The Contractor agrees to provide and administer a fully-insured, voluntary Dental Health Maintenance Organization (“DHMO”) - Prepaid Provider (“Prepaid Provider”) Dental Program (“Program”) to eligible employees of Central State Government, State Higher Education, and State Offline agencies; as well as participating Local Education and Local Government agencies; eligible retirees; and Dependents of employees and retirees who elect to participate in the Program. Eligibility criteria shall be as defined in RFP #31786- 00179 and subsequently the Contractor's certificate of coverage for this Program. The Contractor agrees there shall be no minimum participation requirements in this contract. The Contractor agrees that the Subscriber’s premium payments may or may not be partially or fully paid by the Subscriber’s employer. (The state of Tennessee as of July 1, 2024, is currently contributing one-half the premium payments for central state government and state higher education employees who have elected to enroll in one of the coverage levels available under the Program.) The Program shall be delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, including Contract Attachment F - Minimum Benefit Schedule, the group master policy, and the certificate of coverage created under Contract Section A.16.
