PAYROLL OFFICE LETTER

U. S. Office of Personnel Management

Number: P-99-02 Date: January 8, 1999 

Subject: Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Codes for SF 50 

 

We want to advise you that the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)

has been changed to increase the amount of coverage available under Option C. 

Effective with the first pay period beginning on or after April 24, 1999, employees will be able

to elect up to five multiples of the current amount of Option C coverage ($5,000 for a

spouse/$2,500 for an eligible child).

Please refer to the attached Benefits Administration Letter 98-210 (dated December 29,

1998) which provides detailed information about the new coding system that has been

developed for the SF50 as a result of the changes to Option C.

Robert A. Yuran, Chief

Financial Policy Staff

Retirement and Insurance Service

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United States

Office of Personnel Management

Retirement and Insurance Service

Benefits Administration Letter

Number: 98-210 Date: December 29, 1998 

Subject: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program: New Codes for SF 50

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Background Pub. L. 105-311, Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement

Act, enacted October 30, 1998, made numerous changes to the

Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program.

One of the changes is to increase the amount of coverage available

under Option C. Effective with the first pay period beginning on

or after April 24, 1999, employees will be able to elect up to five

multiples of the current amount of Option C coverage ($5,000 for

a spouse/$2,500 for an eligible child). We will provide detailed

information about the additional Option C coverage in a later

Benefits Administration Letter (BAL).

With the additional Option C multiples, the current 1-character SF

50 coding system for FEGLI coverage is no longer adequate.

There are not enough fields to indicate all the possible

combinations of FEGLI coverage.

It was therefore necessary to develop a new coding system for the

SF 50.

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Purpose The purpose of this BAL is to transmit to agencies the new coding

system for showing FEGLI coverage on the SF 50.

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The New Coding System In an attempt to minimize the impact on agencies’ programming

and systems personnel, the new system was developed in

collaboration with representatives of several agencies.
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 The new coding system for SF 50s is very similar to the old

system. The existing 1-character code will be kept, and a second

character will be added. The second character indicates coverage

under Option C - a 0 for no Option C coverage and 1-5 for 1-5

multiples of Option C.

We are providing a “map” to help you convert the current 1-

character codes to the new 2-character codes.

This information is also being sent to payroll offices and to agency

offices responsible for the Data Standards Manual.

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Effective Date The new SF 50 codes must be used as of the first pay period

beginning on or after April 24, 1999.

We are not requiring agencies to generate a new SF 50 for each

employee when they transfer to the new coding system.

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Abby L. Block, Chief

Insurance Policy

 and Information Division

Attachments
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Attachment 1

FEGLI CODE CONVERSIONS

IF THE CURRENT FEGLI CODE IS: THEN THE NEW CODE WILL BE:

A (Ineligible) A0

B (Waived) B0

C (Basic only) C0

D (Basic + Option A) D0

E (Basic + Option C) E1

F (Basic + Option A + Option C) F1

G (Basic + Option B(1x)) G0

H (Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A) H0

I (Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C) I1

J (Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C) J1

K (Basic + Option B (2x)) K0

L (Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A) L0

M (Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C) M1

N (Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C) N1

9 (Basic + Option B (3x)) 90

P (Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A) P0

Q (Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C) Q1

R (Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C) R1

S (Basic + Option B (4x)) S0

T (Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A) T0

U (Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C) U1

V (Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C) V1

W (Basic + Option B (5x) W0

X (Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A) X0

Y (Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C) Y1

Z (Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C) Z1
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Attachment 2

NEW FEGLI CODING SCHEME

UNSPEC WAIVED INELIGIBLE BASIC + B(1X) B(2X) B(3X) B(4X) B(5X)

BASIC 99 B0 A0 C0 G0 K0 90 S0 W0

OPT A D0 H0 L0 P0 T0 X0

OPT C (1X) E1 I1 M1 Q1 U1 Y1

OPT C (2X) E2 I2 M2 Q2 U2 Y2

OPT C (3X) E3 I3 M3 Q3 U3 Y3

OPT C (4X) E4 I4 M4 Q4 U4 Y4

OPT C (5X) E5 I5 M5 Q5 U5 Y5

OPT A + OPT C (1X) F1 J1 N1 R1 V1 Z1

OPT A + OPT C (2X) F2 J2 N2 R2 V2 Z2

OPT A + OPT C (3X) F3 J3 N3 R3 V3 Z3

OPT A + OPT C (4X) F4 J4 N4 R4 V4 Z4

OPT A + OPT C (5X) F5 J5 N5 R5 V5 Z5
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Attachment 3

LIST OF NEW FEGLI CODES

A0 Ineligible

B0 Waived

C0 Basic only

D0 Basic + Option A

E1 Basic + Option C (1x)

E2 Basic + Option C (2x)

E3 Basic + Option C (3x)

E4 Basic + Option C (4x)

E5 Basic + Option C (5x)

F1 Basic + Option A + Option C (1x)

F2 Basic + Option A + Option C (2x)

F3 Basic + Option A + Option C (3x)

F4 Basic + Option A + Option C (4x)

F5 Basic + Option A + Option C (5x)

G0 Basic + Option B(1x)

H0 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A

I1 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C (1x)

I2 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C (2x)

I3 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C (3x)

I4 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C (4x)

I5 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option C (5x)

J1 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C (1x)

J2 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C (2x)

J3 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C (3x)

J4 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C (4x)

J5 Basic + Option B (1x) + Option A + Option C (5x)

K0 Basic + Option B (2x)

L0 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A
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M1 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C (1x)

M2 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C (2x)

M3 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C (3x)

M4 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C (4x)

M5 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option C (5x)

N1 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C (1x)

N2 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C (2x)

N3 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C (3x)

N4 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C (4x)

N5 Basic + Option B (2x) + Option A + Option C (5x)

90 Basic + Option B (3x)

P0 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A

Q1 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C (1x)

Q2 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C (2x)

Q3 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C (3x)

Q4 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C (4x)

Q5 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option C (5x)

R1 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C (1x)

R2 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C (2x)

R3 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C (3x)

R4 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C (4x)

R5 Basic + Option B (3x) + Option A + Option C (5x)

S0 Basic + Option B (4x)

T0 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A

U1 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C (1x)

U2 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C (2x)

U3 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C (3x)

U4 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C (4x)

U5 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option C (5x)

V1 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C (1x)

V2 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C (2x)

V3 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C (3x)

V4 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C (4x)

V5 Basic + Option B (4x) + Option A + Option C (5x)

W0 Basic + Option B (5x)

X0 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A
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Y1 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C (1x)

Y2 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C (2x)

Y3 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C (3x)

Y4 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C (4x)

Y5 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option C (5x)

Z1 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C (1x)

Z2 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C (2x)

Z3 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C (3x)

Z4 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C (4x)

Z5 Basic + Option B (5x) + Option A + Option C (5x)