§894.309. I am a TEI-D or TEI-V. Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, and cover my TEI family members?
5 C.F.R. § 894.309
FEDVIP dental plan.
A sponsor who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment.
A sponsor who is a TEI-D but who does not enroll even though eligible, is not an enrollee and cannot enroll or cover TEI family members.
A TEI certifying family member who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and to cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment when:
The sponsor is not a TEI-D;
The sponsor is deceased; or
The sponsor is a TEI-D described at § 894.804(b)(1) or (2) who does not enroll (therefore is not an enrollee and cannot cover TEI family members) and the sponsor:
Receives dental services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
Has employer-sponsored dental coverage without a family coverage option; or
Has a medical or dental condition that prevents him or her from obtaining dental benefits.
FEDVIP vision plan.
A sponsor who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members.
A TEI certifying family member who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members under the enrollment when:
The sponsor is not a TEI-V; or
The <I>sponsor</I> is deceased.
A TEI former spouse is eligible to enroll for self only, but may not elect a self plus one or self and family type of enrollment and may not cover family members, even if they are TEI family members.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[83 FR 58178, Nov. 19, 2018]
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
[83 FR 58178, Nov. 19, 2018]