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Attachment 1: Provide Information to Tribal Employees about the FEHB

Open Season

Communication 

1. Build awareness of the upcoming FEHB Open Season

Tribal employees need to know the following: 

• The dates of Open Season (November 14 – December 12, 2022) 

• What decisions they can/must make 

• Where they can find additional information about the FEHB Program 

• The effective date of Tribal employee’s Open Season changes 

Start your awareness campaign early (such as the beginning of October) and follow through with 

consistent messages. 

2. Inform Tribal employees

You can do this in various ways. Here are some examples: 

• Send an email to all Tribal employees and include the following attachment in your Open 

Season announcement: 

Attachment: Tribal FastFacts “What to Consider During the FEHB Open Season 

for Tribal Employees.” 

• If Tribal employees don’t have easy access to the Internet, distribute the above 

attachment as a flyer. 

• Post Open Season notices in hallways, cafeterias, and break rooms. 

• Advise your employees who they can contact internally for help. 

If Tribal employees cannot access these resources from work, please distribute these links to them so 

they can view this information from home if they wish: 

Facebook

Twitter (News and Updates) 

• Add reminders to earnings and leave statements. 

• Publicize Open Season information on your Tribal employer’s intranet site. 

• Advise your Tribal employees who they can contact internally for help. 
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3. Tribal Benefits Officer responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the Tribal Benefits Officer to provide FEHB Open Season information to 

the Tribal employees. Please let your Tribal employees know the dates of Open Season, how to 

make changes, or where to go if they have questions. 

The Tribal employer should also explain the terms and conditions of any premium conversion 

plan or flexible spending account options under any pre-tax cafeteria plan that may be available 

for Tribal employees, and the time frame for enrollment or participation in that plan.

Please see 5 CFR 890.1407(b)(3)

“A Tribal employee who enrolls after the initial enrollment opportunity and who does not 

elect premium conversion through his or her Tribal employer's premium conversion plan, 

if one is available, will be subject to the enrollment and qualifying life event rules 

described at § 890.301 and effective dates described at § 890.301(b) and (f).”

and 5 CFR 890.1407(b)(4) 

“A Tribal employee who enrolls after the initial enrollment opportunity and who elects 

premium conversion through his or her Tribal employer's premium conversion plan, if 

one is available, will be subject to the enrollment rules, qualifying life event rules and 

effective dates described at §§ 892.207, 892.208 and 892.210 of this chapter (together 

with § 890.301 as referenced therein).

Materials

You can find detailed information about Open Season and all Open Season materials on our Tribal

Programs website. 

1. Open Season Tribal FastFacts

A summary of important Open Season information is contained in Tribal FastFacts "What to 

Consider During the FEHB Open Season for Tribal Employees”. 

2. Plan Comparison Tool 

The Plan Comparison Tool is available for eligible FEHB members to use when shopping for a 

health plan. 

Open Season Fairs

1. Assure equal access for FEHB plans

Tribal employees may find Open Season fairs a valuable resource for getting Open Season 

information. For employing offices hosting Open Season Fairs, please be sure to invite all plans 

that are available to your employees. This includes plans new to the FEHB Program for 2023 and 

plans that have service area expansions. Information on new plans will be available in Tribal.

Plan contact information to invite plans to attend Open Season Health Fairs are available on our 

website. 
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2. Be supportive

Suggest that your managers allow their Tribal employees time away from their duties to attend 

Open Season fairs.

Employee Enrollment Opportunities

1. Enroll in FEHB. 

• An eligible Tribal employee who is not enrolled may enroll. 

• Enrollment in FEHB automatically continues year to year.

2. Change enrollment or cancel enrollment in FEHB

• A Tribal FEHB enrollee may change from one plan or option to another or change 

enrollment type. 

• A Tribal FEHB enrollee may cancel their enrollment. 

Open Season Effective Dates

• From not enrolled to enrolled: the effective date is January 1, 2023, following a pay period 

during any part of which the Tribal employee is in pay status. 

• For an enrollment change: the effective date is January 1, 2023, regardless of whether the 

Tribal employee is in pay status during the preceding pay period. 

• For cancellation: the effective date is at the end of the day on December 31, 2022.