What is Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) and what are the requirements to enroll under the TCC provisions of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) law?
Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) is available to: • Employees who lose their FEHBP coverage because they leave their federal jobs; except in involuntary separations due to misconducts • Children who lose their FEHBP family member status because they become age 22 or marry • Former spouses who lose their FEHBP family member status because of divorce or annulment TCC allows former employees to continue their healthcare coverage for up to 18 months and former family members (children and former spouses) to continue healthcare coverage for up to 36 months. TCC enrollees must pay the full premium for the plan they select (that is, both the employee and Government shares of the premium) plus a 2 percent administrative charge. For more specific information about TCC, please contact your employing office’s health benefits officer.
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