§8913 Regulations

Summary

The Office of Personnel Management can make rules needed to run the health benefits part of the law. It can decide when and how employees can sign up for the health plans and may block enrollment for some workers because of the kind of job they have (for example short-term, seasonal, or similar work). The Office cannot block someone only because the job is hazardous. It also cannot block a District of Columbia teacher paid under section 1501 of title 31 who has worked at least two school years under temporary appointments, a part‑time career employee (see section 3401(2)), or a temporary employee who is eligible under section 8906a(a). The Office must set rules for when coverage starts and stops for employees, retirees (annuitants), their families, and former spouses. It can allow coverage to run until the end of the pay period when an employee leaves, or until the end of the month when a retiree or former spouse loses annuity. If an employee or retiree dies, the Office can allow family coverage to continue up to 90 days. The Secretary of Agriculture must make rules that apply to the person named in section 8901(1)(H).