Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Verification Requirements for Family Member Coverage
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 2, 2026. Document 2026-11022. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.
- What it does
The FEHB Protection Act of 2025 (FPA) requires OPM to issue regulations and implement a process to verify: The veracity of any qualifying life event (QLE) through which a health benefits plan enrollee seeks to add a member of family to their enrollment and that when an enrollee adds a family member to the health benefits plan, including during any open season, the individual is a qualified member of family. This final rule also clarifies responsibilities for initial family member eligibility determinations for the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.
The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AP08 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective Date: This rule is effective on July 2, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-11022 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Personnel Management Office |
| Published | June 2, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 2, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3206-AP08 |
| Docket | OPM-2026-0002 |
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