§8958 Premiums

Summary

People who get the extra dental coverage must pay 100 percent of the premiums. The Office will set rules about how and when people must pay. For employees, the cost can be taken out of their pay. For retirees who get an annuity, it can be taken from that annuity. If a covered TRICARE-eligible person receives pay or an annuity from the Federal Government because a member of the uniformed services died, and that person is not a former spouse, the premium can be taken from that pay or annuity. Other covered TRICARE-eligible people will be billed directly. Money taken out must go straight to the qualified company, and each qualified company must keep the accounting records the Office asks for. The Employee Health Benefits Fund can be used, with no fiscal year limit, to pay the Office’s reasonable setup costs before the first day of the first contract period. The Fund also has a Dental Benefits Administrative Account, available with no fiscal year limit to pay Office expenses after the start of the first contract year. Each contract must require the qualified company to make periodic yearly contributions to that Account so the Office’s expected expenses for the year are covered.