[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR875.206]

[Page 422]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 875_FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B_Eligibility
 
Sec. 875.206  As a new Federal civilian or Postal employee or 
member of the uniformed services, when may I apply?

    (a) As a new, newly eligible, or returning Federal civilian or 
Postal employee or member of the uniformed services, you may apply as 
follows:
    (1) If you are a new Federal civilian or Postal employee or member 
of the uniformed services entering a position that conveys eligibility, 
you may apply for coverage within 60 days after becoming eligible.
    (2) If you are entering a position that conveys eligibility as a 
Federal civilian or Postal employee or member of the uniformed services 
from a position that did not convey eligibility, you may apply for 
coverage within 60 days after becoming eligible.
    (3) If you return to Federal civilian or Postal service or the 
uniformed services after a break in service of 180 days or more to a 
position that conveys eligibility, you may apply for coverage within 60 
days after becoming eligible.
    (b) Your spouse may also apply during that 60-day period after you 
become eligible.
    (c) The underwriting requirements that will be applicable will be 
those required of Federal civilian and Postal employees and members of 
the uniformed services and their spouses during the last open season for 
enrollment before the date of your application.
    (d) After the 60-day period ends, you may still apply for coverage, 
as may your spouse, but full underwriting requirements will apply.
    (e) If your employing office determines that you were unable, for a 
cause beyond your control, to submit an application during the initial 
60-day period, you may submit an application within 60 days after your 
employing office advises you of that determination. Similarly, your 
employing office may make this determination if your spouse is unable to 
submit an application during the same time period for a cause beyond 
his/her control. This employing office authority only applies within 6 
months after the beginning date of the initial eligibility period. The 
underwriting requirements will be as specified in paragraph (c) of this 
section.
    (f) Your other qualified relatives may apply for coverage at any 
time. They will be subject to full underwriting requirements.