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Dental & Vision

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For FEDVIP, eligible family members are your:  spouse, unmarried dependent child(ren) under age 22 (including an adopted child, stepchild, foster child, and recognized natural child), and child(ren) age 22 or over who are incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability that existed before age 22. For TEI, the dependent child(ren) must be under age 21 or 23, if a full-time student. Please note that family member eligibility under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) is NOT the same as for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the Postal Service Health Benefit (PSHB) Program. Changes in dependent eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (also known as health care reform) do NOT affect eligibility for children under FEDVIP.

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