New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 5 - STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1A - DEFINITIONS › Section 17:5-1A.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Average annual compensation" means compensation received by
				  the member during any three fiscal years of membership providing the largest
				  possible benefit pursuant to
				  53:5A-3.
"Board of Trustees" or "Board" means the Board of Trustees of
				  the SPRS established pursuant to
				  53:5A-30.
"Creditable service" means service rendered for which credit
				  is allowed on the basis of contributions made by the member or the
				  State.
"DCRP" means the Defined Contribution Retirement
				  Program.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Pensions and
				  Benefits in the Department of the Treasury.
"Division" means the Division of Pensions and Benefits,
				  Department of the Treasury, in the State of New Jersey.
"Employer" means the State of New Jersey.
"Employer Pensions and Benefits Information Connection" is a
				  set of Internet-based applications that allow registered employers who have
				  obtained authorization by the certifying officer of the location access to
				  manage their employees' pensions and, if applicable, health benefit account
				  information. The specific group of application buttons that are visible will
				  depend on the type of employer and the level of access authorized by the
				  certifying officer of the location.
"Final compensation" means, for employees enrolled into the
				  SPRS on or before May 20, 2010, the average compensation received by the member
				  in the last 12 months of creditable service preceding his or her retirement or
				  death. Such term includes the value of the member's maintenance allowance for
				  this same period. For employees enrolled into the SPRS on or after May 21,
				  2010, "final compensation" means the average annual compensation for the last
				  three years of service, or any three fiscal years of membership that provide
				  the largest possible benefit to the member or the member's beneficiary. Final
				  compensation does not include extra compensation or money given in anticipation
				  of retirement pursuant to
				  53:5A-3,
				  regardless of the date of enrollment.
"Independent Medical Examiner" or "IME" means the physician
				  or group of physicians contracted by the Division to perform an independent
				  medical evaluation on disability retirement applicants.
"Member Benefits Online System" is a set of Internet-based
				  applications that allow registered members access to manage their pension and,
				  if applicable, health benefit account information.
"Medical Review Board" consists of three physicians, each
				  responsible for reviewing all medical documentation submitted in relation to
				  any applications submitted for ordinary or accidental disability
				  retirement.
"Position" means a job title.
"Retirement System," "System" or "SPRS" means the State
				  Police Retirement System of New Jersey as defined in
				  53:5A-4.
"Treating physician" is defined as someone who provides the
				  member, or has provided the member, with medical treatment on an ongoing
				  basis.