Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§8952 Availability of Dental Benefits

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 89A — ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS › § 8952

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Office must run a program letting eligible people get dental coverage that adds to chapter 89, set money rules for companies, and not block those benefits.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §8952

Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Office shall establish and administer a program through which an eligible individual may obtain dental 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 dental 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. § 8952

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102