BAL Number |
Date |
Subject |
Format |
100 Series |
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Retirement Policy and Process Issues |
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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 |
|
Attachment |
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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 A - Base Pay Computation |
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Attachment B - Recording Base Pay on SF 2806 or 3100 |
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Attachment C - Correcting Retirement Records for Previous Employees |
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Attachment D - Sample Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay and Tour |
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Attachment E - Blank Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay and Tour |
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Attachment F - Sample SF 2806-I and Individual Retirement Records |
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01-108 |
06/19/01 |
Expanded procedures to expedite payments to spouses of Federal employees who have died. |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
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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.] |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
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 |
|
200 Series |
|
Insurance Policy and Process Issues |
|
01-201 |
01/10/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Notification of Certain
Enrollment Changes |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-202 |
01/29/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits: More on Children's Equity |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
01-205 |
02/15/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Address for The Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI) |
|
01-206 |
02/21/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision of SF 2817, Life Insurance Election - Hard Copy Now Available |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
01-209 |
04/19/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: January 1 Effective Date for all Open Season Enrollments and Changes |
|
01-210 |
04/19/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of Healthcare Oklahoma, Enrollment Code 6W, to Change Enrollment |
|
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) |
|
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 |
|
Attachment |
|
01-213 |
07/18/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Postponement of January 1 Effective Date for Open Season Elections |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
01-220 |
11/15/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Maxicare Health Plan Enrollees, Enrollment Code CM, to Change Enrollment |
|
01-221 |
11/28/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB): Suspension of FEHB Coverage to Use TRICARE |
|
01-222 |
12/6/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: M·Plan (IN) Provider Network Disruption in Evansville, Indiana |
|
01-223 |
12/10/01 |
Agency HR Offices and the FEHB Clearinghouse |
|
300 Series |
|
Payroll and Financial Management Guidance |
|
01-301 |
01/02/01 |
Introducing "Payroll and Financial Management Guidance" |
|
01-302 |
01/03/01 |
General Ledger Posting of Employee Contributions |
|
01-303 |
01/05/01 |
Compendium of 2000 Payroll Office and Financial Management Letters |
|
01-304 |
01/08/01 |
Physicians' Comparability Allowances
Superseded by BAL 01-305 |
|
01-305 |
01/09/01 |
Physicians' Comparability Allowances |
|
01-306 |
01/10/01 |
Estimates of Imputed Costs |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-307 |
01/19/01 |
Joint Benefits Officer/Payroll Meeting |
|
01-308 |
01/24/01 |
FINPAY The Payroll and Financial Management Guidance Online Mailing List |
|
01-309 |
01/29/01 |
March 2001 Headcount |
|
01-310 |
|
NOT ISSUED |
|
01-311 |
02/23/01 |
New Address for the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance |
|
01-312 |
03/28/01 |
MODERNIZING TODAY March 2001 Issue |
|
01-313 |
03/30/01 |
Correction of Administrative Errors - Health Benefits Premium Conversion |
|
01-314 |
03/30/01 |
FEGLI Option B Withholding Rates and Age Bands |
|
01-315 |
04/09/01 |
Discontinuation of SF 2811 |
|
01-316 |
04/13/01 |
New Interfaces with RITS |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-317 |
04/20/01 |
CLER, the Centralized FEHB Enrollment Clearinghouse |
|
01-318 |
05/18/01 |
HB-PC Election Processing Errors and Requirement for Retroactive Adjustments |
|
01-319 |
05/30/01 |
Revised Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections - Impact on Withholdings and Contributions |
|
01-320 |
06/29/01 |
Clarification of BAL 01-318 -- Retroactive Adjustments for HB-PC Processing Errors |
|
01-321 |
07/18/01 |
Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections -- Proration Required after One-Year Delay |
|
01-322 |
08/22/01 |
THE JULY ISSUE OF MODERNIZING TODAY |
|
01-323 |
08/22/01 |
September 2001 Headcount |
|
01-324 |
09/26/01 |
Handling of Individual Retirement Records when Discontinuing Payroll Services |
|
01-325 |
10/12/01 |
FEHB Open Season Information |
|
01-326 |
10/15/01 |
Fiscal Year 2001 Cost Factors for CSRS, FERS, FEHB, and FEGLI |
|
01-327 |
10/23/01 |
2002 FEHB Withholdings and Contributions and Plan Addresses |
|
01-328 |
10/31/01 |
Calendar Year 2002 Interest Rate |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-329 |
11/27/01 |
No Payroll Deductions for Early Enrollees in the FLTCIP |
|
01-330 |
12/17/01 |
Access to CLER by Agency Human Resource Officers |
|
01-331 |
12/17/01 |
Meeting of Agency Payroll Office Officials |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
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 |
|
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. |
|
01-403 |
10/25/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material |
|
01-404 |
10/25/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Carrier Contacts |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-405 |
11/1/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees |
|
01-406 |
11/1/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season |
|
01-407 |
12/6/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes - Part 2 |
|
01-408 |
12/6/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Belated Open Season Enrollments Due to Mail Delays |
|
01-409 |
12/20/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Processing Open Season Changes |
|
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 |
|
01-902 |
04/10/01 |
Proposed Long Term Care Insurance Product Design |
|
01-903 |
05/15/01 |
Long Term Care Insurance Program: Letter from OPM's Acting Director |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
|
01-904 |
10/17/01 |
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP): Who's the Competition?? |
|
01-905 |
11/8/01 |
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season for 2002 and the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) |
|
01-906 |
12/18/01 |
OPM Selects Metropolitan Life and John Hancock To Provide Long Term Care Insurance for the "Federal Family" |
Letter |
|
Attachment |
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