5 CFR 890.108
§ 890.108 Will OPM waive requirements for continued coverage during retirement?
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 890.108, § 890.108 Will OPM waive requirements for continued coverage during retirement?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8850
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(a) Under 5 U.S.C. 8905(b), OPM may waive the eligibility requirements for health benefits coverage as an annuitant for an individual when, in its sole discretion, it determines that due to exceptional circumstances it would be against equity and good conscience not to allow a person to be enrolled in the FEHB Program as an annuitant.
(b) The individual's failure to satisfy the eligibility requirements must be due to exceptional circumstances. An individual requesting a waiver must provide OPM with evidence that:
(1) The individual intended to have FEHB coverage as an annuitant (retiree);
(2) The circumstances that prevented the individual from meeting the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 8905(b) were beyond the individual's control; and
(3) The individual acted reasonably to protect his or her right to continue coverage into retirement.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.