Federal employee health benefits plans
Title IV — Improving Health Care Access and Quality › Subtitle B — Improvement of Coverage
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(a) Coverage of pregnancy The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that pregnancy is considered a change in family status and a qualifying life event for an individual who is eligible to enroll, but is not enrolled, in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Effective date The requirement in paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any contract entered into under section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.