45 CFR § 800.103 - Authority to contract with issuers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s800.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 800.103 - Authority to contract with issuers."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "800.103"
section_name: "Authority to contract with issuers."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "800"
part_name: "MULTI-STATE PLAN PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1334 of Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119; Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (42 U.S.C. 18054)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 9655, Feb. 24, 2015; 80 FR 16577, Mar. 30, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 800.103 Authority to contract with issuers.

(a) *General.* OPM may enter into contracts with health insurance issuers to offer at least two MSP options on Exchanges and SHOPs in each State, without regard to any statutes that would otherwise require competitive bidding.

(b) *Non-profit entity.* In entering into contracts with health insurance issuers to offer MSP options, OPM will enter into a contract with at least one non-profit entity as defined in § 800.20 of this part.

(c) *Group of issuers.* Any contract to offer MSP options may be with a group of issuers as defined in § 800.20 of this part.

(d) *Individual and group coverage.* The contracts will provide for individual health insurance coverage and for group health insurance coverage for small employers.