
    (2) If the notice described in paragraph (b)(1) is received by the 
employing office within 60 days after the date on which the child ceased 
meeting the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent 
child, the employing office must notify the child of his or her rights 
under this subpart within 14 days after receiving the notice.
    (3) This paragraph does not preclude the employing office from 
notifying the child of his or her rights based on oral or written 
notification by the child, another family member, or any other source 
that the child no longer meets the requirements for being considered an 
unmarried dependent child.
    (c)(1) In the case of a former spouse who is eligible to elect 
temporary continuation of coverage under Sec. 890.1103(a)(3), the 
employee or the former spouse may, within 60 days after the termination 
of the marriage or the loss of coverage under subpart H of this part, 
notify the employing office of the terminating event and request 
information about temporary continuation of coverage. The notice must 
include the name and address of the former spouse and the date of the 
terminating event.
    (2) The employing office must notify the former spouse of his or her 
rights under this subpart within 14 days after receiving the notice 
described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
    (d) If the employing office cannot give the notice required by this 
section to the employee, child, or former spouse directly, it must send 
the notice by first class mail. A notice that is mailed is deemed to be 
received 5 days after the date of the notice.

[54 FR 52339, Dec. 21, 1989, as amended at 57 FR 21192, May 19, 1992]

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