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number.
(If this information is not on the election form, contact the claimant by telephone to obtain
it. If the claimant does not know his or her OPM claim number, be prepared to provide OPM
with the claimant's date of birth and Social Security number).
The CE should also furnish his or her telephone number to the OPM representative so that
he or she can confirm that the annuity has been suspended. This confirmation should come
within 72 hours. If it does not, follow up with OPM.
(2) When OPM confirms that the annuity has been suspended, the CE will take action to
commence payment of compensation on the periodic roll. The effective date should be the
date OPM benefits were suspended, except when repayment of a lump-sum benefit to OPM
is necessary. (In this situation, the CE will follow the procedures outlined in subparagraph
(5) below.)
(3) The CE will then release Form CA-1104, with copies to all parties of interest, advising
OPM of the date FECA compensation began, and requesting that OPM transfer the health
benefits enrollment and advise OWCP of the total amount of benefits paid by OPM from the
effective date of the claimant's election until the annuity was suspended. A copy of the
claimant's election form will be enclosed with the original letter to OPM.
If there is no retroactive compensation from which to reimburse OPM for benefits paid on
and after the effective date of election, the CE should so advise OPM on Form CA-1104 and
indicate the net amount of the FECA periodic payment. OPM will then afford the claimant
appropriate due process and request offset from continuing FECA payments (see paragraph
6f below).
(4) Upon receipt of a reply to Form CA-1104, the CE should take action to pay the
claimant retroactively to the effective date of the election, less reimbursement owed to OPM
for annuity benefits, and to transfer the claimant's health benefits enrollment to OWCP. The
CE will show the claimant's OPM claim number when authorizing payment to OPM on Form
CA-24, CA-25 or CA-25a. Under no circumstances should any retroactive compensation be
paid until OPM has been reimbursed in full for the benefits it has paid.
(5) Where a lump-sum payment has been made to the claimant as part of an alternative
annuity under CSRS or as part of the death benefit under FERS, FECA benefits should not
be paid until OPM benefits can be fully reimbursed by the claimant or unless the retroactive
benefits under the FECA fully cover the lump-sum annuity and OPM benefits. If the
claimant has already been placed on the periodic roll and the retroactive compensation is
insufficient to reimburse OPM, the case should be referred to National Office for further
action.
e. On return of Form CA-1105 electing OPM benefits, the CE should take the following actions:
(1) If the claimant is not receiving compensation, close the case on Form CA-800,
Nonfatal Summary, or Form 105, Fatal Summary, indicating that OPM benefits have been
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