3206-AN34 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Programs: Coverage Exceptions for Dependents of Domestic Partners

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to issue a regulation to amend sections 890.302 and 894.101 of title 5 Code of Federal Regulations. Due to a recent Supreme Court decision, as of January 1, 2016, coverage of children of same-sex of domestic partners under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the Federal Employees Dental Vision Program (FEDVIP) will generally be allowed only if the couple is married. However, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recognizes there are additional requirements placed on overseas employees that may not apply to other civilian employees with duty stations in the United States making it difficult to travel to the United States to marry same-sex partners. Therefore, this regulation creates a coverage exception for the children of enrollees living overseas through September 2018.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 5 CFR 890 5 U.S.C. ch. 89 No NPRM 07/00/2016 No No None No No No No Marguerite Martel Senior Policy Analyst 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 606-0004 202 606-0633 marguerite.martel@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415