{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1609.7002","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1609.7002","heading":"1609.7002 Minimum standards for Postal Service Health Benefits Carriers.","body":"(a) The carrier of a PSHB plan shall meet the minimum standards as described in 1609.7001.\n(b) To the greatest extent practicable, an FEHB Carrier (defined in 1602.170-1) that offers an FEHB plan (defined in 1602.170-9) in which the total enrollment includes 1,500 or more Postal Service employees or Postal Service annuitants in the contract year beginning January 2023 must offer a PSHB plan in the initial contract year. OPM may exempt a comprehensive medical plan, as described in 5 U.S.C. 8903(4), from the requirement in this paragraph (b).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 16—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 1609—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 1609.70—Minimum Standards for Health Benefits Carriers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"f32cfccfb889d65ec3e70ae56f2352627abf275714eaf59343b3e7cd2dc964e4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1609.7001","next":"us/48-cfr-1614.000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}