§ 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) 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.