ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Know when you can enroll for health insurance
As a reminder, newly hired and newly eligible employees have 60 days from the date of hire to enroll in health insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
If you don't make an election, you are considered to have declined coverage and you must wait until the next Federal Benefits Open Season to enroll, unless you experience a qualifying life event which allows you to enroll.
A qualifying life event is an event outside of regular Federal Benefits Open Season that will allow you to make changes to your FEHB plan.
To see examples of time limits and events which allow you to make an FEHB change outside of the annual Federal Benefits Open Season, visit http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/reference-materials/reference/federal-employees-receiving-premium-conversion-tax-benefits/.
Qualifying life events may also, in certain instances, allow the employee to make changes to their Federal Employees Group Life Insurance plan.
For further information or assistance, contact the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center Office at 256-235-7860.
FEHB OPEN SEASON
The 2014 appropriated funds federal benefits open season for Federal Employees Health Benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program will be Nov. 10 to Dec. 8.
Changes and/or additions for FEHB will not be effective until the first pay period in January 2015.
Note: There is no regularly scheduled open season for the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program.
The Anniston Army Depot Appropriated Fund Health Fair will be held Oct. 30 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in Bldg. 411 on the East Side of depot and from 1-2 p.m. in the DeSoto Pastime Center on the West Side of depot.
The Health Fair is a time for employees to ask questions of the providers before open season begins.
During open season, employees will be able to make changes to their health insurance without evidence of insurability or a qualifying event.
The 2014 non-appropriated fund open season enrollment period is Nov. 3-28. Changes and/or additions will not be effective until the first NAF pay period in January 2015.
NAF employees should contact Patricia Bedford at Ext. 4545 and request an appointment for any NAF open season changes to be made by the employee.
For further information or assistance, contact the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center Office at 256-235-7860.
BEWARE OF DECEPTIVE MARKETING
The Office of Personnel Management recently issued Benefits Administration Letter 14-206, which addresses an increase in complaints regarding private life insurance companies marketing their products to Federal employees and referencing the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance program.
This has led to confusion about whether these private policies and companies are affiliated with or endorsed by the OPM or the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance.
Employees who receive inquiries from these companies and/or policies should be aware that neither OPM nor OFEGLI use sales agents to market their product or program.
Employees are asked to save any marketing product or brochures utilizing the terms "FEGLI" or "Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance" and to send it to the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center. This marketing material will be forwarded to FEGLI@opm.gov.
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