OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM: MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES WITH AN INITIAL OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule called: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Modification of Effective Date of Coverage for Employees With an Initial Opportunity To Enroll.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.

Summary: The Office of Personnel Management withdraws a proposed rule published on February 1, 2024. The notice of proposed rulemaking proposed to modify the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) regulations and would have also applied to the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, to allow for coverage to take effect as soon as an employee becomes eligible for coverage under the FEHB Program.

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