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U.S. Office of Personnel Management2001 Benefits Administration Letters |
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. These pages contain the Benefits Administration Letters (BALs) used for program administration. The BALs provide guidance to agencies on various aspects of Federal benefits administration. |
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| 100 Series | Retirement Policy and Process Issues | |||
| 01-101 | 01/19/01 | Annual Changes |
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| 01-102 | 02/20/01 | Release of new video, "Let's Talk Benefits- An Introduction to Federal Benefits and the Decisions You Need to Make as a New Employee" |
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| 01-103 | 02/28/01 | Revised Attachment to SF-2801, Application for Immediate Retirement | Letter | |
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| 01-104 | 03/01/01 | Report on Benefits Counseling in Federal Agencies |
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| 01-105 | 04/26/01 | Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) enrollment transfers between the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and agencies for the purposes of Health Benefits Premium Conversion (HB-PC). |
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| 01-106 | 06/01/01 | Action on SF 2806's and 3100's When There is a Payroll Office Change |
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| 01-107 | 06/19/01 | Firefighter Pay Reform Act, PL 105-277 | Letter | |
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| Attachment B - Recording Base Pay on SF 2806 or 3100 | | |||
| Attachment C - Correcting Retirement Records for Previous Employees | | |||
| Attachment D - Sample Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay and Tour | | |||
| Attachment E - Blank Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay and Tour | | |||
| Attachment F - Sample SF 2806-I and Individual Retirement Records | | |||
| 01-108 | 06/19/01 | Expanded procedures to expedite payments to spouses of Federal employees who have died. | Letter | |
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| 01-109 | 06/26/01 | OPM Form 1536 - Former Spouse's Application for Survivor Annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System |
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| 01-110 | 07/09/01 | Poster Rider Information [NOTE: The web page version of the attachment includes oversize thumbnails of the posters.] |
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| 01-111 | 08/28/01 | President Signs Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act |
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| 01-112 | 09/12/01 | Benefits for Victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tragedies |
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| 01-113 | 10/15/01 | Revision of FERS Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 |
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| 01-114 | 10/15/01 | Revision of FERS Application for Immediate Retirement, SF 3107 |
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| 200 Series | Insurance Policy and Process Issues | |||
| 01-201 | 01/10/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Notification of Certain Enrollment Changes | Letter | |
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| 01-202 | 01/29/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits: More on Children's Equity | Letter | |
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| 01-203 | 02/09/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Kansas City, Inc., Enrollment Code HA, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-204 | 02/09/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: OOpportunity for Enrollees of M-Care Health Plan, Enrollment Code EG, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-205 | 02/15/01 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Address for The Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI) |
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| 01-206 | 02/21/01 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision of SF 2817, Life Insurance Election - Hard Copy Now Available |
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| 01-207 | 03/01/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program - Opportunity for Certain Enrollees of Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Enrollment Code NG to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-208 | 03/22/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program - Opportunity for Enrollees of Cigna Healthcare of California, Enrollment Code 9T, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-209 | 04/19/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: January 1 Effective Date for all Open Season Enrollments and Changes |
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| 01-210 | 04/19/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of Healthcare Oklahoma, Enrollment Code 6W, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-211 | 04/19/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Certain Enrollees of PacifiCare Health Plans, Enrollment Code CY, to Change Enrollment (updated letter posted 4/23/01) |
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| 01-212 | 05/21/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of Maxicare Indiana, Inc., Enrollment Code GK, to Change Enrollment | Letter | |
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| 01-213 | 07/18/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Postponement of January 1 Effective Date for Open Season Elections |
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| 01-214 | 08/08/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for HIP Health Plan of Florida Enrollees, Enrollment Code K7, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-215 | 08/22/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of Prudential HealthCare HMO, Enrollment Code UA and Aetna US Healthcare, Enrollment Code 6J to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-216 | 08/21/01 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Employees Who Are Not Eligible to Continue Life Insurance While Receiving Compensation |
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| 01-217 | 08/29/01 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision of SF 2818, Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as a Retiree or Compensationer |
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| 01-218 | 09/25/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Certain Enrollees of Aetna US Healthcare Inc., Enrollment Codes 7J and RD to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-219 | 10/26/01 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision of SF 2823, Designation of Beneficiary |
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| 01-220 | 11/15/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Maxicare Health Plan Enrollees, Enrollment Code CM, to Change Enrollment |
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| 01-221 | 11/28/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB): Suspension of FEHB Coverage to Use TRICARE |
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| 01-222 | 12/6/01 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: M·Plan (IN) Provider Network Disruption in Evansville, Indiana |
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| 01-223 | 12/10/01 | Agency HR Offices and the FEHB Clearinghouse |
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| 300 Series | Payroll and Financial Management Guidance | |||
| 01-301 | 01/02/01 | Introducing "Payroll and Financial Management Guidance" |
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| 01-302 | 01/03/01 | General Ledger Posting of Employee Contributions |
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| 01-303 | 01/05/01 | Compendium of 2000 Payroll Office and Financial Management Letters |
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| 01-304 | 01/08/01 | Physicians' Comparability Allowances Superseded by BAL 01-305 |
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| 01-305 | 01/09/01 | Physicians' Comparability Allowances |
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| 01-306 | 01/10/01 | Estimates of Imputed Costs | Letter | |
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| 01-307 | 01/19/01 | Joint Benefits Officer/Payroll Meeting |
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| 01-308 | 01/24/01 | FINPAY — The Payroll and Financial Management Guidance Online Mailing List |
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| 01-309 | 01/29/01 | March 2001 Headcount |
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| 01-310 | NOT ISSUED | |||
| 01-311 | 02/23/01 | New Address for the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance |
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| 01-312 | 03/28/01 | MODERNIZING TODAY March 2001 Issue |
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| 01-313 | 03/30/01 | Correction of Administrative Errors - Health Benefits Premium Conversion |
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| 01-314 | 03/30/01 | FEGLI Option B Withholding Rates and Age Bands |
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| 01-315 | 04/09/01 | Discontinuation of SF 2811 |
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| 01-316 | 04/13/01 | New Interfaces with RITS | Letter | |
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| 01-317 | 04/20/01 | CLER, the Centralized FEHB Enrollment Clearinghouse |
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| 01-318 | 05/18/01 | HB-PC Election Processing Errors and Requirement for Retroactive Adjustments |
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| 01-319 | 05/30/01 | Revised Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections - Impact on Withholdings and Contributions |
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| 01-320 | 06/29/01 | Clarification of BAL 01-318 -- Retroactive Adjustments for HB-PC Processing Errors |
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| 01-321 | 07/18/01 | Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections -- Proration Required after One-Year Delay |
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| 01-322 | 08/22/01 | THE JULY ISSUE OF MODERNIZING TODAY |
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| 01-323 | 08/22/01 | September 2001 Headcount |
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| 01-324 | 09/26/01 | Handling of Individual Retirement Records when Discontinuing Payroll Services |
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| 01-325 | 10/12/01 | FEHB Open Season Information |
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| 01-326 | 10/15/01 | Fiscal Year 2001 Cost Factors for CSRS, FERS, FEHB, and FEGLI |
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| 01-327 | 10/23/01 | 2002 FEHB Withholdings and Contributions and Plan Addresses |
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| 01-328 | 10/31/01 | Calendar Year 2002 Interest Rate | Letter | |
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| 01-329 | 11/27/01 | No Payroll Deductions for Early Enrollees in the FLTCIP |
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| 01-330 | 12/17/01 | Access to CLER by Agency Human Resource Officers |
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| 01-331 | 12/17/01 | Meeting of Agency Payroll Office Officials | Letter | |
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| 400 Series | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Guidance | |||
| 01-401 | 08/01/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Introduction |
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| 01-402 | 10/03/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes NOTE: The attachment to this letter is being distributed separately by email to the members of the Benefits Administration Information List. |
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| 01-403 | 10/25/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material |
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| 01-404 | 10/25/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Carrier Contacts | Letter | |
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| 01-405 | 11/1/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees |
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| 01-406 | 11/1/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season |
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| 01-407 | 12/6/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes - Part 2 |
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| 01-408 | 12/6/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Belated Open Season Enrollments Due to Mail Delays |
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| 01-409 | 12/20/01 | 2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Processing Open Season Changes |
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| 500 Series | Reserved for Future Use on Retirement and Insurance Handbook Issues | |||
| 600 Series | Reserved for Future Use on Retirement and Insurance Regulations | |||
| 700 Series | Miscellaneous Issues | |||
| 900 Series | Long Term Care Insurance Issues | |||
| 01-901 | 03/09/01 | The Long Term Care Insurance Program |
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| 01-902 | 04/10/01 | Proposed Long Term Care Insurance Product Design |
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| 01-903 | 05/15/01 | Long Term Care Insurance Program: Letter from OPM's Acting Director | Letter | |
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| 01-904 | 10/17/01 | Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP): Who's the Competition?? |
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| 01-905 | 11/8/01 | The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season for 2002 and the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) |
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| 01-906 | 12/18/01 | OPM Selects Metropolitan Life and John Hancock To Provide Long Term Care Insurance for the "Federal Family" | Letter | |
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The Office of Personnel Management program office responsible for the maintenance of this page is the Benefits Officers Resource Center in the Retirement and Insurance Service. Questions or feedback regarding the contents of this page should be forwarded to: benefits@opm.gov.
Page updated 20 December 2001