---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 894.306"
title: "5"
number: "894.306"
heading: "Are foster children eligible as family members?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/894.306"
---

# §894.306. Are foster children eligible as family members?


Generally, foster children are eligible for coverage as family members under FEDVIP. However, a foster child is excluded from the definition of a TEI family member, except a foster child who is a ward in the legal custody of a sponsor. A pre-adoptive child and an eligible ward in the legal custody of a sponsor are eligible as TEI family members.


## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 26544, June 7, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8962; 5 U.S.C. 8992; Subpart C also issued under section 1 of Pub. L. 110-279, 122 Stat. 2604 (2 U.S.C. 2051); and Sec. 894.601(b) also issued under Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note).

### Source

Source: 73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 26544, June 7, 2019]