---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 894.812"
title: "5"
number: "894.812"
heading: "I am a widow or widower TEI family member. Can I enroll my TEI child who is a TEI family member without enrolling myself in FEDVIP?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/894.812"
---

# §894.812. I am a widow or widower TEI family member. Can I enroll my TEI child who is a TEI family member without enrolling myself in FEDVIP?


No. A widow or widower who is a TEI family member is the TEI certifying family member. Because there is no available sponsor, you are the enrollee, and must either:

- (a) Enroll yourself and the TEI child in a self plus one enrollment; or
- (b) Enroll all TEI family members in a self and family enrollment, in order for the TEI child to receive FEDVIP coverage.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 58180, Nov. 19, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.