Fed Benefits Ditch Gender Options: Male or Female Only
Published Date: 10/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is renewing its approval to collect info for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program enrollment. This affects federal workers signing up for dental and vision plans, with a focus on updating forms to list sex as male or female only, following new rules. Public comments are open until November 24, 2025, and this process helps keep the system smooth and fair without extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Enrollment Forms: Sex Listed Male or Female
If you are a federal employee enrolling in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), OPM will update enrollment forms to list an individual's sex as "male" or "female" only and will not request gender identity, to align with Section 3(e) of Executive Order 14168.
Time Burden for FEDVIP Enrollment
If you are an eligible federal employee completing FEDVIP enrollment, OPM estimates each response takes about 7.03 minutes. OPM estimates 502,347 respondents annually, for a total burden of 58,775 hours.
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