5 CFR 894.401 - How do I pay premiums?

Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Oct 24, 2024

View all text of Subpart D [§ 894.401 - § 894.406]

§ 894.401 - How do I pay premiums?

(a) Employees and employees of the United States Postal Service pay premiums through payroll allotments.

(b) Annuitants and survivor annuitants pay premiums through annuity allotments.

(d) In limited circumstances, individuals may make direct premium payments. See § 894.405.

(e) A sponsor, TEI certifying family member, TEI former spouse, or TEI who is an unremarried survivor pays premiums the following ways:

(1) A sponsor or TEI certifying family member who receives uniformed services pay or uniformed services retirement pay shall pay premiums through deduction from payroll (including uniformed services retirement pay deduction).

(2) A sponsor or TEI certifying family member who is not described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, and a TEI former spouse or TEI who is an unremarried survivor shall pay premiums through:

(i) Automatic bank withdrawal; or

(ii) Direct premium payments.

[73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, as amended at 83 FR 58179, Nov. 19, 2018; 88 FR 47747, July 25, 2023]

authority: 5 U.S.C. 8962; 5 U.S.C. 8992; Subpart C also issued under section 1 of Pub. L. 110-279, 122 Stat. 2604 (2 U.S.C. 2051); and Sec. 894.601(b) also issued under Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note)

source: 73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 5 CFR 894.401