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d. Period of Payment. To determine the period for which compensation is payable, the CE
must evaluate the medical evidence and determine whether the daily or periodic roll should be
used. See FECA PM 2-811.
(1) Payment may be approved even though the Form CA-7 was signed in advance of the
period claimed, but approval of a claim submitted in advance should be limited to a period
of not more than 30 days from the date of signature. If the claim was submitted in
advance, the CE should verify by telephone that the employee has not returned to work.
(2) The three-day waiting period must be considered when payments are approved.
Where the period ends on the date the CE is setting up payment, and medical evidence
clearly establishes that disability will extend 15 days or more after the beginning of wage
loss, the CE may extend the period approved for payment through the 15th day if such an
extension will eliminate the need to withhold waiting days.
(3) When approving payment in advance, the CE must keep in mind the ACPS cutoff and
payment schedule. If the 15-day period ends subsequent to the cutoff date of the current
ACPS payment cycle, the payment will be processed in the next cycle, and the check will be
dated and released a week later.
e. Pay Rate Information.
(1) CEs should be alert to situations where entitlement of a dependent may be
questionable. For instance, the claimant may have reported two different dates of birth for
a child now near 18 years of age, or it may not be clear from the evidence of record
whether a child has been adopted formally or remains a foster child. In such situations, the
CE should request substantiation of dependent status by way of certified copies of birth
certificates, adoption proceedings, or other documentation before augmented compensation
is paid.
(2) Occasionally, the pay rate information furnished by the agency is insufficient to
establish the proper pay rate for compensation purposes. However, where a usable pay
rate appears, it should be used on an interim basis to avoid delays in making payment. The
CE should write to the agency, with a copy to the employee, advising of the pay rate being
used and requesting the information needed so that adjustment can be made.
(3) If the Form CA-7 shows that the claimant received premium pay, shift or night
differential, but the evidence is insufficient to compute the amount of pay for compensation
purposes, compensation should be paid using the base pay, pending receipt of the
requested information on extra pay.
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