5505-7-02 Survivor benefits.

(A) A surviving spouse is a wife or husband as set forth in a statutorily valid certificate of marriage or as recognized by judgment of a court establishing a common-law relationship.

(B) Dependent children are legal children of a member or retirant.

(C) A survivor shall apply for benefits on a form prescribed by the board, including a death certificate. In addition, a survivor shall provide proof of eligibility by submitting a marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other document that establish marriage or parenthood.

(D) Survivor benefits shall be effective the day following a member’s death and the first of the month following a retirant’s death.

(E) The board reserves the right to deny benefits for failure to provide satisfactory proof of eligibility.

Effective: 12/23/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/05/2005 and 12/01/2010

Promulgated Under: 111.15

Statutory Authority: 5505.07

Rule Amplifies: 5505.16, 5505.17

Prior Effective Dates: 2/1/1992, 2/1/1990, 1/1/1986