5 CFR §894.309

1. (a)FEDVIP dental plan.
   1. (1)A sponsor who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment.
   2. (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. (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:
      1. (i)The sponsor is not a TEI-D;
      2. (ii)The sponsor is deceased; or
      3. (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:
         1. (A)Receives dental services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
         2. (B)Has employer-sponsored dental coverage without a family coverage option; or
         3. (C)Has a medical or dental condition that prevents him or her from obtaining dental benefits.
2. (b)FEDVIP vision plan.
   1. (1)A sponsor who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members.
   2. (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:
      1. (i)The sponsor is not a TEI-V; or
      2. (ii)The sponsor is deceased.
   3. (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.