HEALTH BENEFITS
II. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE
QUESTIONS
What is Temporary Continuation of Coverage and what are the
requirements to enroll under the Temporary Continuation of Coverage
provisions of the Federal Employees Health Benefits law?
Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) is available
to (1) employees who lose their Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program coverage because they leave their Federal jobs, (2) children
who lose their Federal Employees Health Benefits Program family
member status because they become age 22 or marry, and (3) former
spouses who lose their Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
family member status because of divorce or annulment. Temporary
Continuation of Coverage allows former employees to continue their
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program coverage for up to 18
months, and former family members (children and former spouses)
to continue Federal Employees Health Benefits Program coverage
for up to 36 months.
How do we enroll for Temporary Continuation of Coverage and spouse equity coverage?
You must make application for Temporary Continuation
of Coverage within 60 days from the qualifying event and pay retroactive
premiums from the effective date of coverage. Temporary Continuation
of Coverage becomes effective the day after the individual's 31-day
extension of coverage ends and enrollees pay the full premium
(the enrollee and Government shares) plus a 2 percent administrative
fee.