New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ret - Board of Trustees of the N.H. Retirement System
Chapter Ret 200 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Ret 201 - DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Section Ret 201.02 - Definitions

(a) "Adjudicative proceeding" means the process by which the board of trustees resolves a dispute concerning the interpretation of the retirement system's laws and rules or its administration when a member, employer, or beneficiary appeals a decision of the NHRS staff;

(b) "Board" means the board of trustees as set forth in RSA 100-A:14, I or its designee;

(c) "Declaratory ruling" means a written statement issued by the board of trustees in response to a petition, from or on behalf of an individual member, employer, or beneficiary to interpret and apply the retirement system's laws and rules to the specific factual situation;

(d) "Good cause" means serious illness, hospitalization, incarceration, death of a family or household member, or any other unforeseeable circumstances beyond the moving party's control which prevents that party from complying with a requirement;

(e) "Hearing" means the receipt and consideration by a presiding officer of testimonial or documentary evidence, including witness testimony, exhibits and affidavits, and written or oral argument, including legal briefs and memoranda;

(f) "Motion" means any request by a party to a proceeding commenced pursuant to this chapter for an order relating to that proceeding;

(g) "Petition" means any written application or request that seeks an order, action, or other relief from the board of trustees;

(h) "Presiding officer" means the hearings examiner or other individual designated by the board of trustees to conduct hearings and make recommendations to the board pursuant to the requirements of this chapter;

(i) "Prohibited communication" means the transmittal, to or from a presiding officer or the board of trustees, of information regarding the merits of an adjudicative proceeding when such transmittal occurs outside the presence of, and without giving notice or opportunity to participate to any party to the adjudicative proceeding;

(j) "Retirement system" means the New Hampshire retirement system as set forth in RSA 100-A; and

(k) "Rulemaking" means the New Hampshire retirement system's formulation and adoption of rules.