{"url_path":"/register/2026-06-02/2026-11022","section_key":"summary","section_title":"Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Verification Requirements for Family Member Coverage","topic":"register","document":{"doc_type":"Rule","doc_date":"2026-06-02","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-11022/federal-employees-health-benefits-program-verification-requirements-for-family-member-coverage","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"Personnel Management Office"},"word_count":118,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Verification Requirements for Family Member Coverage\n\n**Type:** Rule\n**Published:** 2026-06-02\n**Effective:** 2026-07-02\n**Citation:** 91 FR 32875\n**Agencies:** Personnel Management Office\n**Source:** https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-11022/federal-employees-health-benefits-program-verification-requirements-for-family-member-coverage\n\n## Abstract\nThe FEHB Protection Act of 2025 (FPA) requires OPM to issue regulations and implement a process to verify: The veracity of any qualifying life event (QLE) through which a health benefits plan enrollee seeks to add a member of family to their enrollment and that when an enrollee adds a family member to the health benefits plan, including during any open season, the individual is a qualified member of family. This final rule also clarifies responsibilities for initial family member eligibility determinations for the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program."}