145-2-03 Purchase of workers' compensation service.

 

 

 

145-2-03                      Purchase of workers' compensation service.

 

 

 

(A)For purposes of paragraph (B) of section 145.2915 of the Revised Code, "out of service" means the member was not performing services for a public employer covered by Chapter 145. of the Revised Code for which earnable salary was paid.

 

(B)A member is not eligible to purchase service under section 145.2915 of the Revised Code if any of the following circumstances apply:

 

(1)Service credit for the period of receiving workers compensation was obtained by the member under the version of division (H) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code that existed prior to January 7, 2013;

 

(2)The  member  is  eligible  to  purchase  the  service  under  section  145.291  or division (G) of section 145.47 of the Revised Code;

 

(3)Service credit for the period of receiving workers compensation was obtained under section 145.483 of the Revised Code;

 

(4)The member did not return to public employment covered by Chapter 145. of the Revised Code following the period of receiving workers compensation;

 

(5)The member has not made a redeposit of contributing service pursuant to section 145.31 of the Revised Code or rule 145-3-22 of the Administrative Code for which a member received a refund of the member's accumulated contributions pursuant to section 145.40 of the Revised Code or article VIII of the combined plan document, for any period of contributing service adjacent to the period of receiving workers compensation; or

 

(6)The member received a benefit from the system for the period of receiving workers compensation.

 

(C)The employer contributions due pursuant to section 145.2915 of the Revised Code shall be billed to the public employer after the member has paid all or part of the corresponding employee contributions. If the employer fails to remit the required payments, any employer contributions not paid shall be certified for collection and subject to the same penalty and interest described in section 145.51 of the Revised Code.

 

(D)The amount of service credit purchased under section 145.2915 shall not exceed the period of time the member was out of service and shall not, in aggregate, exceed three years if the member's benefit is combined pursuant to section 145.37 of the Revised Code or is obtained under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code.

 

(E)If a member is eligible to purchase more than one period of workers compensation service, the purchase shall be completed in the order of the most recent period to the earliest period.

 

 

 

145-2-03         Effective:	09/16/2013	2
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	09/29/2016
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
09/03/2013
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	145.09, 145.2915
Rule Amplifies:	145.2915