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.
| 01-101 |
01/19/01 |
Annual Changes |
[32 KB] |
| 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" |
[17 KB] |
| 01-103 |
02/28/01 |
Revised Attachment to SF-2801, Application for Immediate Retirement |
[16 KB] |
| Attachment |
[6 KB] |
| 01-104 |
03/01/01 |
Report on Benefits Counseling in Federal Agencies |
[12 KB] |
| 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). |
[44 KB] |
| 01-106 |
06/01/01 |
Action on SF 2806's and 3100's When There is a Payroll Office
Change |
[17 KB] |
| 01-107 |
06/19/01 |
Firefighter Pay Reform Act, PL 105-277 |
[31 KB] |
| Attachment A - Base Pay Computation |
[19 KB] |
| Attachment B - Recording Base Pay on SF 2806 or 3100 |
[7 KB] |
| Attachment C - Correcting Retirement Records for Previous
Employees |
[11 KB] |
| Attachment D - Sample Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay
and Tour |
[18 KB] |
| Attachment E - Blank Certified Summary of Firefighter Pay
and Tour |
[37 KB] |
| Attachment F - Sample SF 2806-I and Individual Retirement
Records |
[27 KB] |
| 01-108 |
06/19/01 |
Expanded procedures to expedite payments to spouses of Federal
employees who have died. |
[35 KB] |
| Attachment |
[5 KB] |
| 01-109 |
06/26/01 |
OPM Form 1536 - Former Spouse's Application for Survivor Annuity
under the Civil Service Retirement System |
[28 KB] |
| 01-110 |
07/09/01 |
Poster Rider Information
[NOTE: The web page version of the attachment includes oversize thumbnails
of the posters.] |
[12 KB] |
| Attachment |
[56 KB] |
| 01-111 |
08/28/01 |
President Signs Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness
Act |
[13 KB] |
| 01-112 |
09/12/01 |
Benefits for Victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon
Tragedies |
[25 KB] |
| 01-113 |
10/15/01 |
Revision of FERS Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions,
SF 3106 |
[15 KB] |
| 01-114 |
10/15/01 |
Revision of FERS Application for Immediate Retirement, SF
3107 |
[16 KB] |
| 01-201 |
01/10/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Notification of
Certain Enrollment Changes |
[86 KB] |
| 01-202 |
01/29/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits: More on Children's Equity |
[257 KB] |
| Attachment |
[241 KB] |
| 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 |
[11 KB] |
| 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 |
[110 KB] |
| 01-205 |
02/15/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Address
for The Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI) |
[76 KB] |
| 01-206 |
02/21/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision
of SF 2817, Life Insurance Election - Hard Copy Now Available |
[13 KB] |
| 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 |
[37 KB] |
| 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 |
[15 KB] |
| 01-209 |
04/19/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: January
1 Effective Date for all Open Season Enrollments and Changes |
[15 KB] |
| 01-210 |
04/19/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity
for Enrollees of Healthcare Oklahoma, Enrollment Code 6W, to Change Enrollment
|
[13 KB] |
| 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)
|
[21 KB] |
| 01-212 |
05/21/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity
for Enrollees of Maxicare Indiana, Inc., Enrollment Code GK, to Change Enrollment |
[33 KB] |
| Attachment |
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| 01-213 |
07/18/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Postponement
of January 1 Effective Date for Open Season Elections |
[17 KB] |
| 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 |
[15 KB] |
| 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 |
[125 KB] |
| 01-216 |
08/21/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Employees
Who Are Not Eligible to Continue Life Insurance While Receiving Compensation |
[106 KB] |
| 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 |
[30 KB] |
| 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 |
[28 KB] |
| 01-219 |
10/26/01 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program - Revision
of SF 2823, Designation of Beneficiary |
[107 KB] |
| 01-220 |
11/15/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity
for Maxicare Health Plan Enrollees, Enrollment Code CM, to Change Enrollment |
[93 KB] |
| 01-221 |
11/28/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB): Suspension
of FEHB Coverage to Use TRICARE |
[105 KB] |
| 01-222 |
12/6/01 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: M·Plan
(IN) Provider Network Disruption in Evansville, Indiana |
[99 KB] |
| 01-223 |
12/10/01 |
Agency HR Offices and the FEHB Clearinghouse |
[94 KB] |
| 01-301 |
01/02/01 |
Introducing "Payroll and Financial Management Guidance" |
[161 KB] |
| 01-302 |
01/03/01 |
General Ledger Posting of Employee Contributions |
[156 KB] |
| 01-303 |
01/05/01 |
Compendium of 2000 Payroll Office and Financial Management
Letters |
[171 KB] |
| 01-304 |
01/08/01 |
Physicians' Comparability Allowances
Superseded
by BAL 01-305 |
|
| 01-305 |
01/09/01 |
Physicians' Comparability Allowances |
[13 KB] |
| 01-306 |
01/10/01 |
Estimates of Imputed Costs |
[128 KB] |
| Attachment |
[45 KB] |
| 01-307 |
01/19/01 |
Joint Benefits Officer/Payroll Meeting |
[165 KB] |
| 01-308 |
01/24/01 |
FINPAY — The Payroll and Financial Management Guidance
Online Mailing List |
[28 KB] |
| 01-309 |
01/29/01 |
March 2001 Headcount |
[19 KB] |
| 01-310 |
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NOT ISSUED |
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| 01-311 |
02/23/01 |
New Address for the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life
Insurance |
[80 KB] |
| 01-312 |
03/28/01 |
MODERNIZING TODAY March 2001 Issue |
[13 KB] |
| 01-313 |
03/30/01 |
Correction of Administrative Errors - Health Benefits Premium
Conversion |
[27 KB] |
| 01-314 |
03/30/01 |
FEGLI Option B Withholding Rates and Age Bands |
[11 KB] |
| 01-315 |
04/09/01 |
Discontinuation of SF 2811 |
[75 KB] |
| 01-316 |
04/13/01 |
New Interfaces with RITS |
[86 KB] |
| Attachment |
[48 KB] |
| 01-317 |
04/20/01 |
CLER, the Centralized FEHB Enrollment Clearinghouse |
[84 KB] |
| 01-318 |
05/18/01 |
HB-PC Election Processing Errors and Requirement for Retroactive
Adjustments |
[19 KB] |
| 01-319 |
05/30/01 |
Revised Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections - Impact
on Withholdings and Contributions |
[19 KB] |
| 01-320 |
06/29/01 |
Clarification of BAL 01-318 -- Retroactive Adjustments for
HB-PC Processing Errors |
[34 KB] |
| 01-321 |
07/18/01 |
Effective Date of FEHB Open Season Elections -- Proration
Required after One-Year Delay |
[40 KB] |
| 01-322 |
08/22/01 |
THE JULY ISSUE OF MODERNIZING TODAY |
[140 KB] |
| 01-323 |
08/22/01 |
September 2001 Headcount |
[119 KB] |
| 01-324 |
09/26/01 |
Handling of Individual Retirement Records when Discontinuing
Payroll Services |
[124 KB] |
| 01-325 |
10/12/01 |
FEHB Open Season Information |
[31 KB] |
| 01-326 |
10/15/01 |
Fiscal Year 2001 Cost Factors for CSRS, FERS, FEHB, and FEGLI |
[57 KB] |
| 01-327 |
10/23/01 |
2002 FEHB Withholdings and Contributions and Plan Addresses |
[130 KB] |
| 01-328 |
10/31/01 |
Calendar Year 2002 Interest Rate |
[148 KB] |
| Attachment |
[37 KB] |
| 01-329 |
11/27/01 |
No Payroll Deductions for Early Enrollees in the FLTCIP |
[115 KB] |
| 01-330 |
12/17/01 |
Access to CLER by Agency Human Resource Officers |
[144 KB] |
| 01-331 |
12/17/01 |
Meeting of Agency Payroll Office Officials |
[114 KB] |
| Attachment |
[44 KB] |
| 01-401 |
08/01/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Introduction |
[18 KB] |
| 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. |
[28 KB] |
| 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 |
[100 KB] |
| Attachment |
[189 KB] |
| 01-405 |
11/1/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Notice to Employees |
[138 KB] |
| 01-406 |
11/1/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Conducting the Open Season |
[137 KB] |
| 01-407 |
12/6/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Significant Plan Changes - Part 2 |
[101 KB] |
| 01-408 |
12/6/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Belated Open Season Enrollments Due to Mail Delays |
[120 KB] |
| 01-409 |
12/20/01 |
2001 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open
Season: Processing Open Season Changes |
[123 KB] |
| 01-901 |
03/09/01 |
The Long Term Care Insurance Program |
[18 KB] |
| 01-902 |
04/10/01 |
Proposed Long Term Care Insurance Product Design |
[13 KB] |
| 01-903 |
05/15/01 |
Long Term Care Insurance Program: Letter from OPM's Acting
Director |
[102 KB] |
| 01-904 |
10/17/01 |
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP): Who's the
Competition?? |
[101 KB] |
| 01-905 |
11/8/01 |
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season for
2002 and the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) |
[125 KB] |
| 01-906 |
12/18/01 |
OPM Selects Metropolitan Life and John Hancock To Provide
Long Term Care Insurance for the "Federal Family" |
[114 KB] |
| Attachment |
[73 KB] |