Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5505 - State Highway Patrol Retirement System
Chapter 5505-7 - Benefits
Section 5505-7-03 - Extended benefits to surviving children
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5505-7-03
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) For the purpose of this rule:
(1)
"Institution of
learning or training" shall mean a high school, vocational or trade school,
college or university.
(2)
"Full-time curriculum requirements" shall mean at least
twelve hours of college or university credit or some equivalnet measure of
credit as determined by the executive director.
(B) A child is considered to be a full-time student when enrolled and attending an institution of learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the full-time curriculum requirements of the institution.
(1) A student must complete an application
for benefits and provide certification of enrollment from an educational
institution.
(2) Benefits are
payable through a term during which a student is not enrolled, provided that
the student (a) submits a form indicating intent to continue as a full-time
student, (b) continues as a full-time student in the subsequent term, and (c)
the break in enrollment is not more than four months
in a twelve-month period. The forgoing shall not apply
if the child can show he or she is engaged in an internship or work-study
program directly related to and required by the institution of learning or
training.
(3) The student is
responsible (a) to notify the retirement system of a change in full-time
student status and (b) to refund any benefits that were paid after a change.
(C)
(1)
Survivor benefits
will continue for a disabled dependent child who was, at the time of the
member's or retirant's death -
(a) Dependent
upon the deceased member or retirant for support, and
(b) Mentally or physically incapable of
providing for his or her own support at a level equal to or greater than the
federal poverty guidelines of the department of human and health
services.
(2) To
determine whether a disabled dependent child qualifies for benefits under this
section, the retirement board may require -
(a) A physician's statement,
(b) An independent medical
examination,
(c) Two years of
federal tax returns from both the parents and the dependent child,
and
(d) Any other information that
the board deems relevant.
Effective: 11/17/2016
Five Year
Review (FYR) Dates: 08/29/2016 and
11/16/2021
Promulgated
Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5505.07
Rule
Amplifies: 5505.17
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1986, 12/1/1987,
10/21/2005, 4/27/2006, 12/16/2011
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