---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 875.208"
title: "5"
number: "875.208"
heading: "May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/875.208"
---

# §875.208. May I apply as a qualified relative if the person on whom I am basing my eligibility status has died?


You may not apply as a qualified relative if the workforce member on whom you are basing your qualified relative status died prior to the time you apply for coverage, unless you are receiving a survivor annuity as the spouse or an insurable interest annuity as the domestic partner of a deceased workforce member. In this case, your adult children and your current spouse or domestic partner are also considered to be qualified relatives.


## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 66786, Oct. 30, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 9008; Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 5534, Feb. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[80 FR 66786, Oct. 30, 2015]