FEHB & PSHB Family Member Eligibility Verification

Current understanding

OPM has issued a final rule implementing the FEHB Protection Act of 2025, requiring verification of qualifying life events and family member eligibility for enrollments in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) programs. For federal and postal workers, this adds documentation steps when adding dependents or making mid-year changes; for agencies and carriers, it formalizes eligibility auditing intended to reduce ineligible enrollments. Status: final rule.

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