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.
99-101 |
01/6/99 |
Common Problems Encountered in Documentation for Retirements Under the
Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS) |
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99-102 |
01/27/99 |
Index of Benefits Administration Letters Issued During 1998 |
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99-103 |
01/27/99 |
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Annuities; New Variable Interest Rate |
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99-104 |
03/04/99 |
Rider Information |
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99-105 |
05/11/99 |
Commonly Used Forms Electronically Available |
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99-106 |
07/09/99 |
EFT Letters |
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Attachments: |
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99-107 |
01/27/99 |
Retirement Benefits Booklet Handbook |
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99-108 |
08/19/99 |
Educating Employees About Their Retirement Package |
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99-109 |
09/21/99 |
Federal Employees Retirement Disability and Social Security |
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99-110 |
12/15/99 |
Court Orders Applying To FEGLI & CSRS/FERS Benefits |
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Attachment:
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99-201 |
01/12/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Ordering Open Enrollment Material
|
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99-202 |
02/09/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Direct Payment
of Premiums |
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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 |
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99-204 |
02/10/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Premiums and Age Bands |
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99-205 |
02/10/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: FEGLI 99 Open Enrollment Period |
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99-206 |
02/17/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: New Disenrollment Regulations |
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99-207 |
04/14/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Court Order Regulations |
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99-208 |
04/26/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revision of SF 2817 |
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99-209 |
4/26/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Important Changes |
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99-210 |
4/29/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Public Law 105-311- Portability
|
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99-211 |
7/23/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits: Special Open Season for Certain Enrollees
of Aetna/US Healthcare, Enrollment Code RD |
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99-212 |
7/30/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: More Changes |
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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) |
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99-214 |
8/24/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revised Incontestability Information
|
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99-215 |
10/14/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Revision of SF 2809
(Health Benefits Election Form) |
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99-216 |
10/14/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitant/OWCP Health
Benefits Election form (SF 2809-1) |
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99-217 |
10/15/99 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Employees Who Complete 12 Months
of Nonpay Status |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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99-221 |
11/10/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Partners
Health Plans, Enrllment Code 7Y |
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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 |
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99-223 |
01/28/00 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The FEHB Handbook |
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99-224 |
12/14/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Program
and Medicare Booklet |
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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 |
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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 |
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Attachment: Broome & Tioga Counties, NY |
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99-401 |
2/8/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of WellChoice,
Code 3Z |
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99-402 |
02/10/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health
Plan of New Jersey, Code P9 |
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99-403 |
03/1/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of HIP Health
Plan of Pennsylvania, Code 5J |
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99-404 |
03/5/99 |
Special Enrollment Opportunity for Certain Members of Humana Health Plan
of Texas, Code TW |
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99-406 |
03/25/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Termination of Health
Power HMO, Code XR |
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99-407 |
04/12/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Special Enrollment Opportunity
for Members of Premiere Healthcare of Arizona, Code 9B |
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99-408 |
08/4/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Introduction |
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99-409 |
08/13/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution
of Material |
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99-410 |
09/17/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Enrollment and
Reconciliation Issues |
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99-411 |
09/29/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Significant Plan
Changes |
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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. |
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99-413 |
10/26/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: carrier
Contacts |
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99-414 |
10/26/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice
to Employees |
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99-415 |
10/26/99 |
1999 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice
to Employees |
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99-416 |
11/04/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Humana Medical Plan of Florida
service Area/Enrollment Code Error |
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99-417 |
11/10/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) Open Season: Processing
Open Season Changes |
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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 |
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99-701 |
09/09/99 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: The New FEHB Handbook
|
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99-702 |
11/09/99 |
Free Investors Town Meeting Albuquerque, NM |
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