New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:4-6.1 - Applications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Applications
				for retirement must be made on forms required by the System. Such forms must be
				completed in all respects and filed with the Division before the requested date
				of retirement. A member's retirement application becomes effective on the first
				of the month following receipt of the application unless a future date is
				requested. Applications can be filed no more than one year in advance unless
				filing for a deferred retirement and the member's PFRS eligible employment has
				ended.
(b) Except for a disability
				retirement application, in the event a member files an incomplete application,
				all deficiencies, except the employer certification, shall be brought to the
				member's attention and the member shall be required to provide the additional
				information within 90 days to enable processing. If there is no response within
				the 90-day time frame, the application will expire and the member will be
				required to refile. This section shall not apply to information provided by the
				employer.
(c) Before an application
				for retirement may be processed, the Division must receive proof of the
				member's age, if none is already in the member's record, and a completed
				Certification of Service and Final Salary form from the employer setting forth
				the employment termination date and the salaries reported for contributions in
				the member's final year of employment.
(d) As to an application for disability
				retirement, the following shall apply:
1. An
				application for a physical disability retirement must be supported by at least
				two medical reports, one by the member's personal or attending physician and
				the other in the form of either hospital records supporting the disability or a
				report from a second physician. The required documentation must be received
				within six months of the date of filing the disability retirement application.
				If it is not received, the retirement will be cancelled and the member must
				complete a new disability application for a future retirement date;
2. An application for a mental health medical
				disability retirement must be supported by at least two medical reports, one by
				the member's personal or attending psychiatrist or psychologist and the other
				in the form of either hospital records supporting the disability or a report
				from a second psychiatrist or psychologist or from the member's personal or
				attending physician or licensed clinical social worker. The required
				documentation must be received within six months of the date of filing the
				disability application. If it is not received, the retirement will be cancelled
				and the member must complete a new disability application for a future
				retirement date;
3. A member filing
				for a disability retirement shall not file a separate application for any other
				type of retirement, while a disability application is pending; and
4. If a disability retirement application is
				denied by the Board and the applicant qualifies for any other retirement
				benefit, the applicant must submit a written statement accepting the alternate
				retirement type. If the applicant submits the written statement within 30 days
				of the Board's decision, the applicant may retain the retirement date
				designated on the disability retirement application.