5-U.S.C.-8907

§8907 – Information to Individuals Eligible to Enroll

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• Reference: Section 8907
• Legend: §8907 – Information to Individuals Eligible to Enroll
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall make available to each individual eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under this chapter such information, in a form acceptable to the Office after consultation with the carrier, as may be necessary to enable the individual to exercise an informed choice among the types of plans described by sections 8903 and 8903a of this title.

(b) Each enrollee in a health benefits plan shall be issued an appropriate document setting forth or summarizing the—

(1) services or benefits, including maximums, limitations, and exclusions, to which the enrollee or the enrollee and any eligible family members are entitled thereunder;

(2) procedure for obtaining benefits; and

(3) principal provisions of the plan affecting the enrollee and any eligible family members.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, §906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3204; Pub. L. 99–53, §2(d), June 17, 1985, 99 Stat. 94.)

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Amendments

1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–53 inserted reference to section 8903a of this title.

1984—Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5)(C), substituted individuals eligible to enroll” for employees” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5)(A), substituted individual” for employee” in two places.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5)(B)(i), substituted enrollee” for employee enrolled” in provisions preceding par. (1).

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5)(B)(ii), substituted enrollee or the enrollee and any eligible family members” for employee or the employee and members of his family”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 98–615, §3(5)(B)(iii), substituted the enrollee and any eligible family members” for the employee or members of his family”.

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted Office of Personnel Management” and Office” for Civil Service Commission” and Commission”, respectively.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–615 effective May 7, 1985, with enumerated exceptions, and applicable to any individual who is married to an employee or annuitant on or after that date, see section 4(a)(2) of Pub. L. 98–615, as amended, set out as a note under section 8341 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

5-U.S.C.-8906A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Government Employees

In this entry about 5-U.S.C.-8906A, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to government employees in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States government employees-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

5-U.S.C.-8903 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Insurance

In this entry about 5-U.S.C.-8903, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to insurance in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States insurance-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

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