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Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.870.301 Eligibility for life insurance

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Each nonexcluded employee is automatically insured for Basic insurance unless he/she waives it.

(b)(1) Optional insurance must be specifically elected;  it is not automatic.

(2) An employee may elect one or more types of Optional insurance if:

(i) He/she has Basic insurance;  and

(ii) He/she does not have a waiver of that type (or types) or Optional insurance still in effect.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the hiring of a Federal employee, whether in pay status or nonpay status, for a temporary, intermittent position with the decennial census has no effect on the amount of his/her Basic or Option B insurance, the withholdings or Government contribution for his/her insurance, or the determination of when 12 months in nonpay status ends.

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