The District of Columbia Human Resources Office (DCHR) and the Federal Government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hasve announced that their health care open enrollment periods will begin on Monday, November 12, 2012. The Federal Open Enrollment period will end on Monday, December 10, 2012, and the District’s Open Enrollment period closes a few days later on Friday, December 14, 2012. During these periods, members of the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Plan and the District of Columbia Police Officers and Firefighters’ Plan who are eligible to participate in the health plans available to District and Federal employees and retirees will have an opportunity to change their health plans.

Packets containing information about the plans will be mailed to eligible members of DCRB's Plans. More information on District of Columbia health care plans, including 2013 premiums, can be found on DCHR’s website at www.dchr.dc.gov. The OPM website, www.opm.gov/insure, also lists premiums for 2013. The OPM website has a tool that allows participants to compare the provisions, costs, and premiums of different health plans.

Active members of DCRB's Plans should submit their changes online through their PeopleSoft Employee Self-Service account. Please contact your Human Resources office if assistance is needed. Retired and survivor members of DCRB's Plan should forward their completed change forms to the DCRB Member Services Center at 900 7th Stree, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001.

For DCHR's schedule of health fairs taking place during the enrollment period, see the table below. For a printable schedule, download the PDF attached to this release.