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Compensation for loss <strong>of</strong> wages may be paid only during the time when the medical<br />

evidence <strong>of</strong> record shows that the mother is disabled for the duties she would have<br />

been performing as a volunteer due to her pregnancy or its aftereffects. Thus, at<br />

least during the early months <strong>of</strong> the pregnancy, there may be no basis for paying<br />

compensation for wage loss.<br />

An unmarried volunteer without a wholly dependent parent is entitled to<br />

compensation at the 66 2/3 percent rate prior to the birth <strong>of</strong> the child and at the 75<br />

percent rate after the child is born.<br />

Medical treatment and services will be provided in accordance with the usual<br />

provisions <strong>of</strong> the Act. Thus, all provisions <strong>of</strong> 5 U.S.C. 8101(2) and (3) and 5 U.S.C.<br />

8103 apply.<br />

(v) Pregnancy. In accordance with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, <strong>FECA</strong><br />

coverage is extended to Peace Corps volunteers for pregnancies which occur during<br />

Peace Corps service overseas and continue past the date <strong>of</strong> termination. This<br />

coverage is retroactive to April 1, 1979, the date that the Pregnancy Discrimination<br />

Act became applicable to fringe benefit programs. Such pregnancies are to be<br />

considered in the same light as any covered injury, but <strong>FECA</strong> coverage is limited to<br />

Peace Corps volunteers. Therefore, the benefits <strong>of</strong> the Act may not be extended to<br />

the children born <strong>of</strong> such pregnancies.<br />

Coverage <strong>of</strong> the Peace Corps volunteer extends to all pregnancy-related conditions,<br />

including miscarriages, prenatal and postnatal care <strong>of</strong> the mother. Any prenatal care<br />

is to be considered part <strong>of</strong> the treatment for the disability (pregnancy) <strong>of</strong> the<br />

volunteer, and not preventive treatment or treatment for the unborn child. Under no<br />

circumstances, even when the health <strong>of</strong> the mother is involved, may OWCP pay for<br />

an abortion for a Peace Corps volunteer. This policy is necessary because the Peace<br />

Corps may not use any <strong>of</strong> its budget for abortion purposes. (Thus, the<br />

Compensation Fund could not be reimbursed for such expenditure.)<br />

Compensation for loss <strong>of</strong> wages may be paid only during the time when the medical<br />

evidence <strong>of</strong> record shows that the mother is disabled for the duties she would have<br />

been performing as a volunteer due to her pregnancy or its aftereffects. Thus, at<br />

least during the early months <strong>of</strong> the pregnancy, there may be no basis for paying<br />

compensation for wage loss.<br />

An unmarried volunteer without a wholly dependent parent is entitled to<br />

compensation at the 66 2/3 percent rate prior to the birth <strong>of</strong> the child and at the 75<br />

percent rate after the child is born.<br />

Medical treatment and services will be provided in accordance with the usual<br />

provisions <strong>of</strong> the Act. Thus, all provisions <strong>of</strong> 5 U.S.C. 8101(2) and (3) and 5 U.S.C.<br />

8103 apply.<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 701

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