Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§8962 Administrative functions

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart G— - Insurance and Annuities › Chapter CHAPTER 89A— - ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS › § 8962

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Office must write rules to run the chapter. Those rules can leave out certain employees because of the kind of work they do or job conditions. The Office must also, when needed, work with each qualified company to coordinate signing people up, promoting the program, and teaching about it. The materials must include information about dental benefits under chapter 89 and the pros and cons of getting extra coverage under this chapter.

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Title 5, §8962

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter. The regulations may exclude an employee on the basis of the nature and type of employment or conditions pertaining to it.

(b)The Office shall, as appropriate, provide for coordinated enrollment, promotion, and education efforts as appropriate in consultation with each qualified company. The information under this subsection shall include information relating to the dental benefits available under chapter 89, including the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining additional coverage under this chapter.

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Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 8962

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73