Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§8982 Availability of vision benefits
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart G— - Insurance and Annuities › Chapter CHAPTER 89B— - ENHANCED VISION BENEFITS › § 8982
Summary
The Office must create and run a program that lets eligible people get vision coverage to add to the benefits they have under chapter 89. The Office will set, using reasonable judgment, the financial rules companies must meet to join the program, and this chapter does not stop chapter 89 health plans from offering their own vision benefits.
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Title 5, §8982
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(a)The Office shall establish and administer a program through which an eligible individual may obtain vision coverage to supplement coverage available through chapter 89.
(b)The Office shall determine, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the financial requirements for qualified companies to participate in the program.
(c)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the availability of vision benefits provided by health benefits plans under chapter 89.
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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. § 8982
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73