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Who is
Eligible?
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If you are employed in the Executive Branch of the
Federal Government, are participating in the FEHB Program, and your pay is
issued by an Executive Branch agency, you are eligible to have your FEHB
premiums paid under the premium conversion plan.
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Who May
Become Eligible?
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If you are enrolled in the FEHB Program but are
employed outside the Executive Branch, or your pay is not issued by an agency
of the Executive Branch, you may be eligible if your employer agrees to adopt
our plan and offer participation in premium conversion.� All non-Executive branch agencies were contacted by OPM with instructions on how to become part of the plan.
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Who is
Not Eligible?
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The Judiciary Branch, U.S. Postal Service, and
some smaller Executive Branch agencies with independent compensation-setting
authority, have already implemented their own FEHB premium conversion plans;
the employees of these entities will not participate in our premium
conversion plan.
At the present time, annuitants and compensationers whose
FEHB premiums are deducted from annuities and benefits are not eligible to
participate in premium conversion. There are special rules for reemployed annuitants; see below.
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Will
this benefit also apply to retirees, survivors, and former spouses receiving
civil service benefits?
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No. Under section 125 of the
Internal Revenue Code, pre-tax benefits are only available to current
employees.
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Will Federal employees on LWOP to work for a union be eligible for
premium conversion?
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If the union agrees to adopt our plan,
premium conversion may apply to Federal employees on LWOP to work for a
union.
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Will
Federal employees assigned to an international organization be eligible for
premium conversion?
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If the organization agrees to adopt
our plan, premium conversion may apply to Federal employees on assignment to
an international organization.
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