United States Public Health Service Commission Corps Survivor Benefits Overview

This overview provides information on Survivor Benefits in the case of an Active Duty Death for the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. It covers the purpose, notification procedures, required information, and benefits available to survivors. The USPHS Commissioned Corps Survivor Assistance Team is also introduced in this briefing.

• Public Health Service
• Survivor Benefits
• Active Duty Death
• USPHS Commissioned Corps
• Survivor Assistance

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1. United States Public Health Service Commission Corps Survivor Benefits

2. Purpose To provide an overview of the Survivor Benefits in the case of an Active Duty Death This briefing is not designed to replace the USPHS Commissioned Corps Retirement Seminar that is located on the Commissioned Corps Learning Management System

3. USPHS Commissioned Corps Survivor Assistance Team Survivor Assistance Officers CDR Mark McKinnon Team Lead Ms. Margaret Brenneisen LCDR Monique Bailey Medical Affairs Capt Bernard Parker CDR Robert Swanson LCDR Lori Ann Brooks

4. Active Duty Death Notification

5. Individual Making Notification of the Active Duty/Retiree Death Normal Duty Hours 240-453-6023 240-453-6057 After Normal Duty Hours Email phsccseparations@hhs.gov Agency Commissioned Corps Liaison must be notified!

6. Required Information Deceased Officer s Name Date of Death Next of Kin or Designated Point of Contact Phone Number Address Email Address Copy of the REPORT OF DEATH

7. Active Duty Death Benefits

8. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by Compensation Death Gratuity $100,000 Housing Allowance* 12 month Lump-Sum Unused Annual Leave No 60 Day Cap Final Active Duty Pay and Allowances

9. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by The Agency Final Household Goods Shipment Up to 3 years to Home of Selection 18,000 pounds regardless of rank Next of Kin Transportation to the Funeral Reasonable Cost for Funeral Costs

10. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by The Veterans Administration Headstone Death Payment Dependent Education Program $44,000 for spouse and each child under 26 Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Up to $400,000

11. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by U.S. Coast Guard Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Treated as if retired at 100% disability 55% of calculated retired pay 75% of High 36 Offset by Spousal VA DIC

12. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by TSP TSP Refund or rollover to the beneficiary named on the TSP Form 3

13. Active Duty Death Benefits Paid by Social Security Agency Lump-Sum Death Benefit $255.00 Spouse or Children may begin to collect Social Security Benefits

14. Active Duty Death Benefits Health Care Benefits TRICARE Prime Coverage Spouse 3 years free After 3 years transfer to Retiree TRICARE status Standard or Prime Retiree enrollment fees apply Children Free until 21 or 23 if in school

15. Active Duty Death Benefits Health Care Benefits TRICARE Dental 3 years at the Active Duty rates After 3 years may enroll in TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan at retiree costs

16. Active Duty Death Benefits Death Not In Line of Duty Determined by Medical Affairs Concurrence by the Surgeon General Benefits forfeited Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Dependent Dental Insurance Dependent Health Insurance

17. Active Duty Death Benefits Death Not In Line of Duty Benefits in Jeopardy VA Dependent Education Program SGLI VA DIC Payments VA Death Benefits

18. QUESTIONS