| Health
Benefits Information
The Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program can help you meet your
health-care needs. Federal employees enjoy the widest selection of
health plans in business today. You can choose among managed
fee-for-service (FFS) plans, plans offering a point of service (POS)
product, and health maintenance organizations (HMO).
In general all permanent employees and employees whose
appointments are for more than one year are eligible for health
benefits. The program provides group rates and Agency contributions
toward the premiums. Leave Without Pay could impact these benefits.
Temporary appointments are made usually for one year or less.
Generally, temporary employees are not entitled to benefits. If a
temporary employee completes one year of temporary employment, and
is then converted to another temporary appointment for one year or
less, the employee is eligible to enroll in the
Federal Employees'
Health Benefits program. However, the employee must pay the full
cost of the insurance. If the temporary employee is converted to a
permanent appointment, benefits would then become available with
Agency contributions toward the premium.
Premium Conversion
OPM Information
Conversion Waiver
Additional Information:
Department
of Interior Personnel Manager |
