{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-870.301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 870.301","heading":"Eligibility for life insurance.","body":"(a) Each nonexcluded employee is automatically insured for Basic insurance unless he/she waives it.\n(b)(1) Optional insurance must be specifically elected; it is not automatic.\n(2) An employee may elect one or more types of Optional insurance if:\n(i) He/she has Basic insurance; and\n(ii) He/she does not have a waiver of that type (or types) or Optional insurance still in effect.\n(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the hiring of a Federal employee, whether in pay status or nonpay status, for a temporary, intermittent position with the decennial census has no effect on the amount of his/her Basic or Option B insurance, the withholdings or Government contribution for his/her insurance, or the determination of when 12 months in nonpay status ends.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 870—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM","Subpart C—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":"b53626aba088143e3df2b2c931930f5f58c66c1cd75f751edcf2d733290a0a18","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-870.206","next":"us/5-cfr-870.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}