FEHB and Retroactive Actions, Cancellations, Corrections

When you process Retroactive, Cancellation, or Correction action, you may find that potential life events no longer apply. For example, if you cancel a Change in Work Schedule action that initiated a Change in Employment Status life event, the triggered life event no longer applies. After processing a Retroactive, Cancellation, or Correction action, review the employee's life events and determine whether you need to take further action.

Retroactive Actions

If you process a Retroactive action such as a Retroactive NOAC 508 Conversion to Term Appointment NTE and the enrollment date has expired, the employee cannot make benefit elections through self service. You can extend that date by changing the end date, or by closing the event and initiating a new life event.

See: Manually Creating a Potential Life Event for a Person, Manually Voiding a Potential Life Event for a Person, Purging Person Data for Backed-Out and Voided Life Events

Cancellations and Corrections

When you process a Cancellation or Correction action, you should review the status of the life events for that person to determine whether to void or back out the events. If the life event is open, you can void the life event. If the life event is closed, you can back out the life event and, if appropriate, initiate a new life event. For example, if you cancel a Change in Duty Station action that involves a relocation to a duty station outside the United States, you would void the life event for a Transfer From a Post of Duty Within US to Post of Duty Outside US.

See: Manually Creating a Potential Life Event for a Person, Viewing a Person's Life Event Information, Manually Voiding a Potential Life Event for a Person, Purging Person Data for Backed-Out and Voided Life Events