5 CFR § 894.901 - Will benefits be available in underserved areas?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s894.901"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 894.901 - Will benefits be available in underserved areas?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "894.901"
section_name: "Will benefits be available in underserved areas?"
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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# 894.901 Will benefits be available in underserved areas?
(a) Dental and vision plans under FEDVIP will include underserved areas in their service areas and provide benefits to *enrollees* in underserved areas.
(b) In any area where a FEDVIP dental or vision plan does not meet OPM access standards, including underserved areas, *enrollees* may receive services from non-network providers.
(c) Contracts under FEDVIP shall include access standards as defined by OPM and payment levels for services to non-network providers in areas that do not meet access standards.
[83 FR 58180, Nov. 19, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 47749, July 25, 2023]