National Guard/Reserve service members are only eligible to enroll under a single plan.
National Guard/Reserve sponsors must enroll eligible family members under a separate
single or family plan.
Single Enrollment -
A single enrollment consists of one eligible member and may include:
One National Guard/Reserve family member
A National Guard/Reserve sponsor
Family Enrollment -
A family enrollment consists of two or more eligible family members. The National
Guard/Reserve sponsor cannot be included in a family plan.
Under the TDP family enrollment, all eligible National Guard/Reserve 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.
National Guard/Reserve sponsors must enroll independently of their family members.
National Guard/Reserve sponsors may choose to enroll their family members and not themselves.
If the sponsor chooses to enroll along with family member(s), there will be separate premium
payments for each enrollment plan—one for the sponsor’s single plan and one for the family
member(s).
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
National Guard/Reserve 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.
