N.J. Admin. Code § 17:5-5.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 17:5-5.10 - Employer initiated disability retirement application; employee notice

(a) If an application for an accidental disability retirement benefit or for an ordinary disability retirement benefit is filed by the Division of State Police for an employee, the member will be promptly notified by letter that:

1. The Division of State Police 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 Division of State Police has submitted an electronic statement as to the grounds for the employer's request for the member's involuntary disability retirement and all available medical documentation;

3. If appropriate, the Division of State Police has certified that the member should be retired as a direct result of a traumatic event occurring during and as a result of the performance of the member's regular or assigned duties;

4. 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;

5. The member will be required to appear for an examination before a physician designated to conduct such an examination for the retirement system;

6. 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 disability retirement allowance approved; and

7. In the event the Board finds that the member is not totally and permanently disabled for the performance of duty, the Division of State Police shall be so advised that the application has been rejected and that the member should be returned to duty.

(b) Applications for the involuntary disability retirement of a SPRS member must be accompanied by a letter from the Superintendent of the State Police, certifying that the employee is disabled and unable to perform the employee's regular or assigned duties.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:5-5.10

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 1059(a), effective 6/17/2019