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2004 Benefits Administration Letters



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.

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BAL Number
Date
Subject
Format

100 Series

 

Retirement Policy and Process Issues

 

04-101

01/20/04

Annual Changes

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04-102

02/13/04

Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000

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200 Series

 

Insurance Policy and Process Issues

 
04-201

03/24/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Revised Claim Forms

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04-202

03/31/04

Effect of the Retroactive Pay Raise on the Amount of FEGLI Coverage and on Life Insurance Certifications

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04-203

05/25/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: FEGLI 2004 Open Season Announced -- September 2004

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04-204

06/01/04

Federal Employees Health Benefits: Children's Equity Update

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04-205

07/16/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Ordering FEGLI 2004 Open Season Materials

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04-206

08/11/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: FEGLI 2004 Open Season Website, Email Messages and Data Needs

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04-207

09/07/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Belated Open Season Elections and Open Season Election Errors

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04-208

09/08/04

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Participation Requirements for Employees Retiring During a Period of Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments or Voluntary Early Retirement Authority

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04-209

10/14/04

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Option B Premiums

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300 Series

 

Payroll and Financial Management Guidance

 
04-301

02/24/04

Imputed Cost Factors for Second Quarter of FY 2004

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04-302

02/26/04

March 2004 Headcount

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04-303

03/22/04

2004 Retroactive Pay Raise - Effect on CSRS/FERS and FEGLI

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04-304

06/08/04

Imputed cost factors for third quarter of FY 2004

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04-305

06/29/04

Changes to FERS Contribution Rates

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04-306

08/16/04

Fiscal Year 2004 Factors for Calculating Imputed Costs

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04-307

10/14/04

2005 FEHB Withholdings and Contribution Rates

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400 Series

 

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Guidance

  
04-401

07/16/04

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: 2004 Rider Information

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04-402

08/13/04

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of OmniCare Health Plan, Enrollment KA, to Change Enrollment

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04-403

09/17/04

2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Introduction

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04-404

10/04/04

2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes

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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

 

800 Series

 

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Issues

 

04-801

02/17/04

The Federal Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Program: 2004 Administrative Fees

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04-802

07/20/04

FSAFEDS -- Agency Process for Paying Employee Fees for the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program

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04-803 10/08/04 FSAFEDS - Open Season for the 2005 Plan Year for the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program
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900 Series

 

Long Term Care Insurance Issues

 

1000 Series

 

Federal Work Life Programs Issues

 

The Office of Personnel Management program office responsible for the maintenance of this page is the Benefits Officers Training and Development Group in the Human Capital Leadership And Merit System Accountability Division. Questions or feedback regarding the contents of this page should be forwarded to: benefits@opm.gov.


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