---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 408.44"
title: "42"
number: "408.44"
heading: "Deduction from civil service annuities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/408.44"
---

# §408.44. Deduction from civil service annuities.

- (a) **Responsibility for deductions.** If an enrollee is not entitled to railroad retirement benefits or social security benefits, and is receiving a civil service annuity, the premiums are deducted from that annuity by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the basis of a notice from SSA indicating that the annuitant is entitled to SMI.
- (b) **Deduction of spouse's premiums.** If the annuitant's spouse is also enrolled for SMI and is not entitled to a civil service annuity or to social security or railroad retirement benefits, and the annuitant gives written consent, OPM also deducts the spouse's premium from the annuitant's monthly check.
- (c) **Withdrawal of annuitant's consent.**
  - (1) If an annuitant wishes to withdraw consent for deduction of the spouse's premium, he or she must send written notice of withdrawal to OPM.
  - (2) The withdrawal notice is effective with the third month after the month in which it is received, or with the month specified in the notice, whichever is later.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 48115, Dec. 18, 1987, unless otherwise noted.