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Part 894 — Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program

62 sections · Title 5: Administrative Personnel

§ 894.101Definitions.
§ 894.102If I have a pre-existing dental or vision condition, may I join FEDVIP?
§ 894.103How do I enroll?
§ 894.104Who makes enrollment decisions and reconsiderations?
§ 894.105Who may correct an error in my enrollment?
§ 894.106Special provisions for <em>TRICARE-eligible individuals (TEI).</em>
§ 894.201What types of enrollments are available under FEDVIP?
§ 894.202I am an enrollee; if I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which family member to cover?
§ 894.203May I be enrolled in more than one dental or vision plan at a time?
§ 894.301Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP as an employee?
§ 894.302What is an excluded position?
§ 894.303What happens to my enrollment if I transfer to an excluded position?
§ 894.304Am I eligible to enroll if I'm retired or receiving workers' compensation?
§ 894.305Am I eligible to enroll if I am a former spouse receiving an apportionment of annuity?
§ 894.306Are foster children eligible as family members?
§ 894.307Are disabled children age 22 or over eligible as family members?
§ 894.308How do I establish the dependency of my recognized natural child?
§ 894.309I am a TEI-D or TEI-V. Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, and cover my TEI family members?
§ 894.401How do I pay premiums?
§ 894.402Do the premiums I pay reflect the cost of providing benefits?
§ 894.403Are FEDVIP premiums paid on a pre-tax basis?
§ 894.404May I opt out of premium conversion?
§ 894.405What happens if I go into nonpay status or if my pay/annuity is insufficient to cover the allotments?
§ 894.406What happens if my uniformed services pay or uniformed services retirement pay is insufficient to cover my FEDVIP premiums, or I go into a nonpay status?
§ 894.501When may I enroll?
§ 894.502What are the Qualifying Life Events (QLEs) that allow me to enroll or become covered in FEDVIP outside of open season?
§ 894.503Are belated enrollments or changes allowed?
§ 894.504When is my enrollment effective?
§ 894.505Are retroactive premiums paid with pre-tax dollars (premium conversion)?
§ 894.506How often will there be open seasons?
§ 894.507After I'm enrolled, may I change from one dental or vision plan or plan option to another?
§ 894.508When may I increase my type of enrollment?
§ 894.509What are the QLEs that are consistent with increasing my type of enrollment?
§ 894.510When may I decrease my type of enrollment?
§ 894.511What are the QLEs that are consistent with decreasing my type of enrollment?
§ 894.512What happens if I leave Federal Government and then return?
§ 894.513Do I have to elect FEDVIP coverage each year in order to remain covered?
§ 894.601When does my FEDVIP coverage stop?
§ 894.602May I cancel my enrollment at any time?
§ 894.603Is there a temporary extension of coverage and conversion right when my coverage stops or when a covered family member loses eligibility?
§ 894.701May I keep my dental and/or vision coverage when I retire or start receiving workers' compensation?
§ 894.702May I participate in open season and make changes to my enrollment as an annuitant or compensationer?
§ 894.703How long does my coverage as an annuitant or compensationer last?
§ 894.704What happens if I retire and then come back to work for the Federal Government or the United States Postal Service?
§ 894.801Am I eligible for FEDVIP based on my eligibility to enroll in a TRICARE dental or health plan?
§ 894.802Am I a TEI for a FEDVIP dental plan (TEI-D) if I am eligible to enroll or be covered under the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program?
§ 894.803Am I a TEI for a FEDVIP vision plan (TEI-V) based on my concurrent enrollment in a TRICARE health plan?
§ 894.804Am I a sponsor for a FEDVIP dental or vision plan?
§ 894.805I am not a TEI-D or TEI-V, but I am a sponsor. Am I eligible to cover my TEI family members?
§ 894.806Can a retiree or Retired Reserve member enroll and cover TEI family members in a FEDVIP dental plan?
§ 894.807Can an active duty member enroll or be covered under a FEDVIP vision plan?
§ 894.808I am a TEI family member. Can I enroll myself in FEDVIP?
§ 894.809Who is a TEI certifying family member, and may I be the enrollee if I accept this responsibility?
§ 894.810If I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which TEI family member to cover?
§ 894.811I am a TEI family member of a sponsor who is a retiree or Retired Reserve member who is not on active duty. My sponsor is a TEI-D but is not enrolled in a FEDVIP dental plan. Can I enroll in a FEDVIP dental plan even though my sponsor is eligible to enroll but is not enrolled?
§ 894.812I am a widow or widower <em>TEI family member.</em> Can I enroll my TEI child who is a TEI family member without enrolling myself in FEDVIP?
§ 894.813I am a TEI former spouse. Am I eligible to enroll in a FEDVIP vision plan?
§ 894.814Is a foster child included in the definition of TEI family member?
§ 894.815I am a sponsor. Am I responsible to notify the Administrator and my TEI family members when my FEDVIP dental or vision eligibility and/or enrollment status changes?
§ 894.816If I return from active duty and retire, what happens to my TEI family members' enrollment in their FEDVIP vision plan?
§ 894.817If I am a retiree who is a TEI-V and I return to active duty, what happens to my TEI family members' enrollment in their FEDVIP vision plan?
§ 894.901Will benefits be available in underserved areas?