Section 31 IAC 5-9-16 - AdministrationAuthority: IC 4-15-2.2-19
Affected: IC 4-15; IC 5-10-8-7; IC 22-3-2
Sec. 16.
(a) The application for benefits must:(1) be submitted by the employee, or some person acting on his or her behalf, to the state personnel department or, if a third party administrator is contracted by the state, to the third party administrator; and(2) include a request for benefits and a signed physician's statement evidencing the nature, extent, and probable duration of the disability.(b) The effective date of benefit payments shall not precede the date on which application is made by the employee, or some person acting on his or her behalf, to the state personnel department or, if a third party administrator is contracted by the state, to the third party administrator.(c) An employee must apply for Social Security and pension benefits simultaneously with or prior to application for long-term disability benefits. The employee must exercise due diligence in attempting to secure an award of Social Security and pension benefits.(d) Determination of disability and eligibility for benefits shall be made by the state personnel department in coordination with the disability determination bureau of the division of disability and rehabilitative services or by a third party administrator contracted by the state.State Personnel Department; 31 IAC 5-9-16; filed May 10, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20120606-IR-031110446FRAReadopted filed 6/1/2018, 9:50 a.m.: 20180627-IR-031180194RFA