[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR216.1] [Page 210-211] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 216_ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 216.1 Introduction. Subpart A_General Sec. 216.1 Introduction. 216.2 Definitions. 216.3 Other regulations related to this part. Subpart B_Current Connection With the Railroad Industry 216.11 General. 216.12 When current connection is required. 216.13 Regular current connection test. 216.14 Regular non-railroad employment that will not break a current connection. 216.15 Special current connection test. 216.16 What is regular non-railroad employment. 216.17 What amount of regular non-railroad employment will break a current connection. Subpart C_Railroad and Last Non-Railroad Employment 216.21 General. 216.22 Work as an employee which affects payment. 216.23 Work which does not affect eligibility. 216.24 Relinquishment of rights to return to work. Subpart D_Employee Annuity 216.30 General. 216.31 Who is eligible for an age annuity. 216.32 Who is eligible for a disability annuity. 216.33 What is required for payment of an age or disability annuity. Subpart E_Supplemental Annuity 216.40 General. 216.41 Who is entitled to a supplemental annuity. 216.42 How a private railroad pension affects a supplemental annuity. 216.43 Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits. Subpart F_Spouse and Divorced Spouse Annuities 216.50 General. 216.51 Who is eligible for a spouse annuity. 216.52 Who is eligible for an annuity as a divorced spouse. 216.53 What is required for payment. 216.54 Who is an employee's wife or husband. Subpart G_Widow(er), Surviving Divorced Spouse, and Remarried Widow(er) Annuities 216.60 General. 216.61 Who is eligible for an annuity as a widow(er). 216.62 Who is eligible for an annuity as a surviving divorced spouse. 216.63 Who is eligible for an annuity as a remarried widow(er). 216.64 What is required for payment. 216.65 Who is an employee's widow(er). 216.66 Who is an employee's surviving divorced spouse. 216.67 ``Child in care.'' 216.68 Disability period for widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er). Subpart H_Child's Annuity 216.70 General. 216.71 Who is eligible for a child's annuity. 216.72 What is required for payment of a child's annuity. 216.73 Who may be re-entitled to a child's annuity. 216.74 When a child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student. 216.75 When a child is a full-time student during a period of non- attendance. Subpart I_Parent's Annuity 216.80 General. 216.81 Who is eligible for a parent's annuity. 216.82 What is required for payment. Subpart J_Eligibility for More Than One Annuity 216.90 General. 216.91 Entitlement as an employee and spouse, divorced spouse, or survivor. 216.92 Entitlement as a spouse or divorced spouse and as a survivor. 216.93 Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity. 216.94 Entitlement to more than one divorced spouse annuity. Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f. Source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted. [[Page 211]] This part explains when an individual is eligible for a monthly annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. An individual eligible for an annuity as described in this part may become entitled to an annuity only in such amount as set forth in parts 225 through 229 of this chapter (a) Regular annuity. A regular monthly annuity is provided for: (1) An employee who retires because of age or disability; (2) An employee's spouse or divorced spouse; or (3) The widow, widower, child, parent, remarried widow or widower, or surviving divorced spouse of an employee. (b) Supplemental annuity. An employee who retires because of age or disability may also be entitled to a supplemental annuity.