U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Application for Continuation of Death

Benefit for Student (under the Longshore

and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act as extended)

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit this form for the dependent on whose behalf this application is filed to the Office of Workers' Compensation 

Programs (OWCP), Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC) Central Mail Room, 400 West Bay Street, Suite 

63A, Box 28, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Or upload directly to the case file using the Secure Electronic Access Portal (SEAPortal). Access the 

SEAPortal directly at: https://seaportal.dol.gov/portal/

Have an official of the institution being attended by the dependent complete items in Part B. See reverse for requirement for qualifying as a 

student under the act. This form is authorized by law (33 U. S. C. 939(a)) and is required to obtain a benefit. Failure to submit this form may 

result in delay in receiving continuing death benefits for the student. See reverse for "Privacy Act" statement.

Mark act under which benefit is being paid

A Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

B Defense Base Act

C Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act

D Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

E District of Columbia Compensation Act

6. Does dependent expect to complete education or training at this institution?

8. Name and address of school 

9. I hereby certify that the information given by me on and in connection with this questionnaire is true and correct to the best

of my knowledge and belief.

10. Signature of parent or guardian (Person to whom benefits are 11. Address No., street, city, state, ZIP Code) 12. Date

being paid)

PART B. To be completed by an official of the institution named in item 4

13. I have read the foregoing and those facts which I am normally able to verify are correct. Please note below any exceptions

14. If your institution is neither a high school, college, or university, please state the agency by which it is accredited or licensed.

15. Signature and title (type and sign) 16. Date signed

Form LS-266

Rev. March 2014

OMB No. 1240-0026

Expires: 11/30/2026

FOR OFFICE USE

OWCP No.

Carrier's No.

PART A. (items 1 thru 12) To be completed by the Individual to whom benefits for a

dependent child, grandchild, brother or sister are being paid

1. Name of deceased upon whom dependency was based

2. Name of dependent

3. Is dependent now pursuing a full-time course of study or training?

No - Skip to item 7

7. Does dependent intend to go to school next year?

5. Date attendance at this institution began

Yes - enter month, year

Yes - complete item 8 Don't know

Don't know

Yes - complete items 4, 5, and 6

4. Name and address of 

 educational institution attended

country:

 where accepted or intends to enroll

country:

country:

(mm/dd/yyyy)

(mm/dd/yyyy)

(mm/dd/yyyy)

15a. Name, address and phone number of educational institution

address:

name:

First Name

First Name

Last Name

M.I. Last Name

M.I.

line 2:

line 1:

name:

name:

line 1:

line 1:

line 2:

line 2:

month year

No

No

city:

st: zip:

city:

city:

state:

state:

zip:

zip:

10a. Print name of parent or guardian Phone #

Phone:
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING AS A STUDENT FOR

CONTINUING BENEFITS AFTER AGE 18

To qualify for a continuing death benefit after reaching the age of 18 years, under the Longshore and Harbor Workers'

Compensation Act or one of the Act's extensions, a child, grandchild, brother, or sister must be either (1) incapable of

self-support by reason of mental or physical disability, or (2) be a student, regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or

training at an institution which is1. A school, college, or university operated or directly supported by the United

States, or by any State or local government or political sub-division thereof,

2. A school, college, or university which has been accredited by a State

recognized or nationally recognized accrediting agency or body,

3. A school, college, or university not so accredited but whose credits are

accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so

accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so

accredited, or

4. An additional type of educational or training institution as defined by the

Secretary of Labor.

Compensation may be paid so long as a dependent continues to pursue a full-time course of study at a recognized institution.

In no event may compensation be paid beyond the end of the semester or enrollment period after the dependent reaches the

age of 23 or has completed four years of education. A child shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a student during any

period between school years if the period does not exceed five months and if he or she shows to the satisfaction of the

Secretary of Labor that he has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time course of education or training during

the semester or other enrollment period immediately following the period or during periods of reasonable duration during

which, in the judgment of the Secretary, the dependent is prevented by factors beyond his or her control.

A child or dependent shall not be deemed to be a student under this Act during a period of service in the Armed Forces of the

United States.

PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 NOTICE

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) you are hereby notified that (1) the Longshore and

Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended and extended (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (LHWCA) is administered by the Office

of Workers' Compensation Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, which receives and maintains personal information on

claimants and their immediate families. (2) Information which the Office has will be used to determine eligibility for the amount

of benefits payable under the LHWCA. (3) information may be given to the employer which employed the claimant at the time

of injury, or to the insurance carrier or other entity which secured the employer's compensation liability. (4) Information may

be given to physicians and other medical service providers for use in providing treatment or medical/vocational rehabilitation,

making evaluations and for other purposes relating to the medical management of the claim. (5) Information may be given to the

Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), or other person, board or organization, which is authorized

or required to render decisions with respect to the claim or other matter arising in connection with the claim. (6) Information

may be given to Federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement purposes, to obtain information relevant to a decision

under the LHWCA, to determine whether benefits are being or have been paid properly, and, where appropriate, to pursue

salary/administrative offset and debt collection actions required or permitted by law. 

Note: The notice applies to all forms requesting information that you might receive from the Office in connection 

with the processing and/or adjudication of the claim you filed under the LHWCA and related statutes. 

Public Burden Statement

DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS OFFICE.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-3229, Washington, D.C. 20210, and reference the OMB Control 

estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. 

the information is required in order to obtain and/or retain benefits (33 U.S.C. 939(a)). Send comments regarding the burden 

30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining 

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