5 CFR § 894.704 - What happens if I retire and then come back to work for the Federal Government or the United States Postal Service?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s894.704"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 894.704 - What happens if I retire and then come back to work for the Federal Government or the United States Postal Service?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "894.704"
section_name: "What happens if I retire and then come back to work for the Federal Government or the United States Postal Service?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "894"
part_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DENTAL AND VISION 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. 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)."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "894"
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# 894.704 What happens if I retire and then come back to work for the Federal Government or the United States Postal Service?
(a) If you have FEDVIP coverage as an *annuitant,* and you become reemployed in an eligible position in Federal service or United States Postal Service, you must contact the *Administrator* so it can send the request for allotments to your agency so your agency can start making the allotments from your pay.
(b) If you did not enroll in FEDVIP coverage as an *annuitant* and become reemployed in an eligible Federal position or United States Postal Service, you have 60 *days* to enroll in FEDVIP.
(c) If you enroll as an *employee* the *Administrator* will stop sending requests for allotments from your annuity.
(d) If your reemployment terminates, you must notify the *Administrator* within 30 days to have your allotments withheld from your annuity payments. Otherwise, your FEDVIP coverage will terminate due to non-payment of premiums.
[73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, as amended at 88 FR 47749, July 25, 2023]