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...ility requirements under division (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3), or (C)(4) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, upon the person filing an application for service pension with OP&F. The effective date of the service pension shall be the day immediately following the effective date of the person's termination and forfeiture of disability benefits for purposes of benefits paid under division (C)(1), (C)(3), or (C...

...(A) As provided in division (D)(1) of section 742.3711 of the Revised Code, spousal consent to a member's plan of payment shall not be required if the member is required to elect a plan of payment pursuant to a court order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state regarding the division of marital property. (B) A member's current spouse must consent to the election of ...

...court order, described in division (D)(1)(c) of section 742.3711 of the Revised Code, shall be expressed only as a percentage of the allowance that continues after the member's death. In the event that it is expressed as a dollar amount, Ohio police and fire pension fund shall convert the amount to a percentage that will continue at least that amount to the former spouse as a survivor annuity upon the member's deat...

... payee" shall be as defined by section 3105.80 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, effective August 1, 2017, an individual who receives an annuity, pension, allowance, monthly benefit, or monthly payment from the Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP&F") shall be paid by direct deposit, which is an electronic fund transfer directly to an individual's account at a financial in...

...cipate in DROP shall be the later of: (1) The first day of the employer's first payroll reporting period that immediately follows OP&F's receipt of the election, but if the payroll reporting period end date falls on the thirtieth day of the month, the first day of the employer's first payroll reporting period shall be the first day of the next month; or (2) The date on which the member is eligible to participate ...

... retirement benefits under division (C)(1) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, according to the requirements set forth in divisions (G), (K) and (L) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code, rule 742-3-02 of the Administrative Code and this rule. (B) For purposes of paragraphs (C)(1)(b), (C)(1)(c), and (C)(1)(d) of rule 742-3-02 of the Administrative Code, OP&F shall determine the holidays, longe...

...with the provisions of division (B)(1)(a), (B)(1)(b), (B)(2)(a), or (B)(2)(b) of section 742.443 of the Revised Code, the term "thereafter" shall mean the end of the payroll reporting period reported to OP&F in accordance with applicable statutory provisions prior to the anniversary date referenced in each subsection, as more fully illustrated in the following examples. For example, if the member...

...("COLA") set forth in section 742.3716 of the Revised Code for DROP participant, the following shall apply: (1) A member whose election to participate in DROP is effective on or before July 1, 2013 and who is fifty-five years of age and already receiving a COLA will continue to receive it at three per cent per annum. (2) A member whose election to participate in DROP is effective on or befor...

...d to it in division (D) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code, on February 1, 2003, then no termination would exist. On the other hand, if the DROP participant terminated employment with city A on January 25, 2003 and did not resume employment in an OP&F covered position until March 1, 2003, a termination would result under section 742.444 of the Revised Code. This presumption may be rebutted by t...

...ticipant, pursuant to section 742.521 of the Revised Code. (B) In the event the member is on active military service at the time of the member's effective date into DROP, OP&F shall credit the member's contributions required under division (B)(1) or (B)(2) of section 742.443 of the Revised Code, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (D) of this rule and shall recalculate the service ...

...nal plan of payment under section 742.3711 of the Revised Code to have the member's monthly pension calculated as a retirement allowance that continues or is paid to a surviving beneficiary, the DROP participant shall be eligible to cancel such optional plan or continuation of all or part of the allowance in accordance with the provisions of division (B) of section 742.3711 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding ...

...e according to the following methods: (1) Partial distributions, which are one-time payments and not recurring, in a gross amount equal to or greater than one thousand dollars per request, with a maximum of four distributions being made by OP&F during a calendar year; and (2) Monthly distributions in a gross amount equal to or greater than one hundred dollars per payment, which will be paid on a monthly basis unt...

...paying DROP benefits under division (B)(1) of section 742.446 of the Revised Code, the Ohio police and fire pension fund (OP&F) may require receipt of the following documents from the DROP participant's surviving spouse, designated beneficiary or estate, as the case may be: (1) Marriage certificate, if applicable; (2) Birth certificate, if applicable; (3) Letters of authority from the DROP Participant's executor/e...

...as such term is defined in section 742.01 of the Revised Code and rule 742-3-02 of the Administrative Code and forwarded to OP&F. (B) For purposes of determining "full-time service," OP&F may request the employer and the member to certify the full-time service, but, in any event, OP&F will determine that the contributing credit was for full-time service. In order for the service to be "full-time," as provided for in...

...se of service credit under section 742.21 of the Revised Code or for the payment of back contributions shall be calculated separately for each year in accordance with the terms of division (H) of section 742.21 of the Revised Code. (B) Prior to January 1, 1987, and for all purchases of civilian service credit and not military service credit, the interest charge for the purchase of service credits or the payment of b...

...(A) For purposes of sections 742.21 and 742.251 of the Revised Code, a "purchase" shall mean that the Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP&F") member withdrew his/her contributions from the applicable retirement system or out-of-state or local government and a "transfer" shall mean that the OP&F member maintained his/her contributions with the applicable retirement system. (B) For purposes ...

...g but not limited to, sections 742.21 (service credit earned for full-time service as member of state or municipal retirement system, 742.221 (conditions to receive credit for time spent on pregnancy or medical disability leave), 742.23 (credit to police officers for service time as firefighters), 742.24 (credit to firefighters for service time as police officers), 742.27 (credit for lay off perio...

...f the benefits created by section 742.3714 of the Revised Code when the board determines that: (1) A deceased or former member was, on the date of death, eligible to retire and to receive an immediate pension under division (C)(1) or (C)(3) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, but had not retired because he/she had not severed employment as a police officer or fire fighter; and (2) The deceased member is survived...

...y divisions (G) and (L) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code and rule 742-3-02 of the Administrative Code. (B) All members having fifteen years of service credit as of January 1, 1989 shall be provided a form upon which they can elect the basis of benefit and contribution calculations under section 742.3716 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this determining a member's eligibility for this election, years of serv...

...be an amount equal to the greater of: (1) The monthly amount determined by dividing the amount of the overpayment by the time period over which the overpayment occurred; (2) The monthly amount of OP&F's medicare part "B" reimbursement on the month in which deductions are to commence; or (3) The monthly amount agreed to in writing by the recipient. (D) Effective January 1, 2002, the reimburseme...

...ns As used in this rule and rule 742-7-12 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Age and service retiree" means a former member who is receiving a retirement allowance pursuant to division (C) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code. (2) "Claims administrator" means the third party administrator selected by OP&F's board of trustees to administer the health reimbursement arrangement. (3) "Dependent" me...

...ns As used in this rule and rule 742-7-12 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Age and service retiree" means a former member who is receiving a retirement allowance pursuant to division (C) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code. (2) "Claims administrator" means the third party administrator selected by OP&F's board of trustees to administer the health reimbursement arrangement. (3) "Depen...

...ne date referenced in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule, the eligible benefit recipient shall not be allowed to receive an increased stipend. (F) By filing a request for an increase in a stipend, the eligible benefit recipient authorizes OP&F to recover any increase in a stipend granted as a result of a false or inaccurate statement made by the eligible benefit recipient or their authorized represent...

...(A)(2)(a) and (B)(2)(a) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code. (D) For purposes of section 742.32 of the Revised Code, the deduction shall be taken on "salary" paid by the employer to the employee for the month covered in that report, pursuant to the terms of division (L) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the Administrative Code adopted pursuant to that section. (E) The form...

...on 742.37, 742.3716, 742.3717, 742.3719 or 742.39 of the Revised Code), effective January 1, 1998, compensation shall include amounts excludable from the employee's gross income under sections 125, 132(f), 402(e)(3), 402(h), 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective January 1, 2009, compensation shall include differential wage payments as defined in section 3401(h)(2) of the Inter...