In an effort to help you to help our customers, we've put together a variety of resources for you to use to guide you through the FEDMER process. These resources will give you more information about FEDMER, how it works, what you need to do, and where you can go for help. We hope that you find this section helpful and that you are able to get through the FEDMER process easily.

	If you feel uncertain how to proceed, let us guide you Step by Step through the process.
	The Workflow diagram shows how FEDMER works by outlining what your agency, OPM, and SSA do throughout the process. You only need to do four things!
	The FEDMER Participation Fact Sheet has a detailed explanation of the FEDMER process and how it works.
	For a listing of all of the required forms and documentation needed to process a FEDMER claim, the Agency Checklist is indispensible.
	Benefits Administration Letter, BAL 99-109, Federal Employees Retirement Disability and Social Security Pilot Project, provides guidance and general information about FEDMER.
	Benefits Administration Letter, BAL 00-103, FEDMER FERS Disability Pilot Update, provides an update to BAL 99-109 which announced the FEDMER pilot.
	Payroll Office Letter, POL P-00-09, FEDMER Disability Pilot, provides payroll personnel with guidance and procedures for handling FEDMER cases.
	There is a listing of all of the Forms needed for FEDMER, in both web and PDF format.

 
FEDMER Training Slides

You should be able to process FEDMER claims based on the information from this web site. However, if you feel that you could benefit from some additional training material, you can download FEDMER training slides from this page. This slide show provides an introduction to FEDMER, an overview of the process, reviews the FEDMER package, explains SSA-related issues, goes over the completion of SSA forms, and provides a quick review of the FEDMER process.

This OPM presentation is in Microsoft PowerPoint format and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). To view the presentation in PowerPoint you must have either Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer, or a Microsoft PowerPoint viewer. The viewer is available for free from Microsoft's web site.

• Download the FEDMER Training Slide presentation in PowerPoint format

• Download the FEDMER Training Slide presentation in Adobe PDF