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Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Verification Requirements for Family Member Coverage
The Personnel Management Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 2, 2026. It took effect on July 2, 2026.
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What the agency says
The FEHB Protection Act of 2025 (FPA) requires OPM to issue regulations and implement a process to verify: The veracity of any qualifying life event (QLE) through which a health benefits plan enrollee seeks to add a member of family to their enrollment and that when an enrollee adds a family member to the health benefits plan, including during any open season, the individual is a qualified member of family. This final rule also clarifies responsibilities for initial family member eligibility determinations for the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-11022
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Personnel Management Office
- Published
- June 2, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 2, 2026
- Dates
- Effective Date: This rule is effective on July 2, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket ID: OPM-2026-0002
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3206-AP08
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 890
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Government employees; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health professions; Indians; Military personnel; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Retirement
- Pages
- 6
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