---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 875.213"
title: "5"
number: "875.213"
heading: "May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/875.213"
---

# §875.213. May I apply as a qualified relative if I am the domestic partner of an employee or annuitant?


You may apply for coverage as a qualified relative if you are a domestic partner, as described in [§ 875.101](/cfr/5/875.101.md). As prescribed by OPM, you will be required to provide documentation to demonstrate that you meet these requirements, and you must submit to full underwriting requirements. However, as explained in [§ 875.210](/cfr/5/875.210.md), if you lose your status as a domestic partner, and therefore status as a qualified relative, before your coverage goes into effect, you are no longer eligible for FLTCIP coverage.


## Notes

### Amendments

[87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]

### 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

[87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]