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PART I
D.C. PERSONNEL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 22B
D.C. EMPLOYEES' LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM
CONTENTS
Section Page
2201 COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI 1
2202 ELIGIBILITY FOR DCEGLI 1
2203 EXCLUSIONS FROM DCEGLI 1
2204 ELECTION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI 2
2205 WAIVER, CANCELLATION, AND DECLINATION OF DCEGLI COVERAGE 3
2206 CANCELLATION OF A WAIVER OF DCEGLI COVERAGE 3
2207 DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS UNDER DCEGLI 4
2208 BASIC INSURANCE AMOUNT (BIA) UNDER DCEGLI 5
2209 ANNUAL RATES OF PAY FOR PURPOSES OF DCEGLI 5
2210 OPTIONAL INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI 6
2211 WITHHOLDINGS FOR DCEGLI 6
2212 DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DCEGLI 7
2213 ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT UNDER DCEGLI 7
2214 TERMINATION AND CONVERSION OF DCEGLI COVERAGE 8
2215 FILING A CLAIM UNDER DCEGLI 9
2216 DEATH CLAIMS—ORDER OF PRECEDENCE—DCEGLI 9
2217 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY 10
2218 CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR DCEGLI 10
2219 ANNUAL ACCOUNTING REPORTS FOR DCEGLI 10
2220 SPECIAL CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR DCEGLI 11
2299 DEFINITIONS 11
INDEX 13
D.C. PERSONNEL REGULATIONS
2201 COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI
2201.1 Except as provided in §§ 2200 and 2203, each employee, annuitant, and retiree of the District of Columbia government shall be insured for an amount of basic insurance, as specified in Section 2208, under the District of Columbia Employees' Group Life Insurance (DCEGLI) program.
2201.2 Except as provided in §§ 2200 and 2204, each employee, annuitant, and retiree of the District government shall be eligible to enroll for optional insurance coverage, as specified in § 2210, under the District of Columbia Employees' Group Life Insurance (DCEGLI) program.
2202 ELIGIBILITY FOR DCEGLI
2202.1 Except for persons excluded from life insurance benefits by § 2203, the District shall offer group life insurance benefits through the District of Columbia Employees' Group Life (DCEGLI) program to all of the following:
(a) Each employee, annuitant, and retiree of the District first employed after September 30, 1987; and
(b) Each employee hired after September 30, 1987, who had prior service with the District, but who was not eligible for FEGLI coverage during that prior service.
2202.2 An annuitant or retiree shall be eligible for coverage under the DCEGLI program if he or she has done all of the following:
(a) Been enrolled for basic insurance for the five (5) years of service immediately preceding the date of retirement;
(b) Met all requirements for immediate retirement as provided (including filing an application where necessary) whether or not final administrative action has been taken; and
(c) Not exercised his or her right to convert to an individual policy.
2202.3 An employee cannot have coverage under both the FEGLI and DCEGLI programs. There is no right to elect coverage under one or the other program. Eligibility for coverage under either program shall be as specified in §§ 2200, 2202, and 2203.
2203 EXCLUSIONS FROM DCEGLI
2203.1 Employees and persons in the following groups shall be excluded from life insurance coverage:
(a) An employee serving under an appointment limited to one (1) year or less, except an employee so appointed for full-time employment or part-time employment with a regular tour of duty without a break in service or after a separation of three (3) days or less, following service in which he or she was insured;
(b) An individual whose employment is of uncertain or temporary duration, or who is employed for brief periods at intervals, and an employee who is expected to work less than six (6) months in each year, except for an employee who is employed under a District approved career-related work-study program of at least one (1) year's duration and who is expected to be in a pay status for at least one-third (_) of the total period of time from the date of the first appointment to the completion of the work-study program;
(c) An intermittent employee who is a non-full-time employee without a regularly scheduled tour of duty, except when the employee enters into that status without a break in service or after a separation of three (3) days or less, following service in a position in which he or she was insured and to which he or she is expected to return;
(d) An individual who is a beneficiary or patient employee in a government hospital or home as part of a structured rehabilitation program; and
(e) An individual paid on a contract or fee basis.
2203.2 The Director of Personnel shall make the final determination regarding applicability of the above classifications to a specific employee or group of employees.
2204 ELECTION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI
2204.1 Except as provided in § 2205, an employee shall be automatically insured for basic insurance on the date the employee becomes eligible for insurance.
2204.2 Each employee or annuitant who is insured for basic insurance shall be eligible to elect optional insurance coverage for himself or herself, and for his or her spouse and dependent children.
2204.3 An employee who is eligible for insurance coverage may elect any of the optional forms of insurance coverage described in § 2210, if the election is made within thirty-one (31) days of entering into a pay status in a position eligible for insurance coverage.
2204.4 The effective date of an election of any optional insurance described in § 2210 shall be the first day an employee actually enters on duty in a pay status on or after the election is received by his or her personnel authority, except as provided in § 2204.3.
2204.5 An employee who does not file an election of optional insurance with his or her servicing personnel office within thirty-one (31) days of entering into a pay status in a position eligible for insurance shall not have the optional insurance.
2204.6 The Director of Personnel is authorized to declare a life insurance open enrollment period to permit employees to make changes in their life insurance coverage without regard to the requirements of § 2206. Enrollments received during an open enrollment period declared by the Director of Personnel shall be effective on the date designated by the Director of Personnel.
2204.7 The Director of Personnel may limit the open enrollment period to permitting certain specific changes including, but not limited to:
(a) Cancelling a waiver and electing basic insurance only;
(b) Cancelling a waiver of family coverage; or
(c) Increasing additional insurance coverage by one (1) multiple of salary.
2205 WAIVER, CANCELLATION, AND DECLINATION OF DCEGLI COVERAGE
2205.1 An employee, annuitant, or retiree who is eligible for insurance coverage may waive coverage by giving written notice to his or her servicing personnel office in a manner prescribed by the Director of Personnel.
2205.2 Following an initial appointment to a position eligible for life insurance coverage, the effective date of a waiver of an employee who files the waiver before the end of the first pay period will be the first day in the pay period in which the employee was in a pay status.
2205.3 An insured person may cancel his or her basic insurance at any time by filing a waiver of basic insurance coverage in a manner prescribed by the Director of Personnel.
2205.4 An insured person may cancel his or her optional insurance at any time by completing a new election form.
2205.5 The effective date of the waiver provided for in § 2205.3 shall be the end of the pay period in which the waiver is received by the appropriate office.
2205.6 An employee who does not elect optional insurance in accordance with § 2204.2 shall be deemed to have declined optional insurance coverage.
2206 CANCELLATION OF A WAIVER OF DCEGLI COVERAGE
2206.1 An employee who has filed a waiver of basic insurance coverage or who declined any optional insurance coverages may subsequently enroll and become insured if:
(a) At least one (1) year has elapsed since the effective date of the waiver; and
(b) He or she furnishes to the servicing personnel office satisfactory evidence of insurability as determined by the Director of Personnel.
2206.2 An employee who has complied with § 2206.1 shall be insured when he or she actually enters on duty in pay status in a position in which he or she is not excluded from insurance, following the approval by the life insurance carrier of his or her request for insurance as provided for in § 2206.8.
2206.3 An approval of a request for insurance coverage for an employee who has complied with § 2206.1 shall only be valid if the employee enters on duty in a pay status within thirty-one (31) days following the date of approval.
2206.4 A previous waiver shall be cancelled automatically at the time of reinstatement if an employee has been separated from service for at least one hundred eighty (180) days. If no new waiver is filed, basic insurance coverage begins automatically on the date the employee actually enters on duty in a pay status in a position wherein he or she is not excluded from insurance.
2206.5 During an open enrollment period as provided by §§ 2204.6 and 2204.7, an employee otherwise eligible for coverage may cancel his or her existing waiver of coverage by affirmatively electing to be insured on a form designated by the Director of Personnel.
2206.6 A annuitant or retiree who has complied with § 2205.1 or § 2205.3 and has filed a waiver of basic insurance coverage shall not be eligible to enroll to become insured under the DCEGLI program.
2206.7 An employee who has declined optional insurance coverage may elect optional insurance coverage under certain circumstances in the following manner:
(a) If an employee marries, he or she may elect Option A - Standard, Option C - Family, and Option B - Additional for a multiple of one (1) times salary, unless the employee already had Option B - Additional coverage, in which case he or she may increase coverage by one (1) additional multiple of salary up to the maximum number of multiples of salary permitted by § 2210.3; and
(b) If an employee acquires an unmarried dependent child, he or she may elect Option A - Standard, Option C - Family, and Option B - Additional for a multiple of salary equal to the number of unmarried dependent children acquired, unless the employee already has Option B - Additional coverage, in which case he or she may increase coverage by a multiple of salary equal to the number of unmarried dependent children acquired, up to the maximum number of multiples of salary permitted by § 2210.3.
2206.8 The insurance carrier shall utilize its current practices to make the determination of eligibility of an employee who is cancelling a waiver of insurance coverage or requesting additional insurance coverage.
2207 DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS UNDER DCEGLI
2207.1 Each insured employee, retiree or annuitant shall be provided a policy or a summary of benefits to include all of the following:
(a) The benefits to which entitled;
(b) The procedures for obtaining benefits; and
(c) The principal provisions of the policy.
2207.2 The Director of Personnel shall provide each insured employee, retiree, or annuitant with information on the cost of basic insurance and each insurance option and shall notify each insured employee of any change in the cost prior to that change being implemented.
2208 BASIC INSURANCE AMOUNT (BIA) UNDER DCEGLI
2208.1 Except that in no event may the basic insurance amount (BIA) be more than the annual rate of pay for the Mayor, rounded to the next higher thousand, plus $2,000, an employee's BIA shall be the greater of:
(a) His or her annual rate of basic pay, rounded to the next higher multiple of $1,000, plus $2,000; or
(b) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
2208.2 The BIA of an individual who is entitled to continue basic life insurance coverage as an annuitant, retiree, or compensationer shall be the BIA in effect at the time the insurance to which he or she is entitled as an employee would stop under § 2214.
2208.3 The amount of an employee's basic life insurance coverage shall be equal to his or her BIA multiplied by the appropriate factor determined on the basis of the age of the insured individual at the time of death, as follows:
Age Factor
35 or under 2.0
36 1.9
37 1.8
38 1.7
39 1.6
40 1.5
41 1.4
42 1.3
43 1.2
44 1.1
45 or over 1.0
2209 ANNUAL RATES OF PAY FOR PURPOSES OF DCEGLI
2209.1 An insured employee's annual pay is his or her annual rate of basic pay as fixed by the appropriate pay authority, except that annual pay for this purpose may include additional compensation as defined in Chapter 11 of these regulations.
2209.2 A pay rate expressed in terms other than annual salary shall be converted to an annual rate by multiplying the prescribed rate by the number of pay units in a fifty-two-week (52-week) work year.
2209.3 The annual pay for a part-time employee shall be the percentage of the scheduled rate of pay that is applicable to his or her assigned tour of duty in a fifty-two-week (52-week) work year.
2209.4 The annual pay for an employee who legally and concurrently serves in more than one (1) position shall be the sum of the annual basic pay fixed by the appropriate pay authority for each position, except that the BIA of the positions taken together shall not exceed the maximum BIA allowed under § 2208.1.
2210 OPTIONAL INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER DCEGLI
2210.1 An eligible employee who has basic insurance coverage may elect one (1) or more of the following optional forms of insurance coverage:
(a) Option A - Standard;
(b) Option B - Additional; and
(c) Option C - Family.
2210.2 Option A - Standard provides an employee with $10,000 of additional insurance coverage.
2210.3 Option B - Additional provides an employee with additional insurance coverage of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), or five (5) multiples of his or her annual pay, with each multiple being equal to the rate of annual pay rounded to the next highest thousand, except that in no event may the multiple exceed the annual pay for the Mayor rounded to the next highest thousand.
2210.4 Option C - Family provides the employee with both of the following:
(a) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) insurance coverage on the life of his or her spouse; and
(b) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) insurance coverage on the life of each unmarried dependent child.
2211 WITHHOLDINGS FOR DCEGLI
2211.1 During each pay period in which an insured employee is in a pay status for any part of the period, an amount to be determined by the Director of Personnel shall be withheld from the biweekly pay of the employee, except that the amount withheld from the pay of an employee who is paid on other than a biweekly basis shall be determined at a proportionate rate, adjusted to the nearest cent.
2211.2 The amount withheld from the pay of an insured employee whose BIA changes during a pay period shall be based on the last BIA in force during the pay period.
2211.3 The cost of the optional insurance coverage shall be paid solely by the respective employee. The amount shall be deducted from the employee's regular salary, if his or her periodic pay, after all other deductions, is sufficient to cover the full cost of the optional insurance.
2211.4 Except as provided in § 2214.10, whenever an insured employee receives insufficient pay to cover the cost of the insurance, he or she shall be required to pay the amount that represents the employee's cost of life insurance coverage which would have been withheld in a manner prescribed by the Director of Personnel.
2211.5 Each insured annuitant shall have withheld from his or her annuity an amount to be determined by the Director of Personnel.
2211.6 Each insured retiree or each insured annuitant who receives insufficient annuity to cover the cost of the insurance shall be required to pay an amount equal to the amount that would be withheld if the retiree or annuitant were receiving an annuity sufficient to cover the cost of the same amount of insurance coverage.
2212 DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DCEGLI
2212.1 For each pay period in which an employee is insured, there shall be contributed from the respective appropriation or fund which is used for the payment of his or her pay an amount equal to no more than one-half (½) the amount withheld from the pay of the employee for the cost of basic life insurance coverage.
2212.2 For each pay period in which a retiree or annuitant is insured, there shall be contributed from the appropriation or fund established for this purpose an amount equal to no more than one half (½) of the amount to be paid by the retiree or annuitant in order to maintain basic life insurance coverage.
2213 ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT UNDER DCEGLI
2213.1 Each employee who has basic insurance shall also have coverage for accidental death and dismemberment.
2213.2 Each employee who elects Option A - Standard optional insurance coverage described in § 2210.1 shall also have additional coverage of $10,000 for accidental death and dismemberment.
2213.3 Accidental dismemberment benefits shall be payable only upon the losses stated in the schedule following. Subject to the conditions and limitations approved by the Director of Personnel which are contained in the policy purchased by the D.C. Office of Personnel, the amount of this benefit shall depend on the amount for which the employee is insured on the date the accident occurs and the extent of the loss according to the following schedule.
Percentage of Basic
Extent of Loss Insurance Payable
Sight of both eyes 100
Sight of one eye 50
Both hands 100
One hand 50
Both feet 100
One foot 50
One hand and one foot 100
One hand or one foot and sight of one eye 100
2213.4 For the purposes of § 2213.3, the following terms have the meaning ascribed:
Loss of foot—loss by severance at or above the ankle joint.
Loss of hand—loss by severance at or above the wrist joint.
Loss of sight—total and permanent loss of sight.
2214 TERMINATION AND CONVERSION OF DCEGLI COVERAGE
2214.1 The basic insurance of an employee and any optional insurance elected by the employee shall stop at the end of the day on which the employee separates, subject to a thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of coverage at no cost to the employee or the District.
2214.2 The thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of insurance coverage provided in § 2214.1 shall not be extended beyond thirty-one days (31-days), nor is it contingent upon timely issuance of notice of the right of conversion to an individual policy.
2214.3 After termination of group coverage for any reason other than voluntary cancellation, an employee may, upon application within the thirty-one-day (31-day) extension period and without medical examination, convert all or any part of his or her basic life insurance to an individual policy at rates determined by the insurance company.
2214.4 There shall be no thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of coverage when a voluntary cancellation occurs.
2214.5 An employee shall be eligible to convert to an individual policy only if he or she does not return, within three (3) calendar days from the termination event, to a position allowing coverage under the group plan.
2214.6 The employee shall be notified by the servicing personnel office of the loss of DCEGLI coverage as a group member and the right to convert to an individual policy either prior to or immediately following the event causing the loss of coverage.
2214.7 An employee who fails to exercise his or her right to convert to an individual policy during the thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of coverage is deemed to have declined coverage under an individual policy, unless the Director of Personnel determines the failure was beyond the control of the employee.
2214.8 An employee seeking to convert to an individual policy after the thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of coverage must apply to the Director of Personnel within six (6) months from the termination event.
2214.9 An employee who is removed or suspended without pay and later reinstated or restored to duty on the grounds that the adverse action was unwarranted or unjustified may, at his or her option, do either of the following:
(a) Enroll as a new employee; or
(b) Have coverage restored with appropriate adjustments made in contributions and claims to the same extent and effect as though the removal or suspension had not taken place.
2214.10 Except as provided in § 2214.12, basic life insurance and optional life insurance of an insured employee continue without cost to the employee while he or she is in a non-pay status for up to three hundred sixty-five days (365 days), at which time it stops, subject to a thirty-one-day (31-day) extension of insurance coverage.
2214.11 The three hundred sixty-five-day (365-day) period described in § 2214.10 may be continuous or broken by periods of less than four (4) consecutive months in a pay status.
2214.12 If a claim is filed by a beneficiary in accordance with §§ 2215.1 and 2215.2 of these rules for an employee who is in a non-pay status at the time of death, the Director of Personnel shall determine the value of employee contributions not withheld from the employee during the preceding twelve (12) months because the employee was in a non-pay status and shall authorize the life insurance company selected in accordance with § 2218.1 to withhold an amount equal to the value of those contributions. Any such amount shall be deducted from the payment due each beneficiary in proportion to the percentage of the total benefit being received by that beneficiary.
2215 FILING A CLAIM UNDER DCEGLI
2215.1 The Director of Personnel shall establish procedures for the filing of claims by the beneficiary when death of an employee, annuitant, or retiree occurs.
2215.2 If an employee has elected Option C - Family coverage described in § 2210.4, the employee shall be required to file a claim in accordance with procedures established by the Director of Personnel.
2216 DEATH CLAIMS—ORDER OF PRECEDENCE—DCEGLI
2216.1 The amount of group life insurance in force on an employee, retiree, or annuitant at the date of his or her death shall be paid, on the establishment of a valid claim, to the person or persons surviving at the date of the death of the employee, retiree, or annuitant, in the following order of precedence:
(a) To the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee, retiree, or annuitant in a signed and witnessed writing executed and filed before death in a manner prescribed by the Director of Personnel;
(b) If there is no designated beneficiary, to the widow or widower of the employee, retiree, or annuitant;
(c) If none of the above, to the child or children of the employee, retiree, or annuitant and descendants of a deceased child or children by representation;
(d) If none of the above, to the parents or parent of the employee, retiree, or annuitant;
(e) If none of the above, to the duly appointed personal representative of the estate of the employee, retiree, or annuitant; and
(f) If none of the above, to the other next of kin of the employee, retiree, or annuitant under the laws of the domicile of the employee, retiree, or annuitant at the date of death.
2216.2 If no claim has been filed by any of the persons set forth in § 2216.1 within four (4) years of the date of death of an employee, retiree, or annuitant, the funds shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia to be kept for safekeeping and disbursed in accordance with the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (D.C. Law 3-160; D.C. Code § 42-201 et seq.).
2217 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
2217.1 A designation of beneficiary shall be in writing, signed and witnessed by two people, and received by the servicing personnel office (or the applicable retirement system office in the case of an annuitant or retiree whose basic DCEGLI coverage is continued) before the death of the insured.
2217.2 A change or cancellation of beneficiary in a last will or testament, or in any other document not witnessed and filed as required by § 2217.1, shall not have any effect.
2217.3 A witness to a designation of beneficiary shall be ineligible to receive payment as a beneficiary.
2217.4 Any person, firm, corporation, or legal entity (except an agency of the Federal or District of Columbia governments) may be named as beneficiary.
2217.5 A change of beneficiary may be made at any time and without the knowledge or consent of the previous beneficiary. This right shall not be waived or restricted.
2217.6 A designation of beneficiary may be made at any time and without the knowledge or consent of the previous beneficiary. This right shall not be waived or restricted.
2217.7 If an insured person provides in a valid designation of beneficiary that a designated beneficiary shall be entitled to the proceeds of the insurance only if the beneficiary survives him or her for a period of time (not more than thirty (30) days) as specified by the designator, no right to the insurance shall vest to that beneficiary. If that beneficiary does not survive the specified period, payment of the proceeds of the insurance shall be made as if the beneficiary had predeceased the insured.
2218 CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR DCEGLI
2218.1 Subject to the requirements of § 2218.3, the Director of Personnel may select a policy or policies from one (1) or more life insurance companies to provide the benefits set forth in this chapter. The life insurance company or companies must be licensed to transact life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance under the laws of the District of Columbia.
2218.2 Subject to the requirements of § 2218.3, the Director of Personnel may discontinue at any time a policy or policies purchased from a company under § 2218.1.
2218.3 Any contract under this section shall comply with the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Code § 1-1181.1 et seq.) and shall be in accordance with any delegations of authority made under that Act.
2219 ANNUAL ACCOUNTING REPORTS FOR DCEGLI
2219.1 Each contract entered into under § 2218 shall require the company to do all of the following:
(a) Furnish reasonable reports to the District as determined by the Director of Personnel to be necessary to enable the District to carry out its functions under this chapter;
(b) Authorize the Director of Personnel to examine records of the company as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
(c) Provide an accounting to the Director of Personnel not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each policy year. The accounting shall set forth all of the following in a form approved by the Director of Personnel:
(1) The amounts of premiums actually accrued under the policy from its date of issue to the end of the policy period;
(2) The total of all mortality and other claim charges incurred for that period; and
(3) The amounts of the company's expenses and risk charges incurred for that period.
2219.2 For the purpose of this section, the following term has the meaning ascribed:
Risk charges—an insurance charge to compensate the insurer for its risk under the contract.
2220 SPECIAL CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR DCEGLI
2220.1 Any amount of premiums collected (as reported in §§ 2219.1(c)(1)) in excess of the sum of the costs incurred (as reported in §§ 2219.1(c)(2) and (3)) shall be held by the company issuing the policy as a special contingency reserve to be used by the company only for charges under the policy.
2220.2 The special contingency reserve shall bear interest at a rate determined in advance of each policy period by the company from which the insurance was purchased under § 2218 and approved by the Director of Personnel as being consistent with the rates generally used by the company from which the insurance was purchased under § 2218 for similar funds held under other group life insurance policies.
2220.3 When the Director of Personnel determines that the amount of the special contingency reserve is sufficient to provide for adverse fluctuations in future charges under the policy, any funds in excess of that amount may be used to increase benefits, to reduce premiums, or both, or may be deposited in the General Fund of the District.
2220.4 When a policy is discontinued, any balance remaining in the special contingency reserve after all charges have been paid shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District.
2299 DEFINITIONS
In §§ 2201 through 2220 of this chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed:
Accidental death and dismemberment—a provision added to an insurance policy for payment of an additional benefit in case of death or dismemberment by accidental means.
Annuitant—an employee first employed by the District after September 30, 1987, who has subsequently retired pursuant to Chapter 26 of these regulations.
Dependent child—a natural child, adopted child, stepchild, or foster child of an employee, retiree, or annuitant who is any of the following:
(a) An unmarried dependent child under twenty-two (22) years of age;
(b) An unmarried dependent child under twenty-five (25) years of age who is a full-time student; or
(c) An unmarried child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability that existed before age twenty-two (22).
Director of Personnel—the Director of the D.C. Office of Personnel.
District—the District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia Courts or any independent agency, if the courts or any agency duly accept the plan, with the approval of the Director of Personnel.
Pay authority—the Mayor or his or her designee, who has been delegated the authority to establish the pay system for the Career, Excepted, and Executive Services.
Personnel authority—an individual or entity authorized by D.C. Code § 1-604.6 (1987 Repl.) to implement personnel rules and regulations for employees of an agency or group of agencies of the District of Columbia; or persons delegated that authority by that individual or entity.
Retiree—a person who has obtained a vested interest in a pension benefit under the District's defined contribution pension plan and who has filed for retirement benefits based on being one of the following:
(a) Fifty-five (55) years of age and having completed thirty (30) years of creditable service;
(b) Sixty (60) years of age and having completed twenty (20) years of creditable service;
(c) Sixty-two (62) years of age with five (5) years of service; or
(d) Fifty (50) years of age and having completed twenty (20) years of creditable service as a detention officer as defined by D.C. Code § 1-627.4(2) (1988 Supplement).
Servicing personnel office—an office within the D.C. Office of Personnel or within another personnel authority that provides direct personnel services to an agency.
INDEX
CHAPTER 22B
D.C. EMPLOYEES' LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM
The "Def Mark:Index" which follows this comment must be changed to reflect the appropriate concordance file for the generation of the index. (For example, "INDEX.3" is the concordance for the regulations for Chapter 3.)accidental death 7, 10, 11
accidental death and dismemberment 7, 10, 11
accounting 10, 11
accounting reports 10
annual rates of pay 5
annuitant 1-7, 9-11
annuity 6, 7
basic 1-8, 10
basic insurance 1-8
basic insurance amount 5
beneficiary(ies) 2, 9, 10
benefits 1, 4, 7, 10-12
cancel 3, 4
cancellation 3, 8, 10
claim 9, 11
contingency reserve 11
continue 5, 8
continued 10
contract 2, 10, 11
contracting 10
contribution(s) 7-9, 12
conversion 8
convert(ed) 1, 5, 8
cover 6, 7
coverage 1-10
death 5, 7, 9-11
declination 3
declined 3, 4, 8
definitions 11
dependent 2, 4, 6, 11, 12
dependent child 4, 6, 11, 12
dependent children 2, 4
description of benefits 4
designated 2, 4, 9, 10
designation 10
designation of beneficiary 10
Director of Personnel 2-4, 6-12
dismemberment 7, 10, 11
District contributions 7
effective date 2, 3
elect 1-4, 6
elected 8, 9
electing 3, 4
election 2, 3
election of insurance coverage 2
elects 7
eligibility 1, 4
eligible 1-4, 6, 8
enroll 1, 3, 4, 8
enrolled 1
enrollment 2, 4
excluded 1, 3, 4
exclusions 1
extended 8
extension 8
eye(s) 7
family 3, 4, 6, 9
fee basis 2
feet 7
file(d)(s) 2-4, 9, 10, 12
filing 1, 3, 9
filing a claim 9
foot 7
full-time 1, 2, 12
hand(s) 7
hospital 2
individual policy 1, 8
intermittent 2
last will 10
loss 7, 8
mortality 11
open enrollment 2, 4
Option A 4, 6, 7
Option B 4, 6
Option C 4, 6, 9
optional 1-4, 6-8
optional insurance 1-4, 6-8
optional insurance coverage 1-4, 6, 7
order of precedence 9
part-time 1, 5
patient 2
pay 2-9, 12
pay authority 5, 12
pay status 2-4, 6, 8, 9
personnel authority 2, 12
policy 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11
precedence 9
rates of pay 5
reports 10
representative 9
represents 6
reserve 11
retiree 1, 3-7, 9-12
risk charges 11
separation 2
servicing personnel office 2, 3, 8, 10, 12
sight 7
special contingency reserve 11
termination 8
testament 10
waive 3
waived 10
waiver 3, 4
withholdings 6 accidental death 7, 10, 11
accidental death and dismemberment 7, 10, 11
accounting 10, 11
accounting reports 10
annual rates of pay 5
annuitant 1-7, 9-11
annuity 6, 7
basic 1-8, 10
basic insurance 1-8
basic insurance amount 5
beneficiary(ies) 2, 9, 10
benefits 1, 4, 7, 10-12
cancel 3, 4
cancellation 3, 8, 10
claim 9, 11
contingency reserve 11
continue 5, 8
continued 10
contract 2, 10, 11
contracting 10
contribution(s) 7-9, 12
conversion 8
convert 1, 8
converted 5
cover 6, 7
coverage 1-10
death 5, 7, 9-11
declination 3
declined 3, 4, 8
definitions 11
dependent 2, 4, 6, 11, 12
dependent child 4, 6, 11, 12
dependent children 2, 4
description of benefits 4
designated 2, 4, 9, 10
designation 10
designation of beneficiary 10
Director of Personnel 2-4, 6-12
dismemberment 7, 10, 11
District contributions 7
effective date 2, 3
elect(d)(s) 1-4, 6-9
electing 3, 4
election 2, 3
election of insurance coverage 2
eligibility 1, 4
eligible 1-4, 6, 8
enroll(ed) 1, 3, 4, 8
enrollment 2, 4
excluded 1, 3, 4
exclusions 1
extended 8
extension 8
eye(s) 7
family 3, 4, 6, 9
fee basis 2
feet 7
file(d)(s) 2-4, 9, 10, 12
filing 1, 3, 9
filing a claim 9
foot 7
full-time 1, 2, 12
hand(s) 7
hospital 2
individual policy 1, 8
intermittent 2
last will 10
loss 7, 8
mortality 11
open enrollment 2, 4
Option A 4, 6, 7
Option B 4, 6
Option C 4, 6, 9
optional 1-4, 6-8
optional insurance 1-4, 6-8
optional insurance coverage 1-4, 6, 7
order of precedence 9
part-time 1, 5
patient 2
pay 2-9, 12
pay authority 5, 12
pay status 2-4, 6, 8, 9
personnel authority 2, 12
policy 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11
precedence 9
rates of pay 5
reports 10
representative 9
represents 6
reserve 11
retiree 1, 3-7, 9-12
risk charges 11
separation 2
servicing personnel office 2, 3, 8, 10, 12
sight 7
special contingency reserve 11
termination 8
testament 10
waive 3
waived 10
waiver 3, 4
withholdings 6 |
