20 CFR § 1002.169 - Can the employee elect to delay reinstatement of health plan coverage until a date after the date he or she is reemployed?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s1002.169"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 1002.169 - Can the employee elect to delay reinstatement of health plan coverage until a date after the date he or she is reemployed?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "1002.169"
section_name: "Can the employee elect to delay reinstatement of health plan coverage until a date after the date he or she is reemployed?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1002"
part_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1002"
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# 1002.169 Can the employee elect to delay reinstatement of health plan coverage until a date after the date he or she is reemployed?

USERRA requires the employer to reinstate health plan coverage upon request at reemployment. USERRA permits but does not require the employer to allow the employee to delay reinstatement of health plan coverage until a date that is later than the date of reemployment.