3206-AO47 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: Modification of Effective Date of Coverage for Employees with an Initial Opportunity to Enroll

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is withdrawing a previously published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) regulations at 5 CFR part 890 that would have allowed FEHB coverage to take effect at the beginning of the pay period that an employee in pay status has an initial opportunity to enroll. OPM is withdrawing the proposed rule as additional research determined that the potential costs to agencies for making updates to business systems and processes for an additional two weeks of FEHB coverage is not an effective use of resources.  

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 5 CFR 890 5 U.S.C. ch. 89 No NPRM 02/01/2024 89 FR 6436 NPRM Comment Period End 04/01/2024 Notice of NPRM Withdrawal 07/00/2025 No No Federal No No No No Meredith Gitangu Healthcare and Insurance 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 606-2678 meredith.gitangu@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415