Tribal employer election and agreement to purchase FEHB.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) A tribal employer that intends to purchase FEHB for its tribal employees shall notify OPM by email or telephone. (1) A tribal employer must purchase FEHB for at least one billing unit carrying out programs or activities under the tribal employer's ISDEAA or IHCIA contract or TCSA grant. (2) For so long as a tribal employer continues to purchase FEHB for at least one billing unit carrying out programs or activities under a tribal employer's ISDEAA or IHCIA contract or TCSA grant, the tribal employer may purchase FEHB for one or more billing units without regard to whether they are carrying out programs or activities under the tribal employer's ISDEAA or IHCIA contract or TCSA grant. (b) A tribal employer must enter into an agreement with OPM to purchase FEHB. This agreement will include— (1) The name, job title, and contact information of the individual responsible for health insurance coverage decisions for the tribal employer; (2) The date on which the tribal employer will begin to purchase FEHB coverage; (3) The approximate number of tribal employees who will be eligible to enroll; (4) A certification that the eligible tribal employees within the enrolling billing unit will not have alternate tribal employer-sponsored health insurance coverage available concurrent with FEHB; (5) A certification and documentation demonstrating that the tribal employer is entitled to purchase FEHB as either: An Indian tribe or tribal organization carrying out at least one program under th

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 890.1404