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Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§8984 Benefits

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 89B — ENHANCED VISION BENEFITS › § 8984

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Office can set reasonable minimum standards for enhanced vision plans and for companies that sell them. Plans may offer more than 1 level of benefits, and all eligible people must be able to choose among those levels. Benefits can include diagnostic services (including refractive services), preventive care, and eyewear. Approved contracts must make companies serve the geographic area the Office sets and must include visually underserved areas. If someone has vision coverage under a health plan under chapter 89 and also under a plan here, the chapter 89 health plan pays first.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §8984

Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Office may prescribe reasonable minimum standards for enhanced vision benefits plans offered under this chapter and for qualified companies offering the plans.
(b)Each contract may include more than 1 level of benefits that shall be made available to all eligible individuals.
(c)The benefits to be provided under enhanced vision benefits plans under this chapter may be of the following types:
(1)Diagnostic (to include refractive services).
(2)Preventive.
(3)Eyewear.
(d)A contract approved under this chapter shall require the qualified company to cover the geographic service delivery area specified by the Office. The Office shall require qualified companies to include visually underserved areas in their service delivery areas.
(e)If an individual has vision coverage under a health benefits plan under chapter 89 and also has coverage under a plan under this chapter, the health benefits plan under chapter 89 shall be the first payor of any benefit payments.

Legislative History

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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. § 8984

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102