Arizona Administrative Code

A. Every month, the ASRS shall provide a Premium Benefit to the Employer on behalf of a retired member, Disabled member, or Contingent Annuitant who maintains Coverage and is eligible to receive a Premium Benefit pursuant to R2-8-202. B. Notwithstanding subsection (A), if a retir…

A. A Single Calculation for a Premium Benefit is based on the retired member's or Disabled member's Coverage election, years of service, and Medicare or non-Medicare status. B. A Family Calculation for a Premium Benefit is based on the retired member's or Disabled member's Covera…

A. Every year, prior to the effective date of Coverage, an Employer shall report to the ASRS all the Coverage plans and premium rates the Employer offers to its retired or Disabled employees. B. An Employer shall inform the ASRS of any changes to the retired member's, Disabled me…

A. For a retired member or Disabled member who is eligible for a Premium Benefit pursuant to R2-8-202(A)(4) or (B), the ASRS shall remit the Premium Benefit to the retired member or Disabled member pursuant to subsection (B). B. Pursuant to subsection (A), the ASRS shall remit th…

A. A member who retires on or after January 1, 2004, is eligible to elect the Optional Premium Benefit to be effective on the date of the retired member's retirement and may designate a Contingent Annuitant to receive the Optional Premium Benefit upon the death of the retired mem…

The following definitions apply to this Article unless otherwise specified: 1. "Attending Physician" means a provider:a. Who is a qualified medical provider or other legally qualified practitioner of a healing art that the claims administrator recognizes or is required by law to …

A. In order to claim an LTD benefit, a disabled member shall submit to the disabled member's Employer all the completed forms prescribed by the ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator within 12 months of the date the disabled member became disabled. B. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-79…

A. The ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator shall calculate an LTD benefit for a member using the member's monthly compensation as described in A.R.S. § 38-797(11). B. For a member whose monthly compensation is $0 as of the date of disability, the ASRS shall pay a monthly ben…

A. The ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator shall begin providing an LTD benefit to an eligible disabled member no sooner than six months after the date the disabled member became disabled. B. Notwithstanding subsection (A), the ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator may be…

A. Upon request by the ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator, a member who claims an LTD benefit pursuant to R2-8-302(A) shall submit a Social Security disability income application as prescribed by the ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator. B. In order to continue receivin…

Upon receipt of a Social Security disability income benefit, a member shall immediately remit to: 1. The ASRS the amount of the Social Security disability income benefit necessary to offset the LTD benefit; or 2. The ASRS contracted LTD claims administrator the amount of the Soci…

The following definitions apply to this Article, unless otherwise specified: 1. "Appealable agency action" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 41-1092. 2. "Board" means, if established, a Committee designated by the Board to take action on appeals as described in A.R.S. § 38-714(…

In computing any time period, parties shall exclude the day from which the designated time period begins to run. Parties shall include the last day of the period unless it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the time period is 10 days or less, parties shall exclud…

A. After receipt of an agency decision, a person who is not satisfied with the agency decision, may submit a letter of appeal:1. To the ASRS's vendor for long-term disability benefits, if the appeal relates to a long-term disability decision; or 2. To the ASRS Member Services Div…

A recommended decision from the Office of Administrative Hearings that is sent to ASRS at least 30 days before the Board's next regular meeting, shall be reviewed by the Board at that meeting. At the meeting, the Board shall render a decision to accept, reject, or modify the find…

A. Except as provided in subsection (H), within 30 days after service of the final administrative decision, any aggrieved party in an appealable agency action may file with the Board a Motion for Rehearing Before the Board, in writing, specifying the particular grounds for rehear…

The following definitions apply to this Article unless otherwise specified: 1. "Active duty" means full-time duty in a branch of the United States uniformed service, other than Active Reserve Duty. 2. "Active reserve duty" means participating in required meetings and annual train…

A. An Eligible Member may request to purchase Service Credit electronically. The Eligible Member shall verify at the time of request, the following information for the Eligible Member: 1. Name; 2. Mailing address; 3. Date of birth; 4. Marital status; 5. Gender; 6. Primary email a…

A. To purchase Service Credit at the amount provided in an SP Invoice, an Eligible Member shall purchase the Service Credit by check or money order, or request an Irrevocable PDA, Direct Rollover, Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer, or Termination Pay as specified in this Article, by th…

A. An Eligible Member who purchases Service Credit shall receive one month of credited service for one or more days of service in a calendar month. B. Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-739(B), an Eligible Member who purchases Service Credit shall receive a proportionate amount of credited se…

A. The ASRS shall not permit an Eligible Member to purchase Service Credit that, when added to credited service earned in any plan year, results in more than: 1. One year of credited service in any plan year, or 2. One month of credited service in any one calendar month. B. A mem…

A. For Service Credit for Leave of Absence Service, Military Service, and Other Public Service, the ASRS shall calculate, as of the date of the request to purchase Service Credit: 1. The Actuarial Present Value of the future retirement benefit for the Eligible Member including th…

A. An Eligible Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Forfeited Service under A.R.S. § 38-742 shall provide the ASRS: 1. The name of an Employer, if known, for which the Eligible Member is requesting to purchase Service Credit for Forfeited Service; and 2. The year an…

A. An Eligible Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Leave of Absence Service under A.R.S. § 38-744 shall provide to the ASRS an Approved Leave of Absence form that includes: 1. An Approved Leave of Absence form that includes: a. 1. The following information complete…

A. An Eligible Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Military Service under A.R.S. § 38-745(A) and (B) shall provide to the ASRS: 1. The items listed in R2-8-507(A)(1) ; 2. 1. A copy of the Eligible Member's Military Service Record within 30 days of the Eligible Memb…

A. An Eligible Member who meets the requirements under A.R.S. § 38-745 ()D shall receive up to 60 months of Service Credit, not to exceed 5 years of Service Credit for Military Call-up Service under A.R.S. § 38-745 ( (D) through (K). In order to determine the amount of contributi…

A. An Eligible Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Other Public Service under A.R.S. § 38-743 shall provide to the ASRS a completed Other Public Service form, signed and dated by the Eligible Member, that includes the following: 1. The member's full name; 2. The me…

A. An Eligible Member may purchase Service Credit by personal check in the Eligible Member's name, cashier's check, or money order remitted by the Eligible Member. B. By the due date specified by the method of payment the Eligible Member elected, the Eligible Member shall ensure …

A. An Eligible Member may purchase Service Credit by Irrevocable PDA. B. By the due date specified on the SP invoice, the member shall ensure that the ASRS receives the completed Service Purchase Payment Request form with the information specified in R2-8-502(D)(2) . C. B. If the…

A. If an Eligible Member Transfers Employment, the Eligible Member's new Employer shall continue to make deductions pursuant to an Irrevocable PDA. B. If an Eligible Member terminates employment without having accepted an offer to work with an Employer, the ASRS shall terminate a…

For the purpose of an Irrevocable PDA, the date an Eligible Member is considered terminated from an Employer is: 1. For an Eligible Member terminating employment, the Eligible Member's last pay period end date with that Employer; 2. For an Eligible Member on military call-up who …

A. An Eligible Member may purchase Service Credit by Direct Rollover or Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer pursuant to this Article. B. By the due date specified by the method of payment the Eligible Member elected, the Eligible Member shall ensure that the ASRS receives the payment for…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-515 New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Repealed by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 303, effective 3/18/2…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-516 New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effecti…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-517 New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effecti…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-518 New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Repealed by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 3130, effective Janua…

A. To purchase Service Credit using Termination Pay, an Eligible Member shall elect to use Termination Pay by the date payment election is due. B. Upon receipt of the documentation required by this Article from the eligible member and if the eligible member's request to purchase …

A. If an Eligible Member terminates employment without transferring employment as specified in R2-8-513.01 while purchasing Service Credit by an Irrevocable PDA and requests return of retirement contributions pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-740, the ASRS shall return any principal paymen…

A. If the ASRS determines an error has been made in the information provided by the member or in the calculations made by the ASRS, the ASRS shall make an adjustment to the member's account and return ineligible payments, if any. B. If the ASRS determines that a member is receivi…

The following definitions apply to this Article unless otherwise specified: 1. "ASRS" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 38-711 . 2. "Day" means a calendar day, and excludes the: a. Day of the act or event from which a designated period of time begins to run; and b. Last day of …

Except on a state holiday, a person may review a rulemaking record or the directory of substantive policy statements at the Phoenix office of the ASRS, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-602 New Section made by final rulemaking at…

A. A person submitting a petition to the ASRS to make or amend a rule under A.R.S. § 41-1033 shall include the following in the petition: 1. The name and current address of the person submitting the petition; 2. An identification of the rule to be made or amended; 3. The suggeste…

A. A person submitting a petition to the ASRS under A.R.S. § 41-1033 requesting that the ASRS review an agency practice or substantive policy statement that the person alleges constitutes a rule shall include the following in the petition: 1. The name and current address of the p…

A. A person submitting an objection to a rule based upon the economic, small business and consumer impact under A.R.S. § 41-1056.01 shall include the following in the objection: 1. The name and current address of the person submitting the objection; 2. Identification of the rule;…

A. A person requesting an oral proceeding under A.R.S. § 41-1023(C) shall submit a written request to the ASRS that includes: 1. The name and current address of the person making the request; 2. If applicable, the name of the public or private organization, partnership, corporati…

A. A person who wishes to delay the effective date of a rule under A.R.S. § 41-1032 shall file a petition with the ASRS prior to the proposed rule's close of record date. The petition shall contain the: 1. Name and current address of the person submitting the petition; 2. Identif…

The following definitions apply to this Article unless otherwise specified: 1. "218 agreement" means a written agreement between the state, political subdivision, or political subdivision entity and the Social Security Administration, under the provisions of § 218 of the Social S…