5 C.F.R. § 870.1207 Designations, assignments, and court orders.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a)(1) If an employee has a valid designation of beneficiary on file at the time he/she elects portability, that designation remains in effect. (2) An individual with ported coverage who wishes to file a designation of beneficiary must submit the form to the Portability Office. (3) If an individual with ported coverage returns to Federal service, any designation of beneficiary remains in effect. (b)(1) If an employee assigns his/her coverage before electing portability for Option B, that assignment remains in effect. (2) If an individual with ported coverage wishes to make an assignment, he/she must submit the form to the Portability Office. (3) If an individual with ported coverage returns to Federal service, any assignment of coverage remains in effect. Basic insurance and any Option A coverage acquired through the return to service are subject to the existing assignment. (c)(1) If the employing office received a valid court order on or after July 22, 1998, that court order remains valid for the ported coverage. (2) Anyone wishing to submit a court order relating to an individual with ported coverage must submit it to the Portability Office. (3) If an individual with ported coverage returns to Federal service, any valid court order on file remains in effect. (d) When an individual submits a request to elect portability for Option B coverage, the employing office must send the originals of all designations, assignments, and court orders on file to the Portability Office.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 870—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM
Subpart L—Portability
§ 870.1207 Designations, assignments, and court orders.
