Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 1700 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Section 1700.30 - Filing of Claims

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Superannuation Retirement. Any participant claiming an annuity from the System,
			 for superannuation retirement, shall file an application therefor in the form
			 prescribed by the Board of Trustees. This application, together with the
			 Membership Record showing age, service and salary data, a verified report on
			 all creditable service claimed by the applicant, and such other information as
			 may have been compiled by the System during the membership of the participant,
			 shall constitute the complete record on the applicant, forming the basis for
			 the allowance of the annuity. No such annuity shall be allowed in any case in
			 which the applicant shall be indebted to the System for contributions required
			 to be made by him as provided in the Act and under the Rules and Regulations of
			 the Board, and any action on any such application, and the commencement of
			 annuity payments shall be deferred until such indebtedness shall have been
			 fully discharged.
b) Disability
			 Retirement. The same requirements as prescribed for superannuation retirement
			 shall apply to and govern an application for a disability retirement annuity.
			 In addition, every applicant for disability retirement shall file with the
			 Secretary proof of his claim, on forms prescribed by the Board. The application
			 of the participant shall also show the nature and extent of the disability, and
			 the name and names and addresses of attending physicians. Such application
			 shall be accompanied by a report or reports of the attending physicians
			 showing, among other things, the date and place of the first examination, the
			 cause and nature of disability, information regarding surgical work or
			 laboratory tests, and a prognosis of the disability. An applicant shall be
			 examined by a physician or physicians designated by the Board, as promptly as
			 possible following the filing of an application, to determine if the applicant
			 is totally and permanently disabled to render service as a member. Medical
			 examinations shall be made thereafter, at least once each year, during the
			 continuance of disability prior to age 60, by one or more licensed physicians
			 designated by the Board. No further examinations shall be made after the
			 retirant has attained the age of 60 years.
c) Refunds. Any participant eligible to
			 receive a refund of his contributions shall, if he so elects, make a written
			 request therefor upon a form prescribed by the Board. A request for a refund
			 shall not be considered valid unless the participant has ceased to be a
			 member.
d) Death Benefits. A
			 participant may designate a beneficiary to receive this death benefit,
			 consisting of all contributions made by the participant, provided no widow's
			 annuity is payable. If no special designation is made, the widow of the
			 participant, if one survives who is not eligible for a widow's annuity, shall
			 receive such benefit, but if there be no such widow surviving, the
			 contributions shall be paid to the estate of the participant. Any person
			 claiming a benefit on account of the death of a participant shall file with the
			 Board a written application for such benefit, on a form prescribed by the
			 Board. In all such cases, the application shall be accompanied by a certified
			 copy of the Death Certificate or other public record of such death, or a
			 physician's certificate. Where an inquest is held, the Board shall be furnished
			 with a certified copy of the record of such inquest. Any person or persons
			 applying for a death benefit shall, when requested by the Board, furnish such
			 proof of identification as the Board may direct.