[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: 5CFR891.502] [Page 518] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) PART 891_RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS--Table of Contents Subpart E_Standards for Uniform Plan and Carrier Sec. 891.502 Standards for carrier of uniform plan. In the most recent year for which data are available, the carrier of the uniform plan shall have made at least 1 percent of all group health insurance benefit payments in the United States. If the carrier is an insurance company, it must be licensed to issue group health insurance in all the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.