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5 CFR §894.406

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  1. (a)You must contact the Administrator to arrange to pay your premiums by direct premium payment or automatic bank withdrawal to the Administrator.
  2. (b)If you do not make the premium payments, your FEDVIP coverage will stop. You will not be able to reenroll until the next open season after:
    1. (1)You are in pay status; or
    2. (2)Your uniformed services pay or uniformed services retirement pay (retired, retainer, or equivalent) is sufficient to make the premium payment.
  3. (c)If you are a FEDVIP enrollee who is furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without pay due to such a lapse, your coverage will not stop during such a lapse. Upon the end of such a lapse, premiums will be paid to the Carrier using back pay.