5 CFR § 875.213 - May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s875.213"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 875.213 - May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "875.213"
section_name: "May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?"
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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# 875.213 May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?
You may apply for coverage as a qualified relative if you are a domestic partner, as described in § 875.101. As prescribed by OPM, you will be required to provide documentation to demonstrate that you meet these requirements, and you must submit to full underwriting requirements. However, as explained in § 875.210, if you lose your status as a domestic partner, and therefore status as a qualified relative, before your coverage goes into effect, you are no longer eligible for FLTCIP coverage.
[87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]