Federal Benefit Documents

This topic has been updated to remove Document Type 126, Thrift Savings Plan Catchup.

Federal employees have up to 60 days from their entry on duty date to either enroll in a plan or waive enrollment. Code the personnel action as follows with the applicable FEHB code to begin deductions, waive election, or cancel prior coverage.

The CULPRPT Report P0059, Employees With FEHBA Eligibility Pending, lists employees with FEHB Coverage Code 4. These employees have not yet registered to either enroll or waive FEHB enrollment. Personnel offices should run this report each pay period and remind employees to register before the end of the 60-day eligibility period. AECO37U4, Temporary Employees FEHB Coverage Eligibility report, lists employees who will become eligible to participate in FEHB in 2 pay periods.

Type 3 (Waive) in the FEHB Coverage field of the personnel action if the employee elects not to participate in the FEHB program.

Type 5 (Change) in the FEHB Coverage field of the personnel action when the enrollment changes because of (1) open season; (2) marital status changes from self to self plus one or self and family or vice versa within the same plan; or (3) enrollment is rejected by the carrier.

Type 6 (Cancellation by Employee) in the FEHB Coverage field of the personnel action if the employee cancels after being enrolled. The losing carrier is notified, and the cancellation becomes effective on the last day of the pay period in which the SF 2809, Employee Health Benefits Election Form is received in the personnel office.

The Federal Benefits Documents folder includes the following list types of documents:

• 180 Health Benefits Registration
• 181 Health Benefits Change Enrollment
• 129 Thrift Savings Plan Collections
• 125 Thrift Savings Plan Election