---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 875.403"
title: "5"
number: "875.403"
heading: "When may I apply for coverage?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/875.403"
---

# §875.403. When may I apply for coverage?


If you are an eligible individual, you may apply at any time outside of a suspension period described in [§ 875.110](/cfr/5/875.110.md). You will be subject to full underwriting requirements. The only exceptions to the full underwriting requirements are described in [§ 875.402](/cfr/5/875.402.md). You may apply as a qualified relative of a workforce member even if the workforce member does not apply for 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]