---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 849.101"
title: "5"
number: "849.101"
heading: "Applicability and purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/849.101"
---

# §849.101. Applicability and purpose.


This part contains regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to implement the provisions 5 U.S.C. [8345(e)-(f)](/usc/5/8345.md?p=e..f), [8345a](/usc/5/8345a.md), [8466(c)-(d)](/usc/5/8466.md?p=c..d), and [8466a](/usc/5/8466a.md) regarding payment of an annuity to a representative payee. This part establishes the criteria OPM uses to determine if representative payments are appropriate, the information OPM uses to select a representative payee, the responsibilities of a representative payee, the accountability of a representative payee, the limitations on the appointment of a representative payee, and the definition of and penalty for misuse of benefits by the representative payee.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8331; 5 U.S.C. 8345(e)-(f); 5 U.S.C. 8345a; 5 U.S.C. 8401; 5 U.S.C. 8461; 5 U.S.C. 8466(c)-(d); 5 U.S.C. 8466a.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 57012, Oct. 14, 2021, unless otherwise noted.