[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: 5CFR890.205]

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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 B_Health Benefits Plans
 
Sec. 890.205  Nonrenewal of contracts of health benefits plans.

    (a) Either OPM or the carrier may terminate a contract by giving a 
written notice of nonrenewal which includes an indication of the reason 
for the intended action.
    (b) Where termination by notice of intent not to renew is made by 
OPM, the carrier contesting that notice may request that OPM review the 
proposed

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decision. Such review shall be conducted by the Director or a 
representative designated by the Director, who shall not otherwise have 
been a party to the initial decision to issue a notice of intent not to 
renew. A request for such review, which may include a request that a 
representative of the carrier appear personally before OPM, shall be in 
writing. That request must be received within 10 calendar days of the 
carrier's receipt of the notice of intent not to renew. Such request 
shall include a detailed statement as to why the carrier disagrees with 
OPM's notice of nonrenewal and shall be accompanied by appropriate 
supporting documentation. Where a carrier has requested review under 
this section, the final decision by OPM not to renew a health benefits 
contract shall be communicated to the carrier in writing not more than 
30 days after OPM's receipt of the carrier's request for review, unless 
a later date is mutually agreed upon.
    (c) In the absence of a timely request for review as set forth in 
paragraph (b) of this section, OPM's notice of intent not to renew will 
become final without further notification.

[57 FR 19374, May 6, 1992]