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5 U.S.C. § 8952 — Availability of dental benefits
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**(a)** The Office shall establish and administer a program through which an eligible individual may obtain dental coverage to supplement coverage available through chapter 89.
**(b)** The Office shall determine, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the financial requirements for qualified companies to participate in the program.
**(c)** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the availability of dental benefits provided by health benefits plans under chapter 89.
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**(a)** The Office shall establish and administer a program through which an eligible individual may obtain dental coverage to supplement coverage available through chapter 89.
**(b)** The Office shall determine, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the financial requirements for qualified companies to participate in the program.
**(c)** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the availability of dental benefits provided by health benefits plans under chapter 89.
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In this chapter:
(1) The term “employee” means an employee defined under section 8901(1) and an employee of the District of Columbia courts.
(2) The terms “annuitant”, “member of family”, and “dependent” have the meanings as such terms are defined under paragraphs (3), (5), and (9), respectively, of section 8901.
(3) The term “eligible individual” refers to an individual described in paragraph (1), (2), or (8), without regard to whether the individual is enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89.
(4) The term “Office” means the Office of Personnel Management.
(5) The term “qualified company” means a company (or consortium of companies or an employee organization defined under section 8901(8)) that offers indemnity, preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, or discount dental programs and if required is licensed to issue applicable coverage in any number of States, taking any subsidiaries of such a company into account (and, in the case of a consortium, considering the member companies and any subsidiaries thereof, collectively).
(6) The term “employee organization” means an association or other organization of employees which is national in scope, or in which membership is open to all employees of a Government agency who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89.
(7) The term “State” includes the District of Columbia.
(8) The term “covered TRICARE-eligible individual” means an individual entitled to dental care under chapter 55 of title 10, pursuant to section 1076c of such title, who the Secretary of Defense determines should be an eligible individual for purposes of this chapter.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 8952
for any such coverage or benefit shall not apply
with respect to any individual appointed, trans-
ferred, or otherwise commencing that type of
employment on or after October 1, 1988.
(Added Pub. L. 100–238, title I, § 108(a)(3)(A), Jan.
8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1747.)
CHAPTER 89A—ENHANCED DENTAL
BENEFITS
Sec.
8951.
Definitions.
8952.
Availability of dental benefits.
8953.
Contracting authority.
8954.
Benefits.
8955.
Information to individuals eligible to enroll.
8956.
Election of coverage.
8957.
Coverage of restored survivor or disability
annuitants.
8958.
Premiums.
8959.
Preemption.
8960.
Studies, reports, and audits.
8961.
Jurisdiction of courts.
8962.
Administrative functions.
§ 8951. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) The term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee
defined under section 8901(1) and an employee
of the District of Columbia courts.
(2) The terms ‘‘annuitant’’, ‘‘member of fam-
ily’’, and ‘‘dependent’’ have the meanings as
such terms are defined under paragraphs (3),
(5), and (9), respectively, of section 8901.
(3) The term ‘‘eligible individual’’ refers to
an individual described in paragraph (1), (2), or
(8), without regard to whether the individual
is enrolled in a health benefits plan under
chapter 89.
(4) The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of
Personnel Management.
(5) The term ‘‘qualified company’’ means a
company (or consortium of companies or an
employee organization defined under section
8901(8)) that offers indemnity, preferred pro-
vider organization, health maintenance orga-
nization, or discount dental programs and if
required is licensed to issue applicable cov-
erage in any number of States, taking any
subsidiaries of such a company into ac
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