{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.221","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.221","heading":"If my qualifying retirement coverage error was that I was put into FERS by mistake and then, after the error was discovered, I chose my current retirement coverage, can I now make another election?","body":"No, OPM regulations allow certain employees who were put in FERS in error to choose between remaining in FERS or being covered under their automatic retirement coverage. (See § 846.204(b)(2) of this chapter). If you already had this opportunity to choose your retirement coverage; then you may not make an election of retirement coverage based on the same error under these rules.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart B—Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"7e1c2382ef2f3968ff675e8ee12d7b4315049fe92089b412e1a487e08514fd49","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.215","next":"us/5-cfr-839.231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}