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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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5505 State Highway Patrol Retirement System |
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Chapter5505-7. Benefits |
5505-7-03. Extended benefits to surviving children
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(A) For the purpose of this rule:
(1) "Institution of learning or training" shall mean a high school, vocational or trade school, college or university.
(2) "Full-time curriculum requirements" shall mean at least twelve hours of college or university credit or some equivalnet measure of credit as determined by the executive director.
(B) A child is considered to be a full-time student when enrolled and attending an institution of learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the full-time curriculum requirements of the institution.
(1) A student must complete an application for benefits and provide certification of enrollment from an educational institution.
(2) Benefits are payable through a term during which a student is not enrolled, provided that the student (a) submits a form indicating intent to continue as a full-time student, (b) continues as a full-time student in the subsequent term, and (c) the break in enrollment is not more than four months in a twelve-month period. The forgoing shall not apply if the child can show he or she is engaged in an internship or work-study program directly related to and required by the institution of learning or training.
(3) The student is responsible (a) to notify the retirement system of a change in full-time student status and (b) to refund any benefits that were paid after a change.
(C)
(1) Survivor benefits will continue for a disabled dependent child who was, at the time of the member's or retirant's death -
(a) Dependent upon the deceased member or retirant for support, and
(b) Mentally or physically incapable of providing for his or her own support at a level equal to or greater than the federal poverty guidelines of the department of human and health services.
(2) To determine whether a disabled dependent child qualifies for benefits under this section, the retirement board may require -
(a) A physician's statement,
(b) An independent medical examination,
(c) Two years of federal tax returns from both the parents and the dependent child, and
(d) Any other information that the board deems relevant.