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.
BAL Number |
Date |
Subject |
Format |
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100 Series | Retirement Policy and Process Issues |
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99-101 | 01/6/99 | Common Problems Encountered in Documentation for Retirements Under the Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS) | [90 KB] |
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99-102 | 01/27/99 | Index of Benefits Administration Letters Issued During 1998 |
[19 KB] |
[52 KB] |
99-103 | 01/27/99 | Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Annuities; New Variable Interest Rate |
[31 KB] |
[89 KB] |
03/04/99 | Rider Information | [41 KB] |
[172 KB] |
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99-105 | 05/11/99 | Commonly Used Forms Electronically Available | [257 KB] |
[119 KB] |
99-106 | 07/09/99 | EFT Letters | [51 KB] |
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Attachments: |
[150 KB] |
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99-107 | 01/27/99 | Retirement Benefits Booklet Handbook | [112 KB] |
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99-108 | 08/19/99 | Educating Employees About Their Retirement Package | [23 KB] |
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Attachment: GAO Report |
[161 KB] |
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99-109 | 09/21/99 | Federal Employees Retirement Disability and Social Security | [29 KB] |
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99-110 | 12/15/99 | Court Orders Applying To FEGLI & CSRS/FERS Benefits |
[26 KB] |
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Attachment: |
[8 KB] |
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200 Series | Insurance Policy and Process Issues |
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99-201 | 01/12/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Ordering Open Enrollment Material | [42 KB] |
[226 KB] |
99-202 | 02/09/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Direct Payment of Premiums | [25 KB] |
[97 KB] |
99-203 | 02/09/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Increased Amount of Option C and Election of Unreduced Options and C at Retirement |
[23 KB] |
[73 KB] |
99-204 | 02/10/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Premiums and Age Bands |
[17 KB] |
[71 KB] |
99-205 | 02/10/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: FEGLI 99 Open Enrollment Period |
[33 KB] |
[85 KB] |
99-206 | 02/17/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: New Disenrollment Regulations |
[29 KB] |
[75 KB] |
99-207 | 04/14/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Court Order Regulations |
[27 KB] |
[60 KB] |
99-208 | 04/26/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revision of SF 2817 |
[22 KB] |
[49 KB] |
99-209 | 4/26/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Important Changes |
[43 KB] |
[147 KB] |
99-210 | 4/29/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Portability | [249 KB] |
[162 KB] |
99-211 | 7/23/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits: Special Open Season for Certain Enrollees of Aetna/US Healthcare, Enrollment Code RD | [25 KB] |
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99-212 | 7/30/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: More Changes | [41 KB] |
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99-213 | 8/17/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revision of FE-6 DEP (Statement of Claim/Option C- Family Life Insurance) | [225 KB] |
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99-214 | 8/24/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revised Incontestability Information | [236 KB] |
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99-215 | 10/14/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Revision of SF 2809 (Health Benefits Election Form) | [43 KB] |
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99-216 | 10/14/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitant/OWCP Health Benefits Election form (SF 2809-1) | [243 KB] |
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99-217 | 10/15/99 | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Employees Who Complete 12 Months of Nonpay Status | [24 KB] |
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99-218 | 10/19/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of North Carolina, Enrollment Code QT | [33 KB] |
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99-219 | 10/26/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of United Healthcare of Puerto Rico, Enrollment code 7U | [23 KB] |
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99-220 | 11/04/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Harvard Program Health Care of New England, Code 70 | [62 KB] |
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99-221 | 11/10/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Partners Health Plans, Enrllment Code 7Y | [22 KB] |
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99-222 | 11/18/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Special Open Season for Enrollees of Premier Health Care of Arizona, Enrollment Code 9A and 9B | [22 KB] |
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99-223 | 01/28/00 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The FEHB Handbook |
[25 KB] |
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99-224 | 12/14/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Program and Medicare Booklet |
[28 KB] |
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99-225 | 12/11/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Captial District Physicians Health Plan's (CDPHP) Acquisition of Kaiser Permante/Community Health Plan of New York |
[26 KB] |
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99-226 | 12/11/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Service Area Reduction for Prepaid Health Plan of New York, Enrollment Code QE |
[25 KB] |
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Attachment: Broome & Tioga Counties, NY |
[7 KB] |
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300 Series | Reserved for Future Use on Payroll Office Issues |
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400 Series | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Guidance | |||
99-401 | 2/8/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of WellChoice, Code 3Z |
[12 KB] |
[56 KB] |
99-402 | 02/10/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, Code P9 |
[11 KB] |
[56 KB] |
99-403 | 03/1/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health Plan of Pennsylvania, Code 5J |
[11 KB] |
[56 KB] |
99-404 | 03/5/99 | Special Enrollment Opportunity for Certain Members of Humana Health Plan of Texas, Code TW |
[14 KB] |
[48 KB] |
99-406 | 03/25/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Health Power HMO, Code XR |
[11 KB] |
[56 KB] |
99-407 | 04/12/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Special Enrollment Opportunity for Members of Premiere Healthcare of Arizona, Code 9B |
[14 KB] |
[46 KB] |
99-408 | 08/4/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Introduction |
[229 KB] |
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99-409 | 08/13/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material |
[241 KB] |
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99-410 | 09/17/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Enrollment and Reconciliation Issues |
[227 KB] |
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99-411 | 09/29/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Significant Plan Changes |
[76 KB] |
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99-412 | 09/29/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season: Delayed Shipment of the 2000 Guides to Federal Employees Health Benefit Plans. |
[23 KB] |
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99-413 | 10/26/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: carrier Contacts |
[215 KB] |
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99-414 | 10/26/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees |
[43 KB] |
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99-415 | 10/26/99 | 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees |
[30 KB] |
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99-416 | 11/04/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Humana Medical Plan of Florida service Area/Enrollment Code Error |
[23 KB] |
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99-417 | 11/10/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Open Season: Processing Open Season Changes |
[36 KB] |
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99-418 | 12/09/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Program: Premium Rate Change for CHP of Ohio, Enrollment Code MG |
[27 KB] |
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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 |
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99-701 | 09/09/99 | Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Handbook |
[29 KB] |
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99-702 | 11/09/99 | Free Investors Town Meeting Albuquerque, NM |
[151 KB] |
The Office of Personnel Management program office responsible for the maintenance of this page is the Agency Services Division in the Retirement and Insurance Service. Questions or feedback regarding the contents of this page should be forwarded to: benefits@opm.gov.