§ 875.211 - What happens if my eligibility status changes after I submit my application?

§ 875.211 What happens if my eligibility status changes after I submit my application?

(a) If you applied as an active workforce member, and you retire or separate from service under the MRA+10 provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8412(g), or retire after you submit an application for coverage, but before your coverage becomes effective, you must reapply as an annuitant and submit to full underwriting requirementsnotify the Carrier of this change.

(b) If you applied with abbreviated underwriting during a special application period as an active workforce member , and otherwise separate from service, but you are a qualified relative of another workforce member, you must reapply based on the additional underwriting requirements specified for that type of qualified relative.

[70 FR 30607, May 27, 2005

or the spouse of an active workforce member, and the active workforce member retires or separates from service before your coverage becomes effective, you must reapply based on your new eligibility status.

[87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]