Ohio Admin. Code 742-3-19 - Pre-1967 survivor benefits
(A) The board of trustees of Ohio police and
fire pension fund ("OP&F") shall consider the following as evidence
acceptable to the board for purposes of determining the eligibility of a
surviving spouse for the benefits provided for in division (D)(4) of section
742.37 of the Revised Code:
(1) The certification provided for in
OP&F's application for surviving spouse's pension under division (D)(4) of
section 742.37 of the Revised Code or a
substantially similar certification, which will be determined by OP&F in
its sole and absolute discretion (the "application"); and
(2) For applications for benefits filed with
OP&F under division (D)(4) of section
742.37 of the Revised Code from
and after April 1, 2002, public documentation provided by the applicant,
including an affidavit signed by an independent third party and notarized
before a notary public that identifies or, in the case of the affidavit,
certifies that the decedent identified in the surviving spouse's application
was a former member of or contributor to a fund established under former
Chapter 521. or 741. of the Revised Code (the "local fund member");
and
(3) A copy of the marriage
certificate that documents the marriage of the surviving spouse to the local
fund member.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, OP&F will also require the applicant to provide such other documents required for the application of statutory survivor benefits under division (D) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code.
(B)
OP&F's board of trustees shall consider the following as evidence
acceptable to the board for purposes of determining the eligibility of a local
fund member's surviving spouse for the surviving spouses benefits provided for
in division (F)(1)(b) of section
742.63 of the Revised Code (the
"death fund benefits"):
(1) A certification
from the local fund member's surviving spouse that the local fund member was a
member of or contributor to a fund established under former Chapter 521. or
741. of the Revised Code, which can be the certification provided by the
applicant in the application for benefits under division (D)(4) of section
742.37 of the Revised Code;
and
(2) For applications for
benefits filed with OP&F under division (F)(1)(b) of section
742.63 of the Revised Code from
and after April 1, 2002, public documentation provided by the applicant,
including an affidavit signed by an independent third party and notarized
before a notary public that identifies or, in the case of the affidavit,
certifies that the decedent identified in the surviving spouse's application
was a former member of or contributor to a fund established under former
Chapter 521. or 741. of the Revised Code (the "local fund member");
and
(3) The surviving spouse shall
also file with OP&F a completed application for Ohio public safety officers
death benefits and such other documentation identified in the application, as
provided for in section
742.63 of the Revised Code and
rule
742-19-01
of the Administrative Code, as such rule may be amended from time to
time.
(4) In addition to the
evidence outlined in this paragraph (B), the terms of rule
742-19-01
of the Administrative Code shall also apply to the processing of these
benefits.
(C) The spouse(s) of the applicant
who was not a local fund member and the children or dependents resulting from
such marriage(s) shall not be entitled to healthcare coverage sponsored by
OP&F.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 742.10
Rule Amplifies: 742.37, 742.63
Prior Effective Dates: 02/04/2002 (Emer.), 04/26/2002, 05/17/2007, 07/19/2012, 01/01/2019 (Emer.), 03/29/2019
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 742.10
Rule Amplifies: 742.37, 742.63
Prior Effective Dates: 02/04/2002 (Emer.), 04/26/2002, 05/17/2007, 07/19/2012
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