5 CFR § 894.810 - If I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which TEI family member to cover?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s894.810"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 894.810 - If I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which TEI family member to cover?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "894.810"
section_name: "If I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which TEI family member to cover?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "894"
part_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8962; 5 U.S.C. 8992; Subpart C also issued under section 1 of Pub. L. 110-279, 122 Stat. 2604 (2 U.S.C. 2051); and Sec. 894.601(b) also issued under Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note)."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 50184, Aug. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "894"
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# 894.810 If I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which TEI family member to cover?
Generally, yes, as specified in § 894.202. However, if you are an *enrollee* and you do not elect a *type of enrollment* that covers a *TEI family member,* that *TEI family member* will not have FEDVIP coverage or benefits. A *TEI family member* who is not a *TEI certifying family member* may not self-certify and enroll himself or herself as a *TEI family member* in a FEDVIP plan. Note however, that a *TEI family member* may seek reconsideration of an erroneous enrollment under § 894.104, and the *Administrator* and OPM retain authority to correct enrollments under § 894.105.