D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2299

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-B2299 - DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed:

Accidental death and dismemberment - a provision added to an insurance policy for payment of an additional benefit in case of death or dismemberment by accidental means.

Annuitant - an employee first employed by the District of Columbia government after September 30, 1987, who subsequently retired pursuant to any of the following conditions:

(a) Retires under any of the following systems:

(1) Teachers' Retirement System;

(2) Police and Fire Retirement System;

(3) Judges' Retirement System; or

(4) Teachers' Insurance and Annuity Association programs; or

(b) Separated pursuant to under the District Retirement Benefit Program and after any of the following:

(1) Reaching 57 years of age and having completed 25 years of creditable District service in a law enforcement position;

(2) Becoming entitled to retirement benefits under the Social Security Act and having ten (10) or more years of service the District Government; or

(3) Becoming entitled to disability benefits under the Social Security Act.

Assignee - an individual or firm to whom ownership of an employee's or former employee's life insurance coverage is transferred through a viatical settlement.

Dependent child - a natural child, adopted child, stepchild, or foster child of an employee, retiree, or annuitant who is any of the following:

(a) An unmarried dependent child through twenty-one (21) years of age;

(b) An unmarried dependent child through twenty-four (24) years of age, who is a full-time student; or

(c) An unmarried child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability that existed before age twenty-one (21).

Director of the DCHR - the Director of the D.C. Office of Department of Human Resources.

District - the District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia Courts or any independent agency, if the courts or any agency duly accept the plan, with the approval of the Director of the DCHR.

Pay authority - the Mayor or his or her designee, who has been delegated the authority to establish the pay system as provided in subchapter XI of Title 1 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-611.04, et seq.).

Personnel authority - an individual or entity with the authority to administer all or part of a personnel management program as provided in Subchapter IV of Title 1 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-604.01, et seq.).

Viatical settlement - an irrevocable assignment of all an employee's or former employee's incidents of ownership in a life insurance policy.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2299

Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 5368 (September 19, 1997); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11218 (August 2, 2013); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12687 (9/25/2015)

Authority: Mayor's Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXII of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-622.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)).