# 5 CFR § 849.102: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.102

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 849.102
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 849—REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

As used in this part:
Agency means the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
CSRS means the Civil Service Retirement System as described in subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code.
FERS means the Federal Employees' Retirement System as described in chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.
Misuse of benefits means the embezzlement or conversion of all or any part of the amount received by the representative payee for a use other than for the use and benefit of the minor or individual on whose behalf such payments were received.
Physician and practitioner have the same meaning given these terms in § 339.104 of this chapter.
Representative payee means a person, who is at least 18 years of age, or an organization designated to receive annuity payments on behalf of a minor or an individual mentally incompetent or under other legal disability.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 849.101 § 849.101 Applicability and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.102 § 849.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.103 § 849.103 Implementing directives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.201 § 849.201 When to make payment to a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.202 § 849.202 Payment of annuity while finding a suitable representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.203 § 849.203 Information considered in determining whether to appoint a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.301 § 849.301 Information considered in selecting a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.301.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.302 § 849.302 Order of preference in selecting a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.302.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.303 § 849.303 Individuals who may not serve as a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.303.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.304 § 849.304 Selecting a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.304.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.305 § 849.305 Notice of the determination to select a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.305.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.401 § 849.401 Responsibilities of a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.401.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.402 § 849.402 Use of payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.402.md)
- [5 CFR § 849.403 § 849.403 Accountability of a representative payee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-849.403.md)

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