HRPAY 19-06, Reminder for Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Update 52

Published: July 01, 2019
Effective: Pay Period 8, 2010

Summary

The proper process for documenting Reservist Differential based upon Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Update 52 is described below.

Implementation

The table listed below reflects the combinations of NOAC/Authority Codes and Remarks Codes that should be used to correctly document employee FEHB and FEGLI payment considerations:

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)

NOAC / Authority

Payment for FEHB

Remarks Codes Used

Current Employee Status (CES) Code Generated

NOAC 473, Authority Code Q3K,
2nd Authority QRD

Note: Employee has restoration rights but not qualified for differential.

Employees will be billed for their portion of FEHB.

Remarks code B66, Continuation of FEHB;
Remarks Code B76, Continuation of FEGLI

CES Code 9

NOAC 473, Authority Code Q3K,
2nd Authority QRD

Note: Employee has restoration rights but qualified for differential.

If in support of a contingency operation, Agency pays the employee portion of FEHB.

Remarks Code 52M

CES Code 1

NOAC 473, Authority Code Q3K,
2nd Authority QRD

Note: Employee has restoration rights but qualified for differential.

If not in support of a contingency operation, employees will be billed for their portion of FEHB.

Remarks Code MIL, Military;
Remarks Code 52M

CES Code 9

NOAC 460, LWOP - NTE,
Authority Code DAM

Note: Employee has no restoration rights.

Employees will be billed for their portion of FEHB.

Remarks Code B66, Continuation of FEHB;
Remarks Code B76, Continuation of FEGLI

CES Code 9

NOAC 292, RTD Authority Code Q3K 2nd Authority QRD

N/A

N/A

CES Code 0

Resources

For additional information, see OPM Operating Manual, The Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, Update 52.

Inquiries

For questions about National Finance Center (NFC) processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the customer service portal.