Article Title: Open Season for Federal Employee Long Term Care Insurance
Snippet of Article: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is announcing an Open
Season for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). All
eligible individuals who are not currently enrolled in FLTCIP may apply
for coverage, including employees, annuitants, and other members of the
Federal family. Active workforce members, their spouses, and same-sex
domestic partners of civilian active workforce members will be subject
to abbreviated underwriting. The addition of same-sex domestic partners
of civilian active workforce members as a new type of qualified
relative eligible to apply for FLTCIP coverage is pursuant to the
President's Memorandum of June 17, 2009 on Federal Benefits and Non-
Discrimination which requested that OPM, in consultation with the
Department of Justice, extend certain benefits that can be provided to
same-sex domestic partners of Federal employees consistent with Federal
law. All other qualified relatives will be subject to the Program's
standard requirements for full underwriting of applications.
DATES: The Open Season will run from April 4 through May 27, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please call
1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337) (TTY: 1-800-843-3557) or visit http://
www.ltcfeds.com.
Source: Federal Register
