Divorce

• How long does it take for my Spouse Equity application to be processed? View more
  It may take up to several months for your enrollment to take effect. If you want to continue to have health insurance in the meantime:

  • You may convert to an individual contract offered by your health plan. You may do this during the 31-day extension of coverage you obtained after losing your family member status; or
  • You may enroll under TCC provisions.

  Your Spouse Equity enrollment will take effect on the first day of the first pay period after the employing office receives your health benefits election form.

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• I am getting divorced from a Federal Employee who covers me under his Health insurance (FEHB). After I notify my ex-spouses employing office of our divorce, then what happens? View more
  The employing office has 14 days to notify you of your TCC rights and send you an election form. You must return the election form and a certified copy of your divorce decree within 60 days from your divorce date or 65 days after the date of the employing office notice, whichever is later. Your coverage will be effective the day after your 31-day extension of coverage as a family member ends.
  
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• Must I enroll in the same plan under TCC that I was covered under as a family member? View more
  No. You can enroll in any available plan or option, and you can change plans or options during the annual Open Season or with an event that permits an enrollment change (such as when you become eligible for Medicare).
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• Can I defer my Spouse Equity enrollment? View more
  Yes. Although you must apply within the time limit, you may enroll at any time after the employing office determines that you are eligible.
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• Both my former spouse and I are Federal employees with FEHB coverage. Should I apply for Spouse Equity coverage? View more
  Yes, it's a good idea to apply and establish your eligibility for Spouse Equity coverage within the required time frame even if you currently have your own FEHB coverage. If you lose your FEHB coverage as an employee, you can then enroll under Spouse Equity.
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• Can I cancel my Spouse Equity coverage and reenroll at a later time? View more

  Generally, if you cancel your Spouse Equity enrollment, you may not reenroll. However, if you cancel because you:

  • become covered as an employee or a family member under another person's FEHB enrollment, or
  • become covered under a Medicare Advantage Plan or Medicaid,

  you may reenroll if you lose the other coverage. You must provide documentation of the other coverage when you cancel your Spouse Equity enrollment.

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• I was covered as a family member under a former employee's TCC enrollment before my divorce. Am I eligible for TCC? View more
  Yes, as long as your marriage ended before his/her 18-month TCC eligibility period expired. Your TCC coverage ends 36 months after the date of his/her separation from service, not 36 months after the date your marriage ended.
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• Are my children eligible for their own TCC enrollments once they lose eligibility under my TCC enrollment? View more
  No. Only the children covered under a former employee's TCC enrollment are eligible for TCC in their own right.

  When your child is no longer an eligible family member under your enrollment, he/she:

  • gets a 31-day extension of coverage, and
  • may convert to an individual contract offered by your health benefits plan,

  unless he/she loses coverage because you canceled your enrollment or didn't pay your premiums.

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• Are my children eligible for TCC after they lose coverage under my Spouse Equity enrollment? View more
  No. Only the children covered under the enrollment of an employee, former employee, or annuitant are eligible for TCC.

  If your child loses coverage under you Spouse Equity enrollment, he/she:

  • gets a 31-day extension of coverage, and
  • may convert to an individual contract offered by your health benefits plan,

  unless he/she loses coverage because you canceled your enrollment or didn't pay your premiums.

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• My spouse who is a Federal employee and I are separating. Will I be covered under their Self Plus One plan during the separation? View more
  As long as your spouse has a Self Plus One enrollment, you are still married to your spouse, and you are listed as the designated covered family member, you will be covered under the enrollment. Your eligibility for coverage under your spouse's Self Plus One enrollment will cease after a divorce or annulment. You may, however, be eligible for FEHB coverage under either the Spouse Equity provisions or the Temporary Continuation of Coverage provisions of the law. If so, you would be enrolled in your own right and would pay both the Government and employee shares of the premium yourself.
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