Are my family members covered?
Retirees who have Family Option-C have coverage on eligible family members, up to 5X multiples of Option C. Each multiple equals $5,000 for your spouse up to a maximum of $25,000 and $2,500 for each eligible dependent child, up to $12,500.
Public Law 104-199, Defense of Marriage Act, states " the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife."
Retirees also can designate your family members to receive your insurance. See: Order of Precedence.