TIPS 21-01, Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Family Member Eligibility
Published: November 24, 2021
Effective: Pay Period 22, 2021
Summary
The National Finance Center (NFC) has modified the Tribal Insurance Processing System (TIPS) to display a message when processing an employee change to Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage.
This modification is being made in accordance with the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) 21-202.
Affected Systems
System |
System Impact |
---|---|
TIPS |
A popup will appear when a Tribal Benefits Officer (TBO) processes a change of an enrollee's FEHB coverage. |
Additional Systems Affected
The systems identified below are also being affected by this implementation. For detailed information on these systems, please refer to the NFC Web site.
System |
System Impact |
---|---|
EmpowHR and EPIC Web |
A popup will appear when a Servicing Personnel Officer (SPO) processes a change of an employee's FEHB coverage. |
CLER |
A popup will appear when the Agency or Carrier processes a change to an employee's FEHB coverage. |
DPRW |
A popup will appear when an Agency Submitting Office processes a change of an enrollee's FEHB coverage. |
Implementation
TIPS:
When saving the SF 2809, FEHB Election Form, modifications have been implemented to display the popup,
if the following conditions are met:- Not an Open Season Event Code
- Initial Opportunity to Enroll (IOE) or Qualifying Life Events (QLE)
- or change
Resources
View bulletins HRPAY 21-07, CLER 21-02, DPRS 21-01, Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Family Member Eligibility, for the impact to EmpowHR, EPIC Web, CLER, and DPRW.
The procedure manuals for these applications, which are available online at the NFC Web site, are being updated to include the information in this bulletin. To view this procedure, select HR and Payroll Clients from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the NFC Home page. At the HR and Payroll Clients page, select the Publications tab and select the applicable category to access the procedure manual within the category.
Inquiries
For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at ServiceNow Portal for Federated Users and at ServiceNow Portal for Non-Federated Users.
or via the customer service portal at