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Retirement Information & Services

2009 Benefits Administration Letters

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Governmentwide 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 administration.

BAL Number	Date	Subject	Format
100 Series		Retirement Policy and Process Issues
09-101	01/2009	Annual Changes	[59 KB]
09-102	01/2009	Information to Agencies to Improve Survivor Claim Processing upon the Death of a Federal Employee	[47 KB]
		Attachment 1: General Instructions	[80 KB]
		Attachment 2: Summary of Benefits Checklist	[92 KB]
		Attachment 3: Preliminary Information to OFEGLI Regarding the Death of A Federal Employee	[35 KB]
		Attachment 4: Election Regarding Method of Payment for Unpaid Compensation	[39 KB]
		Attachment 5: CSRS Death-In-Service Quick Pay	[36 KB]
		Attachment 6: Employee Death Case Summary	[44 KB]
200 Series		Insurance Policy and Process Issues
09-201	03/2009	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Handbook	[46 KB]
09-202	03/2009	Assistance for certain employees who are eligible for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) based on Public Law 111-5	[40 KB]
		Attachment A(1): Model TCC Continuation Coverage Notice I	[20 KB]
		Attachment A(2): Model TCC Continuation Coverage Notice II	[20 KB]
		Attachment A(3): Model TCC Continuation Coverage Additional Election Notice	[20 KB]
		Attachment B: Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) Premium Assistance	[16 KB]
		Attachment C: Premium Rates for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program	[58 KB]
09-203	03/2009	Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Changes due to the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009	[40 KB]
09-204	05/2009	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Address for the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI)	[34 KB]
09-205	10/2009	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: New Address for Conversion Requests	[35 KB]
09-206	11/2009	Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: New Medicare Requirements for Coordination of Benefits	[47 KB]
09-206	11/2009	Attachment: Medicare Form	[31 KB]
300 Series		Payroll and Financial Management Guidance
09-301	02/2009	FEHB Cost Factor for Second Quarter of FY 2009	[30 KB]
09-302	02/2009	March 2009 Headcount	[31 KB]
09-303	05/2009	FEHB Cost Factor for Third Quarter of FY 2009	[32 KB]
09-304	08/2009	Fiscal Year 2009 Factors for Calculating Imputed Costs	[46 KB]
09-305	08/2009	September 2009 Headcount	[31 KB]
09-306	10/2009	2010 FEHB Withholdings and Contribution Rates	[31 KB]
09-307	10/2009	FEHBP Cost Factor for First Quarter of FY 2010	[32 KB]
400 Series		Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Guidance
09-401	07/2009	2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: Announcement	[38.4 KB]
09-402	08/2009	Benefits Administration Letter 09-402: 2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information	[48 KB]
09-402	08/2009	Attachment: Benefits Administration Letter 09-402 - Federal Benefits Open Season 2009 Rider Information	[49 KB]
09-403	09/2009	Benefits Administration Letter 09-403: 2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distributing Materials	[57 KB]
		Attachment 1: Benefits Administration Letter 09-403 - Easy to Use Chart for Ordering and Distributing Materials	[36 KB]
		Attachment 2: Benefits Administration Letter 09-403 - Specific Plan Contacts for Ordering FEDVIP Brochure	[29 KB]
		Attachment 3: Benefits Administration Letter 09-403 - FEHB Plan Contacts for Ordering Brochures	[345 KB]
		Attachment 4: Benefits Administration Letter 09-403 - FEHB Plan Contacts Regarding Enrollment	[345 KB]
		Attachment 5: Benefits Administration Letter 09-403 - Open FFS Plan Contacts for Ordering Audio Cassette tapes or CD's	[16 KB]
09-404	09/2009	2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: Conducting the Open Season	[46 KB]
		Attachment 1: Inform Employees and Provide Information about Open Season	[44 KB]
		Attachment 1A: Federal Benefits FastFacts: The 2009 Federal Benefits Open Season is Coming!	[53 KB]
		Attachment 1B: Federal Benefits FastFacts: What to Consider During the Federal Benefits Open Season	[33 KB]
		Attachment 2: Advise Employees on the Federal Benefits Programs	[38 KB]
		Attachment 3: Process Enrollment Actions	[26 KB]
09-405	09/2009	2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: FEDVIP and FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes	[56 KB]
		Attachment 1: FEDVIP	[12 KB]
		Attachment 2: FEHB PROGRAM	[112 KB]
09-405 UPDATED	10/2009	2009 Federal Benefits Open Season: FEDVIP and FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes (UPDATED to include a revision that occurred after September 30, 2009)	[58 KB]
		Attachment 1: FEDVIP	[12 KB]
		UPDATED: Attachment 2: FEHB PROGRAM	[135 KB]
800 Series		Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Issues
09-801	10/2009	The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS): 2010 Administrative Fees	[86 KB]
900 Series		Long Term Care Insurance Issues
09-901	09/2009	Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Changes	[86 KB]
		Attachment 1: General Notification Letter	[38 KB]
		Attachment 2: Important Notice of Change of Insurers	[21 KB]
09-901 UPDATED	10/2009	UPDATED Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Changes	[112 KB]

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