1999 Benefits Administration Letters

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
100 Series		Retirement Policy and Process Issues
99-101	01/6/99	Common Problems Encountered in Documentation for Retirements Under the Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS)	[90 KB]
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]
99-104	03/04/99	Rider Information	[41 KB]	[172 KB]
99-105	05/11/99	Commonly Used Forms Electronically Available	[257 KB]	[119 KB]
99-106	07/09/99	EFT Letters	[51 KB]
		Attachments:	[150 KB]
99-107	01/27/99	Retirement Benefits Booklet Handbook	[112 KB]
99-108	08/19/99	Educating Employees About Their Retirement Package	[23 KB]
		Attachment: GAO Report	[161 KB]
99-109	09/21/99	Federal Employees Retirement Disability and Social Security	[29 KB]
99-110	12/15/99	Court Orders Applying To FEGLI & CSRS/FERS Benefits	[26 KB]
		Attachment:	[8 KB]
200 Series		Insurance Policy and Process Issues
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]
99-212	7/30/99	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: More Changes	[41 KB]
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]
99-214	8/24/99	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revised Incontestability Information	[236 KB]
99-215	10/14/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Revision of SF 2809 (Health Benefits Election Form)	[43 KB]
99-216	10/14/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitant/OWCP Health Benefits Election form (SF 2809-1)	[243 KB]
99-217	10/15/99	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Employees Who Complete 12 Months of Nonpay Status	[24 KB]
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]
99-219	10/26/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of United Healthcare of Puerto Rico, Enrollment code 7U	[23 KB]
99-220	11/04/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Harvard Program Health Care of New England, Code 70	[62 KB]
99-221	11/10/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Partners Health Plans, Enrllment Code 7Y	[22 KB]
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]
99-223	01/28/00	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The FEHB Handbook	[25 KB]
99-224	12/14/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Program and Medicare Booklet	[28 KB]
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]
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]
		Attachment: Broome & Tioga Counties, NY	[7 KB]
300 Series		Reserved for Future Use on Payroll Office Issues
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]
99-409	08/13/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material	[241 KB]
99-410	09/17/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Enrollment and Reconciliation Issues	[227 KB]
99-411	09/29/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Significant Plan Changes	[76 KB]
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]
99-413	10/26/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: carrier Contacts	[215 KB]
99-414	10/26/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees	[43 KB]
99-415	10/26/99	1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees	[30 KB]
99-416	11/04/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Humana Medical Plan of Florida service Area/Enrollment Code Error	[23 KB]
99-417	11/10/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Open Season: Processing Open Season Changes	[36 KB]
99-418	12/09/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Program: Premium Rate Change for CHP of Ohio, Enrollment Code MG	[27 KB]
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
99-701	09/09/99	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Handbook	[29 KB]
99-702	11/09/99	Free Investors Town Meeting Albuquerque, NM	[151 KB]

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