{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5/s8955","title_num":"5","num":"§ 8955.","heading":"Information to individuals eligible to enroll","status":null,"guid":"idd3e86b7d-ec7d-11e6-9bc8-92cc4c0d91c0","source_credit":"(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4004.)","seq_in_title":985,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t5/ptIII/sptG/ch89A","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5","level":"title","num":"Title 5—","heading":"GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5/ptIII","level":"part","num":"PART III—","heading":"EMPLOYEES","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5/ptIII/sptG","level":"subpart","num":"Subpart G—","heading":"Insurance and Annuities","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5/ptIII/sptG/ch89A","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 89A—","heading":"ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"ida37f3004-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t5/s8955\"><num value=\"8955\">§ 8955.</num><heading> Information to individuals eligible to enroll</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\" id=\"ida37f3005-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t5/s8955/a\"><num value=\"a\">(a)</num><content> The qualified companies <ref class=\"footnoteRef\" idref=\"fn002169\">1</ref><note type=\"footnote\" id=\"fn002169\"><num>1</num> So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.</note> at the direction and with the approval of the Office, shall make available to each individual eligible to enroll in a dental benefits plan information on services and benefits (including maximums, limitations, and exclusions), that the Office considers necessary to enable the individual to make an informed decision about electing coverage.</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\" id=\"ida37f3006-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t5/s8955/b\"><num value=\"b\">(b)</num><content> The Office shall make available to each individual eligible to enroll in a dental benefits plan, information on services and benefits provided by qualified companies participating under chapter 89.</content>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"ida37f3007-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\">(Added <ref href=\"/us/pl/108/496\">Pub. L. 108–496</ref>, § 2, <date date=\"2004-12-23\">Dec. 23, 2004</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/118/4004\">118 Stat. 4004</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"ida37f3008-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDate\" id=\"ida37f3009-c0af-11e6-bb1b-dd768f7348e8\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Section effective <date date=\"2004-12-23\">Dec. 23, 2004</date>, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see <ref href=\"/us/pl/108/496/s7\">section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t5/s8951\">section 8951 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"114-321","currency_date":"2016-12-16","congress":114,"law_num":321,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":88,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","15","21","26","28","29","38","42","48"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"114-321","currency_date":"2016-12-16","congress":114,"law_num":321,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":88,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","15","21","26","28","29","38","42","48"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"114-253","currency_date":"2016-12-08","congress":114,"law_num":253,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":83,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","12","15","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}