FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM: COVERAGE OF REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00964R000100120034-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 11, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENTAL CIRCULAR NO. 1021, SUPPLEiENT NO. 13
TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENDENT ESTABLIS1 iEdTS
SUBJECT: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Coverage of Reemployed
Annuitants.
1. ENROLLI1IET,IT PERMITTED
Enrollment of a reemployed annuitant in the health benefits program is
permitted if he is not excluded from coverage by Section 89.2 of the Group
Health Benefits Regulations or by law. Thus, a reemployed annuitant whose
title to annuity is not terminated by the reemployment and who is not excluded
from coverage must register to enroll or not to enroll, in the same manner as
any other eligible employee . Since the regulations exclude employees serving
under appointments limited to one year or less and because reemployed annuitants
generally serve under appointments which are so limited, it is probable that not
many of them will be eligible to register. In this connection, the Commission
recommends against the reemployment of an annuitant solely or principally for
the purpose of qualifying him for the benefits of this program.
2. CONTINUANCE OF COVERAGE AFTER. SEPARATION
If an annuitant does acquire health benefits coverage during his reemployment,"
he is eligible to continue the coverage after his separation from the reemployment
only if, upon separation, he qualifies for a supplemental annuity. The "supple-
mental annuity's requirement is based on the provision in the health benefits law
which defines an 'tannuitant't as one who, among other things, retires on an
immediate annuity. (Establishing title to the supplemental annuity constitutes
retirement on an immediate annuity).
The eligibility requirements for supplemental annuity are stated in Chapter
R-5, Federal Personnel Manual under "Reemployment of Retired Employees." These
requirements provide that, among other things, the final period of reemployment
consist of at least one year of continuous full-time service. An annuitant
under a system other than the Civil Service Retirement System who, upon
reemployment, is covered by the Civil Service Retirement System may retire under
the latter System. Upon retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System
he may, if otherwise eligible, continue his health benefits coverage.
3. LIFE IlISURR ITCE DIFF 1 ITIA!fED
As they relate to reemployed annuitants, the Group Health Benefits
Regulations differ from those of the Group Life Insurance Regulations. In
the case of the latter, a reemployed annuitant who retains title to his annuity
cannot acquire life insurance coverage as an employee (unless he was continuously
reemployed between August 29, 1951, and January 31, 1959).
Approved For Release 2003/08/13: CIA-RDP86-0096 I O1.2OO34
Executive Director