Tribal employees eligible for enrollment.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) A tribal employee who is a full-time or part-time common law employee of a tribal employer is eligible to enroll in FEHB if that tribal employer has elected to purchase FEHB coverage for the tribal employees of that tribal employer's billing unit, except that a tribal employee described in paragraph (b) of this section is not eligible to enroll in FEHB. (b) Status as a tribal employee under § 890.1402(a) for purposes of eligibility to enroll in FEHB is initially made based on a reasonable determination by the tribal employer. OPM maintains final authority to correct errors regarding FEHB enrollment as set forth at § 890.1406. (c) Retirees, annuitants, volunteers, compensationers under Federal worker's disability programs past 365 days, and others who are not common law employees of the tribal employer are not eligible to enroll under this subpart. (d) The following tribal employees are not eligible to enroll in FEHB— (1) A tribal employee whose employment is limited to one year or less and who has not completed one year of continuous employment, including any break in service of 5 days or less; (2) A tribal employee who is expected to work less than 6 months in one year; (3) An intermittent tribal employee—a non-full-time tribal employee without a prearranged regular tour of duty; (4) A beneficiary or patient employee in a Government or tribal hospital or home; and (5) A tribal employee paid on a piecework basis, except one whose work schedule provides for full-time servi

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 890.1405