5 U.S.C. § 8703: Benefit certificate

Summary

The Office of Personnel Management must make sure every insured employee gets a certificate that lists the benefits they can get, who will receive the payments, where to send claims, and a short summary of the parts of the policy that mainly affect them. That certificate takes the place of the one the insurance company would otherwise have to give.

Title 5, §8703

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The Office of Personnel Management shall arrange to have each insured employee receive a certificate setting forth the benefits to which he is entitled, to whom the benefits are payable, to whom the claims shall be submitted, and summarizing the provisions of the policy principally affecting him. The certificate is issued instead of the certificate which the insurance company would otherwise be required to issue.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2098.Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 752, § 9, 68 Stat. 742. The words “each insured employee” are coextensive with and substituted for “each employee insured under such policy”. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

§8703 Benefit Certificate