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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
You may enroll or become covered outside of open season if you are otherwise eligible to enroll and:
(a) You or a family member or TEI family member lose other dental/vision coverage;
(b) Your annuity or compensation is restored after having been terminated;
(c) You return to pay status after being on leave without pay due to deployment to active military duty;
(d) You get married;
(e) You return to Federal employment after being on leave without pay if you did not have Federal dental or vision coverage prior to going on leave without pay, or your coverage was terminated or canceled during your period of leave without pay;
(f) You are a TEI and your uniformed services pay or uniformed services retirement pay is restored after having been reduced, forfeited, or terminated; or
(g) You are not a TEI and you marry a TEI and can be covered as a TEI family member; or, you are not a TEI and you marry a non–TEI sponsor that is on active duty and can be covered as a TEI certifying family member. However, upon remarriage, a TEI former spouse or TEI surviving spouse or widow loses status as a TEI with respect to a former or deceased sponsor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.894.502 What are the Qualifying Life Events (QLEs) that allow me to enroll or become covered in FEDVIP outside of open season? - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-5-administrative-personnel/cfr-sect-5-894-502/
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