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Retirement Information & Services

1999 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.


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) PDF File
[90 KB]
99-102 01/27/99 Index of Benefits Administration Letters Issued During 1998 PDF File
[19 KB]
99-103 01/27/99 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Annuities; New Variable Interest Rate PDF File
[31 KB]
99-104
03/04/99 Rider Information PDF File
[41 KB]
99-105 05/11/99 Commonly Used Forms Electronically Available PDF File
[257 KB]
99-106 07/09/99 EFT Letters PDF File
[51 KB]
Attachments: PDF File
[150 KB]
99-107 01/27/99 Retirement Benefits Booklet Handbook PDF File
[112 KB]
99-108 08/19/99 Educating Employees About Their Retirement Package PDF File
[23 KB]
99-109 09/21/99 Federal Employees Retirement Disability and Social Security PDF File
[29 KB]
99-110 12/15/99 Court Orders Applying To FEGLI & CSRS/FERS Benefits PDF File
[26 KB]
Attachment:
PDF File
[8 KB]
200 Series   Insurance Policy and Process Issues  
99-201 01/12/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Ordering Open Enrollment Material PDF File
[42 KB]
99-202 02/09/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Direct Payment of Premiums PDF File
[25 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 PDF File
[23 KB]
99-204 02/10/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Premiums and Age Bands PDF File
[17 KB]
99-205 02/10/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: FEGLI 99 Open Enrollment Period PDF File
[33 KB]
99-206 02/17/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: New Disenrollment Regulations PDF File
[29 KB]
99-207 04/14/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Court Order Regulations PDF File
[27 KB]
99-208 04/26/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revision of SF 2817 PDF File
[22 KB]
99-209 4/26/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Important Changes PDF File
[43 KB]
99-210 4/29/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Portability PDF File
[249 KB]
99-211 7/23/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits: Special Open Season for Certain Enrollees of Aetna/US Healthcare, Enrollment Code RD PDF File
[25 KB]
99-212 7/30/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: More Changes PDF File
[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) PDF File
[225 KB]
99-214 8/24/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revised Incontestability Information PDF File
[236 KB]
99-215 10/14/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Revision of SF 2809 (Health Benefits Election Form) PDF File
[43 KB]
99-216 10/14/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitant/OWCP Health Benefits Election form (SF 2809-1) PDF File
[243 KB]
99-217 10/15/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Employees Who Complete 12 Months of Nonpay Status PDF File
[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 PDF File
[33 KB]
99-219 10/26/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of United Healthcare of Puerto Rico, Enrollment code 7U PDF File
[23 KB]
99-220 11/04/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Harvard Program Health Care of New England, Code 70 PDF File
[62 KB]
99-221 11/10/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Partners Health Plans, Enrllment Code 7Y PDF File
[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 PDF File
[22 KB]
99-223 01/28/00 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The FEHB Handbook PDF File
[25 KB]
99-224 12/14/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Program and Medicare Booklet PDF File
[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 PDF File
[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 PDF File
[25 KB]
Attachment: Broome & Tioga Counties, NY PDF File
[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 PDF File
[12 KB]
99-402 02/10/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, Code P9 PDF File
[11 KB]
99-403 03/1/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health Plan of Pennsylvania, Code 5J PDF File
[11 KB]
99-404 03/5/99 Special Enrollment Opportunity for Certain Members of Humana Health Plan of Texas, Code TW PDF File
[14 KB]
99-406 03/25/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Health Power HMO, Code XR PDF File
[11 KB]
99-407 04/12/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Special Enrollment Opportunity for Members of Premiere Healthcare of Arizona, Code 9B PDF File
[14 KB]
99-408 08/4/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Introduction PDF File
[229 KB]
99-409 08/13/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material PDF File
[241 KB]
99-410 09/17/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Enrollment and Reconciliation Issues PDF File
[227 KB]
99-411 09/29/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Significant Plan Changes PDF File
[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. PDF File
[23 KB]
99-413 10/26/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: carrier Contacts PDF File
[215 KB]
99-414 10/26/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees PDF File
[43 KB]
99-415 10/26/99 1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice to Employees PDF File
[30 KB]
99-416 11/04/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Humana Medical Plan of Florida service Area/Enrollment Code Error PDF File
[23 KB]
99-417 11/10/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Open Season: Processing Open Season Changes PDF File
[36 KB]
99-418 12/09/99 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Program: Premium Rate Change for CHP of Ohio, Enrollment Code MG PDF File
[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 PDF File
[29 KB]
99-702 11/09/99 Free Investors Town Meeting Albuquerque, NM PDF File
[151 KB]

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