Definitions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(1) Change in family status that results in an increase or decrease in the number of eligible family members as follows: (i) Marriage, divorce, annulment, legal separation; (ii) Birth, adoption, acquiring a foster child that meets the definition in § 890.101(a) or a stepchild, issuance of a court order requiring an employee to provide coverage for a child; (iii) Last dependent child loses coverage, for example, the child reaches age 26, disabled child becomes capable of self support, child acquires other coverage by court order; and (iv) Death of a spouse or dependent. (2) Any change in employment status that could result in entitlement to coverage; for example: (i) Reemployment after a break in service of more than 3 days; (ii) Return to pay status from non-pay status if employee previously elected to terminate coverage (if employee did not elect to terminate see § 892.101 (5); (iii) Return to receiving pay sufficient to cover premium withholdings if coverage terminated; (iv) Your spouse or dependent changes hours from either full-time to part-time status, or the reverse, which significantly affects their eligibility for coverage; (v) Start or end of a period of unpaid leave of absence (leave without pay [LWOP], or other non-pay status) by you or your spouse. A period of unpaid leave is a continuous unpaid leave of absence of more than one pay period; and (vi) Start or end of your spouse's employment that affects you or your spouse's eligibility for coverage. (3) Any change

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 892.101