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
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(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) or (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 sponsor 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.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026