Civil Service 

Retirement 

System 

Federal Employees’ 

Group Life 

Insurance Program 

Federal Employees 

Health Benefits 

Program 

Federal Employees 

Retirement 

System 

Long Term 

Care Insurance 

Program 

United States 

Office of 

Personnel Management 

The Federal Government’s Human Resources Agency

Retirement and Insurance Service 

Benefits Administration Letter 

Number: 01-210 Date: April 19, 2001 

Subject: Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for 

Enrollees of Healthcare Oklahoma, Enrollment Code 6W, to Change 

Enrollment 

Effective July 1, 2001, Healthcare Oklahoma (code 6W) will terminate its provider agreement with 

 Norman Regional Hospital, Purcell Municipal Hospital and 129 physicians in the Norman, 

Oklahoma area. Accordingly, the Plan will only provide benefits for emergency visits or 

admissions to those providers as of July 1, 2001 

We are authorizing an opportunity for certain Healthcare Oklahoma enrollees in code 6W, to 

change their enrollment to another participating plan. Only enrollees who live or work in the 

following zip codes are eligible to change: 73010, 73019, 73026, 73031, 73037, 73051, 73065, 

73068, 73069, 73070, 73071, 73072, 73080, and 73093. 

The opportunity to change enrollment will begin immediately and continue through June 30, 

2001. The effective date of all enrollment changes will be the first day of the pay period 

following the one in which an enrollee makes the change, but no later than July 1, 2001. 

Enrollees who do not change plans must contact Healthcare Oklahoma to request a change 

in Primary Care Physicians.

Please note that the Plan will send notices to affected enrollees. We have attached a copy of that 

notice for your information. 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 

Attachment 

 

 Abby L. Block 

 Assistant Director 

 for Insurance Programs 
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TO FEDERAL ENROLLEES OF HEALTHCARE OKLAHOMA (CODE 6W) WHO 

LIVE OR WORK IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ZIP CODES: 

73010, 73019, 73026, 73031, 73037, 73051, 73065, 73068, 73069, 73070, 73071, 73072, 73080, 

and 73093 

Effective, July 1, 2001, Healthcare Oklahoma (code 6W) will terminate its provider agreement 

with Norman Regional Hospital, Purcell Municipal Hospital and 129 physicians in the Norman, 

Oklahoma area. Accordingly, the Plan will only provide benefits for emergency visits or 

admissions to those providers as of July 01, 2001. The closest participating hospital in the 

Norman area is Southwest Medical Center. For this reason, we have scheduled a special open 

enrollment period to allow those affected employees the opportunity to transfer to another 

participating health plan, should they choose to do so. 

This special open enrollment period is effective immediately and continuing until June 

30, 2001. Only Federal enrollees enrolled in Healthcare Oklahoma who live or work in 

the zip codes indicated above are eligible to enroll in another health plan during this 

special open season. If you decide to transfer to another participating health plan, please 

contact your personnel office to obtain a 2001 Guide to Federal Employees Health 

Benefits Plans. You may request brochures directly from the health plans at the phone 

numbers appearing in the Guide. You may also visit our 2001 FEHB web site 

(www.opm.gov/insure) to view a plan’s brochure or the FEHB Guide and obtain 

valuable information to help you choose a health plan. You may want to contact your 

current provider to find out which plans that provider participates with under the FEHB 

Program. If you decide to remain enrolled with Healthcare Oklahoma, you should contact 

the Plan to request a change in Primary Care Physicians. 

IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE, take a copy of this letter to your personnel office and complete 

a new Health Benefits Registration Form (SF 2809) if you wish to enroll in a new plan. The 

effective date of the new coverage will be the first day of the first full pay period after your 

personnel office receives your completed 2809. 

IF YOU ARE AN ANNUITANT under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or 

Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), you will receive a separate notice with 

instructions on how to make enrollment changes. The effective date of coverage under 

your new plan will be determined by the retirement office.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.