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...(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 ...

...(A) A member of Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP&F") may purchase any type of service credit through payroll deduction that a member is eligible to purchase under any provisions of Chapter 742. of the Revised Code, including 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...

...(A) The board will authorize payment of 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; an...

...(A) The benefits and contributions of any member shall be calculated on the basis of the member's salary as defined by 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 7...

...(A) For purposes of division (B) of section 742.45 of the Revised Code, "satisfactory evidence of the payment for coverage" shall mean filing of the medicare part "B" reimbursement statement in the form approved by OP&F or the medicare billing statement, along with a copy of the applicant's medicare card or a letter from medicare in lieu of a medicare card. No retroactive reimbursement will be mad...

...(A) Definitions 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) "...

...(A) Definitions 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...

...(A) OP&F may offer an increase in the stipend amount to an eligible benefit recipient who meets the criteria established by OP&F's board of trustees for such an increase. If such an increase is offered, the eligible benefit recipient requesting the increase shall annually file a request with OP&F in a form provided by OP&F and submit a copy of their most recently filed federal income tax return. I...

...(A) In the event any of the following situations occur, which is documented by the employer to the satisfaction of OP&F's director of member services and director of financial services and the other requirements of this rule are met, this rule shall govern how OP&F will administer the penalties provided for in section 742.352 of the Revised Code or section 742.353 of the Revised Code, as permitted...

...(A) In the event any of the following situations occur, which is documented by the employer to the satisfaction of OP&F and the other requirements of this rule are met, this rule shall govern how OP&F will administer the penalties provided for in section 742.352 of the Revised Code or section 742.353 of the Revised Code, as permitted by the provisions of division (C) of those sections: (1) The em...

...(A) For purposes of this rule, "required penalties" shall mean the penalties prescribed by section 742.352 of the Revised Code, as modified by rule 742-8-07 of the Administrative Code. (B) For purposes of section 742.32 of the Revised Code, the "report of employeee deductions" that employers must transmit to Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP&F") shall be on the work history report form p...

...(A) The board shall distribute the funds established in Chapter 742. of the Revised Code to participants and their beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of such chapter. No part of the corpus or income of these funds may be used for or diverted to any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the participants and their beneficiaries. (B) If there is a termination of the plan descr...

...(A) For the purposes of division (A)(4) of section 742.114 and section 742.116 of the Revised Code, an investment manager may be designated as an "Ohio-qualified investment manager" if the investment manager and/or any parent, affiliates, or subsidiaries of the investment manager meets the requirements of divisions (A)(1) and (A)(2) of section 742.116 of the Revised Code. (B) For purposes of sections 742.114 and 742...

...(A) This rule is adopted in compliance with and under the authority of division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Any person may request the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings for the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund (OP&F) by: (1) Writing to the following address: "Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund, Atten...

...(A) Subject to the terms of division (J) of section 742.63 of the Revised Code, benefits from the public safety officers death benefit fund shall be paid only to eligible surviving spouses and children or dependent parents of persons listed in section 742.63 of the Revised Code provided the member is "killed in the line of duty," as such term is defined in division (A)(12) of section 742.63 of the...

...(A) As used in this rule, "the approved DPO format" shall mean the division of property order form required by sections 3105.82 and 3105.90 of the Revised Code and adopted by OP&F in rule 742-21-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) For purposes of administering the method of payment section of the approved DPO format, "a plan of payment that consists of either periodic benefits or a lump sum payment" shall apply to a...

...(A) The open enrollment application period as set by the local sponsor shall not exceed ninety days. (B) Application shall be made on a form approved by the director. The application must contain, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) A resolution, ordinance, or recorded action from the local sponsor supporting the landowner's application, certifying the availability and committing to pay the requir...

...(A) The open enrollment application period for the easement purchase program as set by the department shall not exceed ninety days. (B) Application shall be made on a form approved by the director. The application must contain, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) A resolution, ordinance, or recorded action from the certified local sponsor supporting the landowner's applicat...

...(A) Phase one "Application" (1) Applications reviewed by the department: Within ninety days of the close of the application period, and after the application ranking system evaluation is completed, the department shall determine the top scoring applications, in descending order, and the top scoring applications shall proceed to phase two of the process. (2) Applications reviewed by certified local sponsors: Within ...

...(A) Phase one "Application" Applications reviewed by the department: within ninety days of the close of the application period, or another period of time as specified by the director, submission of the highest scoring applications by the local sponsor, and after the application evaluation is completed, the department shall determine the top scoring applications, in descending order, for each loca...

...(A) Only local sponsors which have been designated as certified according to the requirements of this rule, may accept applications from landowners for agricultural easement matching grants, and select landowners for matching grants using the requirements and procedures in this chapter. (B) A certified local sponsor is a municipal corporation, board of county commissioners or township trustees, a soil and water cons...

...(A) Only local sponsors which have been designated as certified according to the requirements of this rule, may accept applications from landowners for agricultural easement matching grants and select landowners for matching grants using the requirements and procedures in this chapter. (B) A certified local sponsor is a municipal corporation, board of county commissioners or township trustees, a ...

...(A) An agricultural easement which is purchased in whole or in part from the fund must be held in perpetuity. If due to an unexpected change in the conditions of or surrounding the land that is subject to the easement makes impossible or impractical the continued use of the land for the purposes described in the easement, then the landowner may request the certified local sponsor or the department to extinguish the e...

...(A) An agricultural easement which is purchased in whole or in part from the clean Ohio agricultural easement fund created in division (G) of section 901.21 of the Revised Code or from the agricultural easement purchase fund created in division (F) of section 901.21 of the Revised Code must be held in perpetuity. If due to an unexpected change in the conditions of or surrounding the land that is s...

...(A) Each society shall: (1) Issue each membership certificate in the name of the individual who paid the required annual membership fee and presents proof of identification as described in division (A)(1) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code. (2) Permit only those persons who paid the required annual membership fee, whose signatures appear upon their membership certificates, and present proof ...