The Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 provided OPM the opportunity to establish arrangements under which supplemental dental and vision benefits will be made available to federal employees, retirees, and their dependents.

The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) is available to eligible Federal and Postal employees, retirees, and their eligible family members on an enrollee-pay-all basis. This program allows dental and vision insurance to be purchased on a group basis which means competitive premiums and no pre-existing condition limitations. Premiums for enrolled federal and postal employees are withheld from salary on a pre-tax basis.

Enrollment will take place during the annual Federal Benefits Open Season in November and December of each year. New and newly eligible employees can enroll the 60 days after they become eligible.

Eligible individuals can enroll in a dental plan and/or a vision plan. They may enroll in a plan for Self-only, Self plus one, or Self and family coverage. Eligible family members include an enrollee's spouse and unmarried dependent children under the age of 22, or if age 22 or older, incapable of self-support. The rules for family members' eligibility are the same as they are for the FEHB Program.

Employees must be eligible for the FEHB Program in order to be eligible to enroll in FEDVIP. It does not matter if they are actually enrolled in FEHB - eligibility is the key. Annuitants do not have to be eligible or enrolled in the FEHB Program.

For enrollment/premium questions regarding the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, contact BENEFEDS at
1 (877) 888-3337. To enroll in FEDVIP visit http://www.BENEFEDS.com

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