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.
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.
