[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR250.101] [Page 83-84] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 250_PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN AGENCIES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Authority for Personnel Actions in Agencies Sec. 250.101 Standards and requirements for agency personnel actions. In taking a personnel action authorized by this chapter, each agency shall comply with the qualification standards and regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management, the instructions published by OPM in the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, and the provisions of any agreement development between OPM and the agency in connection with delegation of a specific authority. When a personnel action is being taken as a result of an order of a Court or a settlement agreement, or a decision or order of or a settlement agreement or an arbitral award reached under the labor arbitration process or the rules and regulations of the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or OPM, the agency shall follow the instructions in the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, and must comply with all other relevant substantive and documentary [[Page 84]] requirements, including those applicable to retirement, life insurance, and health benefits. [58 FR 36119, July 6, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 66709, Dec. 27, 2001]