[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR892.201]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 892--FEDERAL FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN: PRE-TAX PAYMENT OF HEALTH BENEFITS PREMIUMS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Eligibility and Participation
 
Sec. 892.201  Who is covered by the premium conversion plan?


    (a) All employees in the Executive Branch of the FederalGovernment 
who are participating in the FEHB Program (as described in 5 
U.S.C.8901), and whose pay is issued by an agency of the ExecutiveBranch 
of the Federal Government, are automatically covered by the premium 
conversion plan. Certain reemployed annuitants may be considered 
employees for purposes of premium conversion, as described in subpart D 
of this part.
    (b) Employees of organizations that have established a premium 
conversion plan under separate authority prior to October 2000 may not 
participate in the premium conversion plan described here because they 
are already covered by their employing agency's plan.
    (c) Individuals enrolled in FEHB who are not employees of the 
Executive Branch of the Federal government or are not employees of the 
Federal government, will be covered by the premium conversion plan if 
their employer signs an adoption agreement that is accepted by OPM.
    (d) Individuals enrolled in FEHB who are appointed by an agency in 
the Executive Branch, but whose pay is not issued by that agency, will 
be covered by the premium conversion plan if the entity that makes their 
FEHB contribution signs an adoption agreement that is accepted by OPM.
    (e) Individuals may waive premium conversion by filing a waiver form 
with their employer in accordance with this part.