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...(A) For purposes of this rule and section 145.2914 of the Revised Code: (1) "Law enforcement service credit" means service earned as a PERS law enforcement officer, as defined in section 145.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Public safety service credit" means service credit earned as a PERS public safety officer, as defined in section 145.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Regular service credit" mea...

...A firefighter employed before May 1, 1991, who is or becomes a member of the public employees retirement system on May 1, 1991, may purchase firefighter service before May 1, 1991 for any year of non-contributing service as a firefighter not covered by an approved exemption. A purchase under this rule shall be made in accordance with section 145.292 of the Revised Code and rule 145-2-12 of the Administrative Code.

...(A) This rule amplifies section 145.814 of the Revised Code and sections 2.03, 2.04, and 6.01 of the combined and member-directed plan documents. (B) For each member participating in the traditional pension plan who elects under division (D) of section 145.814 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement system shall prepare a statement of cost for service credit to be purchased in the tr...

...(A) This rule amplifies section 145.814 of the Revised Code and sections 2.03, 2.04, and 6.01 of the combined and member-directed plan documents. (B) For each member participating in the traditional pension plan who elects under division (D) of section 145.814 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement system shall prepare a statement of cost for service credit to be purchased in the tr...

...(A) This rule amplifies section 145.195 of the Revised Code. (B) Pursuant to the authority specified in section 145.195 of the Revised Code, for retirement effective dates on or after July 1, 2025, members who have service credit in both the traditional pension plan and the combined plan may aggregate such service credit for determining eligibility for age and service retirement if the following ...

...(A) For the purpose of sections 145.35, 145.36, 145.361, 145,362, and 145.37 of the Revised Code and agency 145 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Disability" means a presumed permanent mental or physical incapacity for the performance of the member's present or most recent public duty that is the result of a disabling condition that has occurred or has increased since an individual became a member. (2) "Has not atta...

...(A) For the purpose of sections 145.35, 145.36, 145.361, 145.362, and 145.37 of the Revised Code and agency 145 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Disability" means a presumed permanent mental or physical incapacity for the performance of the member's present or most recent public duty that is the result of a disabling condition that has occurred or has increased since an individual became a me...

...(A) The public employees retirement system shall notify, by regular mail, the member and the member's last employer reporting to the retirement system or other retirement system, as applicable, of an approval or denial of an application for a disability benefit. (B) The board may require a member to submit to medical examination(s) by an examining physician(s) provided the medical consultant ...

...(A) This rule applies to the payment of a benefit to a surviving spouse who has not attained age sixty-five and who elects, pursuant to division (A) of section 145.45 of the Revised Code, to defer receipt of such benefit. (B) (1) The benefit shall be calculated as if payable on the first day of the month following the death of the member. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (B)(1) of this rule, the monthly benefit w...

...(A) For the purpose of this rule: (1) "Effective benefit date" means the first day of the month immediately following the latest of the following: (a) The last day for which compensation was paid; (b) The attainment of minimum age or service credit eligibility provided under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code; (c) Ninety days prior to receipt by the public employees retirement system of the member's completed reti...

...(A) A member or contributor who makes a deposit for an additional annuity pursuant to section 145.62 of the Revised Code shall remit the first deposit with a form provided by the public employees retirement system. The retirement system shall not accept a payment for less than fifteen dollars. Deposits shall be credited to the tax year in which the deposit is posted to the account of the member or...

...(A) A member or contributor who makes a deposit for an additional annuity pursuant to section 145.62 of the Revised Code shall remit the first deposit with a form provided by the public employees retirement system. The retirement system shall not accept a payment for less than fifteen dollars. Deposits shall be credited to the current tax year, except that a deposit may be credited to the prior ta...

...(A) A member or contributor who makes a deposit for an additional annuity pursuant to section 145.62 of the Revised Code shall remit the first deposit with a form provided by the public employees retirement system. The retirement system shall not accept a payment for less than fifteen dollars. Deposits shall be credited to the tax year in which the deposit is posted to the account of the member or...

...(A) A contributor who is married at the time of retirement under section 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.332, 145.37, or 145.46 of the Revised Code, section 9.02 or 9.03 of the combined plan document, or section 9.02 of the member-directed plan document, or at the time benefits are to commence under section 145.384 or 145.64 of the Revised Code, shall receive a retirement benefit under the joint-life plan with one-hal...

...(A) A contributor who is married at the time of retirement under section 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.332, 145.335, 145.37, or 145.46 of the Revised Code, section 9.02 of the combined plan document, or section 9.02 of the member-directed plan document, or at the time benefits are to commence under section 145.384 or 145.64 of the Revised Code, shall receive a retirement benefit under the joint-lif...

...Unless a court order specifically requires a member to allocate to the member's former spouse less than ten per cent of the member's monthly retirement allowance, the portion of a retirement allowance that continues after death to a member's surviving beneficiary pursuant to the plan of payment described in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) of section 145.46 of the Revised Code or section 9.03 (e)(1)(i) or (e)(1)(i...

...Unless a court order specifically requires a member to allocate to the member's former spouse less than ten per cent of the member's monthly retirement allowance, the portion of a retirement allowance that continues after death to a member's surviving beneficiary pursuant to the plan of payment described in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) of section 145.46 of the Revised Code shall be expressed as a whole percent...

...(A) Section 145.46 of the Revised Code as effective January 7, 2013, renames the plans of payment available under sections 145.32, 145.33, 145.332, and 145.46 and former section 145.34 of the Revised Code. For purposes of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code and Chapters 145-1 to 145-4 of the Administrative Code, such payment plans shall be treated the same as follows: (1) A straight or single life annuity payment plan ...

...(A) Section 145.46 of the Revised Code as effective January 7, 2013, renames the plans of payment available under sections 145.32, 145.33, 145.335, 145.332, and 145.46 and former section 145.34 of the Revised Code. For purposes of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code and Chapters 145-1 to 145-4 of the Administrative Code, such payment plans shall be treated the same as follows: (1) A straight or single life annuity paym...

...(A) Section 145.46 of the Revised Code as effective January 7, 2013, renames the plans of payment available under sections 145.32, 145.33, 145.335, 145.332, and 145.46 and former section 145.34 of the Revised Code. For purposes of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code and Chapters 145-1 to 145-4 of the Administrative Code, such payment plans shall be treated the same as follows: (1) A straight or sing...

...(A) Definitions (1) "Law enforcement officer" means a member described in division (YY) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Law enforcement service" means service as a law enforcement officer or public safety officer. (3) "Non-law enforcement service" means service covered by the public employees retirement system that is other than law enforcement service. (4) "Public safety o...

...Benefits available pursuant to section 145.32, 145.33, 145.332, 145.43, 145.45 or 145.46 of the Revised Code shall be effective the first day of the month immediately following the latest of the following: (A) For a member: (1) The last date for which compensation was paid; (2) Eligibility by attaining the required minimum age; (3) Eligibility by accumulating the required service credit; (4) Ninety days prior to...

...Benefits available pursuant to section 145.32, 145.33, 145.332, 145.335, 145.43, 145.45 or 145.46 of the Revised Code shall be effective the first day of the month immediately following the latest of the following: (A) For a member: (1) The last date for which compensation was paid; (2) Eligibility by attaining the required minimum age; (3) Eligibility by accumulating the required service credit...

...(A) In addition to other limitations set forth in Chapter 145. of the Revised Code, the defined benefit payable to a member under the traditional pension plan or the defined benefit payable to a member under the combined plan shall not exceed the applicable limits under section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as periodically adjusted by the secretary of the treasury under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue C...

...(A) A distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the board, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. Effective January 1, 2010, a non-spouse beneficiary may elect to make a direct rollover to an inherited individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408(a) or 408(b)...