---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 894.901"
title: "5"
number: "894.901"
heading: "Will benefits be available in underserved areas?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/894.901"
---

# §894.901. Will benefits be available in underserved areas?

- (a) Dental and vision plans under FEDVIP will include underserved areas in their service areas and provide benefits to enrollees in underserved areas.
- (b) In any area where a FEDVIP dental or vision plan does not meet OPM access standards, including underserved areas, enrollees may receive services from non-network providers.
- (c) Contracts under FEDVIP shall include access standards as defined by OPM and payment levels for services to non-network providers in areas that do not meet access standards.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 58180, Nov. 19, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 47749, July 25, 2023]

### 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.

### Amendments

[83 FR 58180, Nov. 19, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 47749, July 25, 2023]