N.J. Admin. Code § 17:3-6.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 17:3-6.10 - Involuntary disability application

(a) If an application for an accidental disability retirement benefit or for an ordinary disability retirement benefit is filed by an employer for one of its employees enrolled in the Fund before May 21, 2010, the member will be promptly notified by letter that:

1. The member's employer has properly initiated a disability retirement application online through the Employer Pensions and Benefits Information Connection (EPIC) authorized by the certifying officer or other designated officer, on the member's behalf;

2. The member's employer has submitted an electronic statement as to the grounds for the employer's request for the member's involuntary disability retirement and all pertinent medical documentation;

3. The member has a period of 30 days to contest the involuntary disability retirement by submitting a written statement before the Board acts on the employer's application;

4. The member will be required to appear for an examination before a physician designated to conduct such an examination for the Fund;

5. In the event the Board finds that the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for the performance of duty, the member shall be granted the maximum retirement option, if the member does not file a completed "Application for Disability Retirement" setting forth the retirement option the member desires, before the retirement goes into effect; and

6. In the event the Board finds that the member is not totally and permanently incapacitated for the performance of duty, the employer's application shall be disallowed and the employer shall be informed that the member should be returned to duty.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:3-6.10

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 2876(a), effective 11/16/2015

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 957(a), effective 5/1/2023