5 CFR § 875.402 - When will open seasons be held?

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title: "5 CFR § 875.402 - When will open seasons be held?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "875.402"
section_name: "When will open seasons be held?"
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 875.402 When will open seasons be held?

(a) There are no regularly scheduled open seasons for long term care insurance. OPM may have special application periods in which active workforce members and their spouses may apply based on abbreviated underwriting.

(b) In situations where OPM determines that it is appropriate to have a special application period, OPM will announce any such period via publication of a document in the *Federal Register.* The document will include the requirements for eligible applicants during the special application period.

[87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]