---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 894.309"
title: "5"
number: "894.309"
heading: "I am a TEI-D or TEI-V. Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, and cover my TEI family members?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/894.309"
---

# §894.309. I am a TEI-D or TEI-V. Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, and cover my TEI family members?

- (a) **FEDVIP dental plan.**
  - (1) A sponsor who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment.
  - (2) 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.
  - (3) 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:
    - (i) The sponsor is not a TEI-D;
    - (ii) The sponsor is deceased; or
    - (iii) The sponsor is a TEI-D described at § [894.804(b)(1)](/cfr/5/894.804.md?p=b-1) or [(2)](/cfr/5/894.804.md?p=b-2) who does not enroll (therefore is not an enrollee and cannot cover TEI family members) and the sponsor:
      - (A) Receives dental services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
      - (B) Has employer-sponsored dental coverage without a family coverage option; or
      - (C) **Has a medical or dental condition that prevents him or her from obtaining dental benefits.**
- (b) **FEDVIP vision plan.**
  - (1) A sponsor who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members.
  - (2) A TEI certifying family member who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members under the enrollment when:
    - (i) The sponsor is not a TEI-V; or
    - (ii) **The <I>sponsor</I> is deceased.**
  - (3) 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

[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]