You have two enrollment options for enrolling
active duty family members in the TDP:
Single Enrollment
- A single enrollment is for one
eligible active duty family member.
Family Enrollment
- A family enrollment is for two
or more eligible active duty family members.
Under the TDP family enrollment, all eligible
active duty family members must be enrolled,
except in the following situations:
Children under the age of
4 may be voluntarily enrolled at any time.
However, these children can be excluded from enrollment
at the discretion of the sponsor if there is only one
member of the family age 4 or older enrolled
(single coverage). If the sponsor
chooses to enroll one child under the age of 4,
all children under the age of 4 will be automatically
enrolled as this will change the sponsor's status
from single to family coverage. Upon reaching age 4,
children will be automatically enrolled on the first
day of the month following the month in which they reach
age 4.
Dentists' recommendations are for all
children to have their first dental examination
by age 1.
If a sponsor has family members
residing in two or more locations (e.g., in the case
of children who are attending college away from home or
living with a divorced spouse), the sponsor may
choose to enroll only the family members residing in
one location.
If a family member requires a hospital
or special treatment environment (due to a medical condition,
physical handicap or mental condition) for dental care
otherwise covered by the TDP.
Note: Enrollees cannot be enrolled under two TDP
contracts. Two sponsors cannot enroll the same family
member(s). Additionally, in the instance that both
the husband and wife are service members, two sponsors
cannot enroll each other as a family member.
Enrollment Period
All enrollees must remain enrolled in the TDP for at
least 12 months unless the disenrollment request qualifies
as an exception. View
Disenrolling Before the Initial Enrollment Periods for
exceptions.
After completing the 12-month minimum enrollment
period, enrollment may be continued on a month-to-month
basis until a
cancellation request is received from the sponsor.
Any enrollee who fails to pay
premiums will be prohibited from re-enrolling in the
program for 12 months.
