5 CFR § 875.208 - May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s875.208"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 875.208 - May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "875.208"
section_name: "May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "875"
part_name: "FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 9008; Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 5534, Feb. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "875"
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# 875.208 May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?
You may not apply as a qualified relative if the workforce member on whom you are basing your qualified relative status died prior to the time you apply for coverage, unless you are receiving a survivor annuity as the spouse or an insurable interest annuity as the domestic partner of a deceased workforce member. In this case, your adult children and your current spouse or domestic partner are also considered to be qualified relatives.
[80 FR 66786, Oct. 30, 2015]