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RIN: 3206-AJ36

Publication ID: Fall 2002

Title: Suspension of Enrollment in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program To Enroll in the CHAMPVA or TRICARE Programs
Abstract: The National Defense Authorization Act for 2001 (Act) contains provisions that extend Tricare pharmacy coverage to Uniformed Services Medicare eligible retirees, spouses, and survivors effective April 1, 2001. This will allow Uniformed Services beneficiaries to get prescriptions through Tricare's retail, mail order, or military treatment facility pharmacies. The Act also allows these beneficiaries to regain eligibility for Tricare medical benefits effective October 1, 2001. Some enrollees in the FEHB Program served in the Uniformed Services prior to their civilian employment with the Federal Government. In certain cases, having served in both the Uniformed Services and as a civilian Federal employee entitles an individual to retirement benefits under both the Uniformed Services and the civil service retirement systems. The purpose of this proposed regulation is to allow FEHB Program annuitants to suspend their enrollment so they can use their Tricare benefits instead of their FEHB benefits. This regulation will also allow these individuals to voluntarily reenroll in the FEHB Program during the next Open Season if they no longer want to solely use the Tricare program to meet their health care needs. If an eligible individual is involuntarily disenrolled from the Tricare program, this proposed regulation would give the individual the right to immediately reenroll in the FEHB Program.
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890
Legal Authority: 5 USC 8913

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	09/26/2001	66 FR 49081
Interim Final Rule Effective	09/26/2001
Final Action	06/18/2002	67 FR 41305
Final Action Effective	06/18/2002

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Anne Easton Retirement and Insurance Services Office of Personnel Management Insurance Policy and Information Division, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Phone:202 606-0004 Fax:202 606-0633 Email: anne.easton@opm.gov