PUBLIC LAW 105-266—OCT. 19, 1998 112 STAT. 2367 SEC. 4. CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 5 USC 8901 note. INDIVIDUALS. (a) ENROLLMENT IN CHAPTER 89 PLAN. —For purposes of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, any period of enrollment— (1) in a health benefits plan administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation before the termination of such plan on or before January 2, 1999; or (2) subject to subsection (c), in a health benefits plan (not under chapter 89 of such title) with respect to which the eligibility of any employees or retired employees of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System terminates on or before January 2, 1999, shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of such title. (b) CONTINUED COVERAGE. —(1) Subject to subsection (c), any individual who, on or before January 2, 1999, is enrolled in a health benefits plan described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) may enroll in an approved health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, either as an individual or for self and family, if, after taking into account the provisions of subsection (a), such individual— (A) meets the requirements of such chapter for eligibility to become so enrolled as an employee, annuitant, or former spouse (within the meaning of such chapter); or (B) would meet those requirements if, to the extent such requirements involve either retirement system under such title 5, such individual satisfies similar requirements or provisions of the Retirement Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System. Any determination under subparagraph (B) shall be made under Guidelines. guidelines which the Office of Personnel Management shall establish in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (2) Subject to subsection (c), any individual who, on or before January 2, 1999, is entitled to continued coverage under a health benefits plan described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage under section 8905a of title 5, United States Code, but only for the same remaining period as would have been allowable under the health benefits plan in which such individual was enrolled on or before January 2, 1999, if— (A) such individual had remained enrolled in such plan; and (B) such pl2in did not terminate, or the eligibility of such individual with respect to such plan did not terminate, as described in subsection (a). (3) Subject to subsection (c), any individual (other than an individual under paragraph (2)) who, on or before January 2, 1999, is covered under a health benefits plan described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) as an unmarried dependent child, but who does not then qualify for coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as a family member (within the meaning of such chapter) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage under section 8905a of such title, to the same extent and in the same manner as if such individual had, on or before January 2, 1999, ceased to meet the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent child of an enrollee under such chapter.
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