Who Is Eligible

   You are eligible to participate in the FEHB    Program if you are:  

• An employee with an appointment of more than one year or
• A temporary employee with an initial appointment of one year or less, who ends up completing one year of continuous employment without any breaks in service of more than five days

  If you are enrolled in the FEHB Program,  
   you may also enroll your eligible dependents.  
  Your eligible dependents include:  

• Your spouse
• Your unmarried dependent children under age 22, including:
  • Legally adopted children
  • Recognized children born out of wedlock
  • Stepchildren who live with you in a regular parent-child relationship
  • Foster children (whether or not related to you) who live with you in a regular parent-child relationship and whom you are raising as your own, exercising full parental responsibility and control, and whom you expect to continue to raise indefinitely into adulthood; and
• Your unmarried dependent children of any age if they became physically or mentally handicapped before age 22 and are incapable of earning a living. (You must submit proof of your child's continued incapacity within 31 days of the date coverage would otherwise end.)

Other relatives--including your parents--are not eligible for dependent coverage even though they may live with you and be dependent on you for support. If you need more information about dependent eligibility, contact a Benefits Counselor.

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