20 C.F.R. § 30.500 What special statutory definitions apply to survivors under EEOICPA?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) For the purposes of paying compensation to survivors under both Parts B and E of EEOICPA, OWCP will use the following definitions: (1) Surviving spouse means the wife or husband of a deceased covered Part B employee or deceased covered Part E employee who was married to that individual for the 365 consecutive days immediately prior to the death of that individual. (2) Child or children includes a recognized natural child of a deceased covered Part B employee or deceased covered Part E employee, a stepchild who lived with that individual in a regular parent-child relationship, and an adopted child of that individual. However, to be a “covered” child under Part E only, such child must have been, as of the date of the deceased covered Part E employee's death, either under the age of 18 years, or under the age of 23 years and a full-time student who was continuously enrolled in one or more educational institutions since attaining the age of 18 years, or any age and incapable of self-support. (b) For the purposes of paying compensation to survivors only under Part B of EEOICPA, OWCP will use the following additional definitions: (1) Parent includes fathers and mothers of a deceased covered Part B employee through adoption. (2) Grandchild means a child of a child of a deceased covered Part B employee. (3) Grandparent means a parent of a parent of a deceased covered Part B employee.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 30—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED
Subpart F—Survivors; Payments and Offsets; Overpayments
Survivors
§ 30.500 What special statutory definitions apply to survivors under EEOICPA?
