Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/873

 PUBLIC LAW 100-654—NOV. 14, 1988

102 STAT. 3843

"(d)(l)(A) An individual receiving continued coverage under this section shall be required to pay currently into the Employees Health Benefits Fund, under arrangements satisfactory to the Office, an amount equal to the sum of— "(i) the employee and agency contributions which would be required in the case of an employee enrolled in the same health benefits plan and level of benefits; and "(ii) an amount, determined under regulations prescribed by the Office, necessary for administrative expenses, but not to exceed 2 percent of the total amount under clause (i). "(B) Payments under this section to the Fund shall— "(i) in the case of an individual whose continued coverage is based on such individual's separation, be made through the agency which last employed such individual; or "(ii) in the case of an individual whose continued coverage is based on a change in circumstances referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B), be made through— "(I) the Office, if, at the time cover£^e would (but for this section) otherwise have been discontinued, the individual was covered as the child of an annuitant; or "(II) if, at the time referred to in subclause (I), the individual was covered as the child of an employee, the employee's employing agency as of such time. "(2) If an individual elects to continue coverage under this section before the end of the applicable period under subsection (c)(2), but after such individual's coverage under this chapter (including any temporary extensions of coverage) expires, coverage shall he restored retroactively, with appropriate contributions (determined in accordance with paragraph (1)) and claims (if any), to the same extent and effect as though no break in coverage had occurred. "(3)(A) An individual making an election under subsection (c)(2)(B) may, at such individual's option, elect coverage either as an individual or, if appropriate, for self and family. "(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, members of an individual's family shall be determined in the same way as would apply under this chapter in the case of an enrolled employee. "(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be considered to limit an individual making an election under subsection (c)(2)(A) to coverage for self alone. "(e)(1) Continued coverage under this section may not extend beyond— "(A) in the case of an individual whose continued coverage is based on separation from service, the date which is 18 months after the effective date of the separation; or "(B) in the case of an individual whose continued coverage is based on ceasing to meet the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent child, the date which is 36 months J after the date on which the individual first ceases to meet those requirements, subject to paragraph (2). "(2) In the case of an individual who— "(A) ceases to meet the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent child; "(B) as of the day before so ceasing to meet the requirements referred to in subparagraph (A), was covered as the child of a former employee receiving continued coverage under this section based on the former employee's separation from service; and

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