Us Code § 1712C - Dental insurance plan for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans
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§ 1712C. Dental insurance plan for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans
(a)
(b)
(1) Any veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705 of this title.
(2) Any survivor or dependent of a veteran who is eligible for medical care under section 1781 of this title.
(c)
(d)
(e)
(2) Enrollment in the dental insurance plan shall be for such minimum period as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this section.
(f)
(2) The Secretary shall adjust the premiums payable under this section for coverage under the dental insurance plan on an annual basis. Each individual covered by the dental insurance plan at the time of such an adjustment shall be notified of the amount and effective date of such adjustment.
(3) Each individual covered by the dental insurance plan shall pay the entire premium for coverage under the dental insurance plan, in addition to the full cost of any copayments.
(g)
(A) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an individual in the dental insurance plan if the disenrollment occurs during the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enrollment of the individual in the dental insurance plan; and
(B) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an individual in the dental insurance plan for such circumstances as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection, but only to the extent such disenrollment does not jeopardize the fiscal integrity of the dental insurance plan.
(2) The circumstances prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following:
(A) If an individual enrolled in the dental insurance plan relocates to a location outside the jurisdiction of the dental insurance plan that prevents use of the benefits under the dental insurance plan.
(B) If an individual enrolled in the dental insurance plan is prevented by a serious medical condition from being able to obtain benefits under the dental insurance plan.
(C) Such other circumstances as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection.
(3) The Secretary shall establish procedures for determinations on the permissibility of voluntary disenrollments under paragraph (1)(B). Such procedures shall ensure timely determinations on the permissibility of such disenrollments.
(h)
(i)
(Added Pub. L. 114–218, §2(a)(1), July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 842; amended Pub. L. 117–42, §2, Sept. 30, 2021, 135 Stat. 342.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 117–42 struck out subsec. (j). Text read as follows: "This section terminates on December 31, 2021."
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