5 USC § 9008 - Administrative functions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s9008"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "5 USC § 9008 - Administrative functions"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "9008"
section_name: "Administrative functions"
chapter_number: 90
chapter_name: "LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–265, title I, § 1002(a), Sept. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 768.)"
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# § 9008. Administrative functions

**(a)** **In General.—** The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.

**(b)** **Enrollment Periods.—** The Office shall provide for periodic coordinated enrollment, promotion, and education efforts in consultation with the carriers.

**(c)** **Consultation.—** Any regulations necessary to effect the application and operation of this chapter with respect to an eligible individual described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 9001, or a qualified relative thereof, shall be prescribed by the Office in consultation with the appropriate Secretary.

**(d)** **Informed Decisionmaking.—** The Office shall ensure that each eligible individual applying for long-term care insurance under this chapter is furnished the information necessary to enable that individual to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining long-term care insurance under this chapter, including the following:

**(1)** The principal long-term care benefits and coverage available under this chapter, and how those benefits and coverage compare to the range of long-term care benefits and coverage otherwise generally available.

**(2)** Representative examples of the cost of long-term care, and the sufficiency of the benefits available under this chapter relative to those costs. The information under this paragraph shall also include—

**(A)** the projected effect of inflation on the value of those benefits; and

**(B)** a comparison of the inflation-adjusted value of those benefits to the projected future costs of long-term care.

**(3)** Any rights individuals under this chapter may have to cancel coverage, and to receive a total or partial refund of premiums. The information under this paragraph shall also include—

**(A)** the projected number or percentage of individuals likely to fail to maintain their coverage (determined based on lapse rates experienced under similar group long-term care insurance programs and, when available, this chapter); and

**(B)**

**(i)** a summary description of how and when premiums for long-term care insurance under this chapter may be raised;

**(ii)** the premium history during the last 10 years for each qualified carrier offering long-term care insurance under this chapter; and

**(iii)** if cost increases are anticipated, the projected premiums for a typical insured individual at various ages.

**(4)** The advantages and disadvantages of long-term care insurance generally, relative to other means of accumulating or otherwise acquiring the assets that may be needed to meet the costs of long-term care, such as through tax-qualified retirement programs or other investment vehicles.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–265, title I, § 1002(a), Sept. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 768.)