5 CFR §894.602
Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
Generally, an enrollee may only cancel an enrollment during an open season. Exceptions: You may cancel your dental and/or vision enrollment if:
- (a)You are an enrollee and transfer to an eligible position with a Federal agency that provides dental or vision coverage with 50 percent or more employer-paid premiums and you enroll in that program.
- (b)You are an enrollee and you or your spouse deploy to active military duty.
- (c)You are an enrollee or sponsor who does not pay premiums on a pre-tax basis, identified at § 894.403(b), and during the course of your enrollment, you become eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dental or vision benefits. If you cancel a self plus one or self and family enrollment, as sponsor, you must notify your family members of changes in your enrollment pursuant to § 894.815. You will still be the sponsor but no longer the enrollee, and pursuant to § 894.811, your family members will only be eligible for FEDVIP dental coverage since you are a TEI-D who is not enrolled in FEDVIP and receives VA dental services and meets one of the conditions in § 894.309(a)(3)(iii). Upon cancellation of the enrollment, pursuant to § 894.811, a TEI family member can accept the responsibility to self-certify and enroll in a FEDVIP dental plan as a TEI certifying family member and cover other TEI family members.
- (d)Cancellations under this section will become effective at the end of the pay period that you submit your request.