Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=1-751
Timestamp: 2019-11-18 12:25:02
Document Index: 718897756

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 191', '§ 2', '§ 33', '§ 3', '§ 1']

§ 1-751. Procedure enumerated.
(a) Purpose. -- This section sets forth the procedures for the denial of a claim for retirement benefits under the chapter.
(b) Filing of claim for benefits. -- For the purposes of this section, a claim is a request for a benefit by a participant or beneficiary of any of the Funds. A claim is filed when the procedure established by the Board for the initiation of claims has been met. Until such procedure has been established, a claim shall be deemed filed when a written communication is made by a claimant (or the claimant's authorized representative) which is reasonably calculated to bring the claim to the attention of the Board and the written communication is received by the Board.
(c) Written notice of denial. -- (1) The Board shall provide to every claimant whose claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied a written notice setting forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:
(d) Review. -- (1) The Board shall establish and maintain a procedure for each Fund, by which a claimant or his or her duly authorized representative has reasonable opportunity to appeal a denied claim to the Board, and under which full and fair review of the claim and its denial may be obtained. Every such procedure shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that permit a claimant or his or her duly authorized representative to:
(3) A decision by the Board or his or her designees shall be made no later than 90 calendar days after the Board's receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible, but not later than 120 calendar days after receipt of a request for review. If such an extension of time for review is required because of special circumstances, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.
(e) Reasonableness. -- For purposes of this subchapter, a procedure will be deemed to be reasonable only if it does not contain any provision, and is not administered in a way, which unduly inhibits or hampers the initiation or processing of a claim for benefits.
(Nov. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 866, Pub. L. 96-122, § 191, as added July 2, 1982, D.C. Law 4-123, § 2(b), 29 DCR 2084; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 33(c), 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 3(e), 52 DCR 2638.)
1981 Ed., § 1-751.
D.C. Law 15-354, in subsec. (b), substituted ''Board" for "Mayor" and "Director of Personnel"; in subsec. (c), substituted "Board" for "Mayor" and , in subsec. (d), substituted "Board" for ""Mayor" and "Mayor or his or her designee".
Law 4-123, the "District of Columbia Retirement Regulations Adoption Act of 1982," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 4-377, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 6, 1982 and April 27, 1982, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on May 11, 1982, it was assigned Act No. 4-188 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Delegation of authority under Law 4-123, see Mayor's Order 83-245, October 14, 1983.