Kan. Admin. Regs. § 80-5-9

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 80-5-9 - Date of birth; proof of

(a) Retirement benefits shall be approved for payment to a member only after proof of the date of birth of the member. A member making application for retirement benefits shall present any evidence of date of birth that may be required by the board of trustees of the public employees retirement system.

(b) Additional proof of date of birth may be required by the board of trustees if the document or documents submitted are not, in the opinion of the board of trustees, sufficient evidence of proof of date of birth. A photocopy of the proof of date of birth shall be attached to or made a part of the application for retirement benefits. Listed below are materials that may be used as proof of date of birth, the first item on the list being the most acceptable and the following items listed in the order of preference:

(1) A birth certificate;

(2) a baptismal certificate or a statement as to the date of birth shown by a church record, certified by the custodian of this record;

(3) notification of registration of birth in a public registry of vital statistics;

(4) certification of record of age by the U.S. census bureau;

(5) hospital birth record, certified by the custodian of this record;

(6) a foreign church or government record;

(7) a signed statement by the physician or midwife who was in attendance at birth, as to the date of birth shown on these records;

(8) naturalization record; or

(9) immigration papers.

(c) If proof in accordance with paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(9) above cannot be provided, then the member shall submit proof for at least TWO of the items listed below:

(1) Military record;

(2) passport;

(3) school record, certified by the custodian of this record;

(4) vaccination record, certified by the custodian of this record;

(5) an insurance policy showing the age or date of birth;

(6) marriage records showing date of birth or age (application for marriage license or church records, certified by the custodian of this record, or marriage certificate); or

(7) other evidence, including signed statements from persons who have knowledge of the date of birth.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 80-5-9

Authorized by K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-4909, as amended by L. 1998, ch. 64, § 27; implementing K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-4915; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Sept. 10, 1999.