§ 8951. Definitions
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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.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4001; amended Pub. L. 109–356, title I, § 117(a)(1), Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 715(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2221; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VII, § 713(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1811; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VII, § 711(a), (c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3691.)
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U.S. Code
- § 101Executive departments
- § 1005Applicability of laws relating to Federal employees
- § 8992Administrative functions
- § 8962Administrative functions
- § 1076cDental insurance plan: certain retirees and their surviving spouses and other dependents
- § 8956Election of coverage
- § 8981Definitions
- § 8952Availability of dental benefits
- § 8982Availability of vision benefits
- § 8958Premiums
- § 8954Benefits
- § 8957Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants
- § 8959Preemption
- § 8955Information to individuals eligible to enroll
- § 8985Information to individuals eligible to enroll
- § 8961Jurisdiction of courts
- § 8960Studies, reports, and audits
- § 8987Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants
- § 8990Studies, reports, and audits
- § 8986Election of coverage
- § 8989Preemption
- § 8983Contracting authority
- § 8984Benefits
- § 8953Contracting authority
- § 8988Premiums
- § 8991Jurisdiction of courts
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- Public Law 108–496To amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of programs under which supplemental dental and vision benefits are made available to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to expand the contracting authority of the Office of Personnel Management, and f
- Public Law 114–328To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–283To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 722Delay of applicability of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
- Sec. 722Delay of applicability of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
- Sec. 722Delay of applicability of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
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- Pub. L. 108–496, § 2
- 118 Stat. 4001
- Pub. L. 109–356, title I, § 117(a)(1)
- 120 Stat. 2027
- 130 Stat. 2221
- 132 Stat. 1811
- 134 Stat. 3691
- Pub. L. 109–356
- 132 Stat. 1812
- 130 Stat. 2223
- Pub. L. 108–496, § 7
- 118 Stat. 4011
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–496, § 2
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Stat.120 Stat. 2027
Stat.130 Stat. 2221
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